Flying Blind into Election Day

Five reasons to be wary of opinion polls ahead of the September elections

With election season in full swing everyone is asking me - what do the polls say?! Today we’re not going to dive into that question, for reasons that will become apparent, but we will look at an adjacent one - how should we think of polling in this election? Can the polls be trusted?

The short answer is “not really.” Today we’re going to look at the various challenges with polling in Moldova - both old and new. Moldova is facing an election that will define the country’s future course and we’re kind flying blind right now. Here’s 5 reasons why…