People in this thread might be interested in this podcast episode: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/how-election-pollin

People in this thread might be interested in this podcast episode: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/how-election-polling-works-and-doesnt-71597551/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-269... They discuss a lot of the things brought up here and go into details about the actual mechanics of calling people, etc. It's an easy listen.