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You can't say this though, without also saying that in reality, only 1/3 feel strongly about leaving. 2/3 of the population did not vote to leave. It's not rea
by curried_haskell 10y ago
You can't say this though, without also saying that in reality, only 1/3 feel strongly about leaving. 2/3 of the population did not vote to leave.
It's not really relevant to make a comparison with the total population, and when 70% of the population polled, it is probably more than representative of the full picture anyway. If it's distributed randomly across the country, the remaining 30% would have voted in the same manner.
- dba7dba 10y agoThe referendum was about staying or leaving EU. Nothing else. And politicians are elected with elections, not polling for a reason.