NATO during a Trump Presidency: Stay, Pay, or why don't you all just f-f-fade away?

[Gilrandir]

Or the people who voted Trump but refused to share that information with them need to apologize.
Or the people who created an atmosphere in which Trump voters did not reveal their choice in a secret ballot beforehand need to apologize.

No. The polling gang (if they are such astute sociologists) should have known the nature of Trump supporters and should have predicted they are likely to behave like that. Otherwise they are not much of a catch (= do a lousy job).

[Husar]

No. The polling gang (if they are such astute sociologists) should have known the nature of Trump supporters and should have predicted they are likely to behave like that. Otherwise they are not much of a catch (= do a lousy job).

But when 10 people refuse to answer, how many should you assume to be Trump supporters? Surely it is possible to guess, but then polls would still be rather unreliable, no?

[Gilrandir]

Surely it is possible to guess, but then polls would still be rather unreliable, no?

That's what I've been saying.

[Husar]

That's what I've been saying.

What does/would it change then?
Why demand something from them that would not change much?

[Gilrandir]

What does/would it change then?
Why demand something from them that would not change much?

To acknowledge that polls are unreliable and one shouldn't pay attention to them.

[Montmorency]

To acknowledge that polls are unreliable and one shouldn't pay attention to them.

"To acknowledge that polls are unreliable and one who doesn't know how to use them shouldn't pay attention to them.

[Gilrandir]

"To acknowledge that polls are unreliable and one who doesn't know how to use them shouldn't pay attention to them.

You mean vast majority of people who were shocked by the results of US elections and Brexit referendum which proved to be so different from what polls had told them? Then why do we need polls if so many people "don't know how to use them"? To let people"who know how to use them" earn a good living?