A poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it
Linley Sanders
Linley Sanders is a polls and surveys reporter for The Associated Press. She develops and writes about polls conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, and works on AP VoteCast. This story is part of the Explaining Election 2024 series from The Associated Press, which is aimed at helping make sense of the American democracy. The AP receives support from several private foundations to enhance its explanatory coverage of elections and democracy. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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