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Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.
There's a big gap between public opinion polls and the vote in Washington, in Congress.
Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.
Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing.
This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion.
I think the people will- who advocate having a step back and read those public opinion polls on the front page of the newspapers all over this country saying public supports restoration in restoration of the Everglades, protection of the parks and the creation of monuments.
The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favorably.