The bogus poll — which the company claimed was a social media experiment — also showed Bass picking up support from most voters who supported Spencer Pratt in the mayoral primary.
By showing the leftist as being in the lead, they might have convinced leftist voters that their votes weren’t needed to secure the election of their preferred candidate.
By showing the leftist as being in the lead, they might have convinced leftist voters that their votes weren’t needed to secure the election of their preferred candidate.
Cuts both ways though. It could have also discouraged voters further to the right from voting because it was a lost cause.
And also the inverse, that centrist people afraid of a progressive winning would feel more pressured to come out and vote.