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Polling fools: Peter Woolley at TEDxFairleighDickinsonUniversity

740 views · Published 1 November 2013 · 16:49 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Some people think public opinion polling just fools people, and some think that we're just polling a bunch of fools, but Peter J. Woolley -- a self-described polling fool -- says regularly measuring public opinion serves as as the strongest link between voters and decision-makers and offers the strongest check on government.

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