Isn’t Media Poll before Election Undemocratic

[From the Author of “Poems by Kolki – Absolutely Humane”, “Real Path To 9/11” & “Sayings of Kolki”]

Isn’t Media Poll before Election Undemocratic? Manipulative Gossip? (Deepak Sarkar, 12/19/2005)

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As the North American private media virus is spreading throughout the world rapidly, it is time to evaluate whether media polls based on a tiny set of selective data is democratic or even abusive towards the true democratic process depriving individual to form own opinion toward choosing a candidate!

Most people have no knowledge about the source and volume of media polling data as they are watching their favorite Television Channel, listening to Radio Stations or reading Newspapers in Print or Online! Usually, the predictions are statistical extrapolations based on only 500-1000 people in the media database! Even God doesn’t know how they selected those people and collected their opinions. It is not surprising to see competitive media in someway agree with others polling or stay very close to it, within statistical margin of error!

The argument is why people need to listen to these fractional statistics before the actual election? People belonging to a political party usually vote for their candidates irrespective of private polling. But the majority of people who are without political affiliation are severely affected being manipulated by those polling data often refrain from voting wasting the most important democratic right!

Let us consider this Case Study for an Asian immigrant living in North America for 38 years! Yes, I have been living in North America for 38 years residing in many different States and Provinces including Ohio, Ontario, New York, Virginia, California and British Columbia, first as landed immigrant and then Canadian and US citizens. But surprisingly, I never received a call from any media asking for my opinion whether it is for County election or State/Provincial election or the Federal election. And just to add little spice to my assertion, I also lived a middle class life inheriting many credit cards, mortgages, car loans etc. while working for fortune 500 corporations.

So, it is time to evaluate whether we need this manipulative gossip from the media analysts, talk show hosts and news anchor persons which only diverts people’s focus from the real issues at the heart of the election polluting the democratic process! We pass laws to keep smokers outside building for second hand smoking. We pass laws against drinking and driving! Isn’t it appropriate to pass laws banning all pre-election media polling which not only affect individual voter but also the very artery of the Democratic Process of a Country! We need one election only on election Day J

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Author: Deepak Sarkar, 844 Royal Oak Ave, Victoria, BC V8X 3T2, Canada; Tel/Fax: 250-412-2897;

E-Mail: Deepak.Sarkar@ieee.org; Poetry & Peace Web Site: www.kolki.com

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