Quote Originally Posted by Lemurmania
Gallup just released a wide-ranging poll of American opinions, ripe for derision and dismissal from everyone who thinks polls are bunk, except when the polls agree with them.

I'm thrilled to see that 3% of Americans are very concerned with national debt and spending! Woo-hoo! I'm part of a tiny, insignificant minority! Let's hear it for the marginalization of the budget hawks! Today 3%, tomorrow the world!

Please feel free to discuss, deride, debunk and debate what these polls mean.
Polls aren't bunk, people have just got to understand statistics in order to properly use them. Taken from the last sentence of this poll:

"In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls."