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My "earlier comment" wasn't a comment Chris, you have indeed misunderstood me, it was a question. I implied nothing. I asked if you had ever "...considered the possibility".
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By asking the question you're putting the idea out there without actually saying it. You've introduced the notion that the polls are rigged into the discussion.
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In this particular instance (the independence dabate) I don't have evidence of poll manipulation but then again I have no need for evidence as I haven't stated such things to be fact.
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Yup. That why it's 'asked as a question'. Introduce it into the debate without having to have any substance to it.
As for notion it's unlikely. Polling companies work for profit and many of them trade upon their reputation and whilst a few, less-reputatable, pollsters might produce favourable results most will not. It's in their commerical interests to get it right. YouGov are a international polling organisation, they're not going to throw away their reputation to rig a poll result. Also when multiple polls are saying the same thing then it's also unlikely to be rigged unless they're all in on it.