"releasing "unofficial" survey results such as this does nothing but to spread false facts and help reinforce the negativity, not enlighten."

Maybe not. jsmith8045 was careful not to overplay the meaning and I doubt that any views are going to be changed from where they already are. I do find what essentially seems to be 'the ballot box was probably stuffed, the results are what I expected/wished for' kinda surreal but hey, at least there are no dimpled chads to worry about.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken