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Straw poll – Wikipedia
A straw poll, straw vote, or straw ballot is an ad hoc or unofficial vote. It is used to show the popular opinion on a certain matter, and can be used to help politicians know the majority opinion and help them decide what to say in order to gain votes.
Straw polls provide dialogue among movements within large groups. [1][2] Impromptu straw polls often are taken to see if there is enough support for an idea to devote more meeting time to it, and (when not a secret ballot) for the attendees to see who is on which side of a question. However, in meetings subject to Robert’s Rules of Order, motions to take straw polls are not allowed. [3]
Among political bodies, straw polls often are scheduled for events at which many people interested in the polling question can be expected to vote. Sometimes polls conducted without ordinary voting controls in place (i. e., on an honor system, such as in online polls) are also called “straw polls”.
The idiom may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blows, in this case, the wind of group opinion. [4][5][6]
United States politics[edit]
A formal straw poll is common in American political caucuses. Such straw polls can be taken before selecting delegates and voting on resolutions. The results of straw polls are taken by the media to influence delegates in caucus later (as well as delegates to political conventions), and thus serve as important precursors. Straw polls are also scheduled informally by other organizations interested in the U. S. presidential election.
Well-known American straw polls include the Ames Straw Poll and the Texas Straw Poll, both conducted on behalf of their respective state Republican Party organizations. Being run by private organizations, they are not subject to public oversight or verifiability. However, they provide important interactive dialogue among movements within large groups, reflecting trends like organization and motivation. [1][2]
The Ames straw poll achieved a reputation as a meaningful straw poll during the presidential campaign because of its large voter turnout and relatively high media recognition, as well as Iowa’s being the first state to vote in caucuses before the primaries. In 2015 the Iowa Republican Party voted to abolish the poll, after a majority of presidential candidates declined to participate. The Iowa State Fair Straw Polls for both the Republican and Democratic races were conducted at the Iowa State Fair instead.
The U. territory of Guam holds a presidential straw poll during every presidential election, despite the island’s having no official say in the election.
Other types of polls[edit]
Straw polls are contrasted with opinion polls, usually conducted by telephone and based on samples of the voting public. Straw polls can also be contrasted with honor-system polls (such as online polls), in which ordinary voting controls are absent. In an ordinary event-based straw poll, controls common to elections are enforced: voting twice is prohibited; polls are not open for inordinately long periods of time; interim results are not publicized before polls close; etc. Honor-system polls may be conducted wholly online, conducted at one location over a period of months, conducted with interim results publicized, or even conducted with explicit permission to vote multiple times.
The meaning of results from the varying poll types is disputed. Opinion polls are generally conducted with statistical selection controls in place and are thus called “scientific”, while straw polls and honor-system polls are conducted among self-selected populations and are called “unscientific”. However, as predictors of poll results among larger populations (i. e., elections), each method has known flaws.
A margin of error is intrinsic in any subset polling method, and is a mathematical function of the difference in size between the subset and the larger population; sampling error is constant across different poll methods with the same sample sizes. Selection bias, nonresponse bias, or coverage bias occurs when the conditions for subset polling significantly differ from the conditions for the larger poll or election; event-based straw polls, where registration often closely mirrors voter registration, suffer less from nonresponse bias than opinion polls, where inclusion generally means owning a landline phone, being the party that answers the phone, being willing to answer the poll questions, and being a “likely voter” based on pollster criteria. Response bias occurs when respondents do not indicate their true beliefs, such as in bias due to intentional manipulation by respondents, haste, social pressure, or confusion; such biases may be present in any polling situation. Wording of questions may also inject bias, although this is more likely in a telephone setting than in an event-based ballot setting.
By relying on identity information, such as that publicly traceable to telephone numbers or voter registration addresses and that voluntarily provided by respondents such as age and gender, polls can be made more scientific. Straw polls may be improved by: asking identity questions, tracing group-based trends, and publishing statistical studies of the data. Opinion polls may be improved by more closely mirroring the larger poll or election anticipated, such as in wording of questions and inclusion procedure. Honor-system polls may be improved by adding ordinary voting controls; for example, online polls may rely on established social-networking and identity providers for verification to minimize multiple voting.
See also[edit]
Straw polls for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
References[edit]
^ a b Vote on the Michigan Republican debate – The Debates –
^ a b My Open Letter To Ron Paul Supporters – Political Capital with John Harwood –
^ Robert, Henry M. ; et al. (2011). Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (11th ed. ). Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. p. 429. ISBN 978-0-306-82020-5. A motion to take an informal straw poll to “test the water” is not in order because it neither adopts nor rejects a measure and hence is meaningless and dilatory.
^ Christine Ammer. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997)
^ E. Cobham Brewer. Brewers Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (London: Cassell, 1894)
^ William Safire. Safire’s Political Dictionary (New York:, Random House, 1978)
How to Create a Poll in a Discord Chat on iPhone or iPad – wikiHow
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This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Discord poll on an iPhone or iPad using a poll channel, free polling website, or by installing Poll Bot.
1Open Discord. It is the white game controller icon with a blue or purple background. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.
2Tap the server you want to join. Servers are listed along the left side of the screen.
3Tap ⋯. It’s at the top of the screen next to the server’s name.
4Tap Create channel. You will want to create a separate channel that’s just for the poll to get the best results.
5Type a name for the poll. This will be the name of the channel in the server list. You may want to call it something similar to the question you’re asking.
6Tap Create.
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Adjust permissions for the channel.
Go to the channel by tapping its name in the list.
Tap the name of the channel at the top of the screen.
Tap Permissions.
Select @everyone.
Enable all of the following: Read Messages, Read Message History, and Add Reactions.
Click X next to the remaining permissions.
Return to the channel when you’re finished.
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Type your poll question into the channel. You’ll need to enter a question as well as instructions for voting. Here’s an example:
Do you like pepperoni on your pizza? React with the smiley face if yes, or the angry face if not.
9Tell people to vote. Now that you’ve set up your question and given everyone the right permissions, type something into another channel (or send direct messages) to let everyone know about the poll. Once everyone has voted, you can easily tally the votes by counting the number of reactions.
1Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the blue and white compass icon that’s usually on the home screen.
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3Type your poll question into the “Type your question here” blank. For these examples, we’ll use, though the instructions will be similar regardless of the website you choose.
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Type possible answers into the specified boxes. For example, if your poll will be a choice between three colors, list each color in its own blank.
For a Yes or No poll, just enter Yes and No into the blanks.
If you run out of room for answers, tap Add Answer to add more blanks.
5Tap Create Free Poll. This brings up two links—the first is a link to the poll, while the second is a link to the results.
6Copy the first link. To do this, tap and hold the URL, tap Select All, and then tap Copy.
7Paste the URL into a Discord message or channel. To paste the URL, open a message or channel, tap and hold the message box, then tap Paste. Be sure to include some information with the link, such as the reason for creating the poll.
8Check the results. Return to Safari to access that second link (the one labeled “Results”). Copy the link from the second box as you did with the voting link, then paste it into the address bar at the top of Safari.
1Navigate to on your iPhone or iPad. This brings you to the home page for a Discord bot called Poll Bot. This free bot allows you to quickly create reaction and straw polls with simple text commands.
2Tap Discord. It’s under the “Get this bot on” header. This redirects you to the Discord login page.
3Sign in to your Discord account. Enter the email address and password you use to access Discord, then tap Login.
4Select a server. Tap the drop-down menu beneath the “Add a bot to a server” header, then select the server where you’d like to create a poll.
5Tap Authorize.
6Tap I am not a robot. The Poll Bot will now install to your Discord server. At this point, the rest of your actions will take place in the Discord app.
7Open Discord. It’s the blue and white game controller icon that’s usually on the home screen.
8Tap the server where you installed Poll Bot. Servers are listed along the left side of the screen.
9Tap the channel where you want to ask the poll question. This opens the contents of the channel.
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Add Poll Bot to the channel. Here’s how:
Tap the channel name at the top of the screen.
Tap Permissions under “Settings. ”
Tap Add member.
Select Poll Bot.
Enable Read messages and Send messages on its Permissions screen.
Tap the back button until you’ve returned to the channel.
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Create a straw poll. This type of poll allows you to enter as many possible answers as you wish. If you’d rather users vote with emoji reactions (such as if you’re asking a yes-or-no question), skip to the next step.
Type +strawpoll# into the text box. Replace “#” with the number of possible answers to your poll. For example, if you want to create a poll for which the possible answers are Red, Green, or Blue, type +strawpoll3.
Tap Send.
Type your poll question and tap Send.
Type the first possible answer and tap Send.
Enter all possible answers the same way you did the first. Once you’re finished, Poll Bot will share a URL to a poll.
Share the URL with everyone who should vote on the poll. Users will be able to vote for their favorite option at that address.
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Create a reaction poll. This type of poll allows users to vote using emoji reactions. Here’s how to set one up with Poll Bot:
Type +poll [your question]. Replace “[your question]” with the poll question.
Tap Send. Poll Bot will respond with 3 different emoji reactions. Members can then vote on the poll by using one of these reactions on the question. Tally up the reactions to determine the winner of the poll.
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Are straw polls public?
Well-known American straw polls include the Ames Straw Poll and the Texas Straw Poll, both conducted on behalf of their respective state Republican Party organizations. Being run by private organizations, they are not subject to public oversight or verifiability.
How do you make a straw poll on discord?
Create a straw poll.Type +strawpoll# into the text box. … Tap Send.Type your poll question and tap Send.Type the first possible answer and tap Send.Enter all possible answers the same way you did the first. … Share the URL with everyone who should vote on the poll.