The Only Poll that Matters is the one on Election Day
Abraham Lincoln did not invent get-out-the-vote efforts in 1840 but he explained it in his report to the then Whig Political Party. It summed up as follows: (1) Divide the electorate into small Districts; (2) In each District maintain a "perfect" list of each registered voter; (3) Ascertain with certainty for whom each voter will support; and (4) Get all Whig-supporters to the polls.
Elections are decided not by the public at-large but by those who bother to vote. Lincoln's checklist has remained unchanged over the following one hundred twenty eight years. Although early voting, absentee voting, and mail in ballots have added opportunities and challenges - the maxims have remained the same: Whoever can get more supporters to the polls wins the election. Period.
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