Are pollsters now also campaigning?

Published: May 25, 2017 at 9:04am

I received this email today:

Just to inform you that yesterday somebody from Malta Today phoned my daughter, 20, asking her how she will vote on 3rd June. Because she was studying for an online ACCA exam, she asked them to phone again in 2 hours’ time.

The person at the other end of the line wished her good luck and then went on to remind her that “exams will soon be free for everyone”.

I found that very odd – that while phoning for survey purposes they take the opportunity to influence her choice of political party.