Polls Don’t Lie, But Liars Tally…Either For Clinton Or Trump

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Could the famous quote attributed to Mark Twain “Figures don’t lie, but liars figure,” also be attributed to this year’s election cycle pollsters? Indeed, the very idea the future is predictable is undermined everyday by random and chaotic events which are always filled with unpredictable experiences. Recent polling between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is a good example of the illusion of prediction. Not only does it expose how limited our forecasting ability is in reference to our tendencies at constructing coherent narratives of past elections, but along with collecting information it appears polling is used to persuade and manipulate...