I really like it when the top bloggers do straw polls. It’s good water cooler conversation, they happen often so you can measure changes, and the MyDD polls have some cool rankings that allow voters to choose first and second preferences.
Straw polls can also be a good measure of organization and activist support — look at how Romney and McCain are constantly trying to outdo each other.
But what I don’t like is that the online straw polls on the progressive/netroots sites always come as a surprise.
I wonder if Kos announced that he was going to do a straw poll in a week, would any of the presidential candidates whip for it? Send out a blast to their lists? Might that also increase the number of participants?
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