National polling firm Gallup announced it won’t be polling for the Presidential election in 2016. Watching poll numbers fluctuate inspired this week’s Typewriter Rodeo poem by Jodi Egerton.
The Polls
Daily tickers rattle off spots
Up a point, down two
Rarely stasis, always flux
They know who’s going to win, it’s true
We watch the numbers with bated breath
We hope our candidate rises
But oh, the latest numbers in
And we’ve got some gloomy surprises
We think the power’s with the person
Who wins the presidential line
But in truth, it’s those who write the questions
And those few who still answer their landline.