1. polling - Noun
2. polling - Verb
of Poll
The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.
Plunder, or extortion.
The act of voting, or of registering a vote.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere's a problem with political polling in that you have so much pressure to do what your client wants you to do and say what your client wants you to say. I've never felt that pressure. I am independent of the political parties. Frank Luntz
Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high. Ken Livingstone
Ladies, I have a mission for you on election day: cook! Sweet and exquisite things, please. Bring them to the polling station to be examined. The boldest can try making a tart, the most skilful, profiteroles. Silvio Berlusconi
Next Tuesday all of you will go to the polls, will stand there in the polling place and make a decision. I think when you make that decision, it might be well if you would ask yourself, are you better off than you were four years ago? Ronald Reagan
I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had gotten the final polling numbers. He had a comfortable lead. He was not going to lose. Paul Begala
I think any good government will target on the finishing date, that is, the polling day and make sure that their strategy is strong and in place to get them successfully re-elected. Alexander Downer