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Do you vote early in online polls, or wait to see how others have voted first?
Dear Abby Asked by Dear Abby
7/6/2024

Do you vote early in online polls, or wait to see how others have voted first?

87%
I vote early WINNER

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13%
I wait to see how others have voted

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87%
I vote early

11 Comments
Robert Davidson
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Robert Davidson

As you can see, I am the first to comment on this week's poll. I form my own opinion. I can visit this poll later to see how others have voted.

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Jo Locke
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Jo Locke

If you are waiting to see the predictions, you haven't done your homework on whom to vote for or too lazy to voice your choice.

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Jethro Born
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Jethro Born

Anybody who would wait to see how others voted before they cast their ballot isn't bright enough to vote in the first place.

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Abby Normal
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Abby Normal

I don't vote for either (or any) political party. I vote for the person. I don't wait for anyone else's opinion. I'm not a follower, I'm an individual.

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Donna Emig
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Donna Emig

I like to be able to take my time and vote very thoughtfully, and sometimes I feel rushed when I go to my polling place, especially if there is a long line. Now that I am a senior citizen, I feel that it is my right to absentee vote, since it can be physically difficult to stand in long lines.

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Lisa Gray
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Lisa Gray

I vote as soon as I open the email.

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Hilary
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Hilary

I do not worry about how others vote, I vote if/when I have an answer to the question or statement.

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seaweed349
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seaweed349

I see what others have voted, but I do know what I think and vote accordingly. In other polls I do the same.

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rover6rover
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rover6rover

I always know what I think.

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Bonnie Batten
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Bonnie Batten

I base my answer on my own feelings, not to just follow the crowd.

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Linda Tansey
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Linda Tansey

i go as early like when polls open doors

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Bonnie Batten
Bonnie Batten

The question refers to online voting, like this one, not voting at the polls.

13%
I wait to see how others have voted

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Maureen Hannon
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Maureen Hannon

I don't care how others vote. I choose to go and vote in person, I always have, except one year in the not too distant past, when where I live said that they were only accepting mail-in votes. I imagine that I'm not the only person who did NOT like being told how I cna vote. I think that because

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Bonnie Batten
Bonnie Batten

The question refers to online polls like this one.

Bob Pickett
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Bob Pickett

I work the polls so I am there and that is when I vote.

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Bonnie Batten
Bonnie Batten

The question refers to online polls like this one.

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