Scopes and Limits of Public Opinion Polls in Electoral Processes

Currently, it´s not possible to think of an electoral process without previously consulting the citizens to know their opinion about the candidates and the campaigns, and to guess how they will manifest their preferences at the polls. The opinion of the citizenship has become a very important player...

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Author: Meyenberg Leycegui, Yolanda
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/41333
Online Access:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/41333
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:electoral process
consults
public opinion
parties
media
program
procesos electorales
consultas
opinión pública
partidos
medios de comunicación
agenda
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Summary:Currently, it´s not possible to think of an electoral process without previously consulting the citizens to know their opinion about the candidates and the campaigns, and to guess how they will manifest their preferences at the polls. The opinion of the citizenship has become a very important player as parties and the media. Besides, its power to change strategies, push decisions and set agendas is increasingly apparent. This article is a tour of some of its definitions and assumptions that accompany them as a pretext to propose a reflection on its scope and its limits as a manifestation of political participation.