Match each of the following types of voter polls with their description.

Question

1.
Brushfire Polls
2.
Push Polls
3.
Exit Polls
4.
Benchmark Polls
a.
Are conducted just outside polling locations, immediately after citizens have voted.
b.
A marketing technique in which ""fake"" polls are used to try to change respondents' views.
c.
Gives campaigns an idea of where politicians stand with likely voters before they even begin campaigning.
d.
Can reveal whether or not a candidate has made any progress in gaining support from voters, and where they may be gaining or losing support.

Answer 1

Here are the matches for the types of voter polls with their descriptions:

1. Brushfire Polls - d. Can reveal whether or not a candidate has made any progress in gaining support from voters, and where they may be gaining or losing support.

2. Push Polls - b. A marketing technique in which "fake" polls are used to try to change respondents' views.

3. Exit Polls - a. Are conducted just outside polling locations, immediately after citizens have voted.

4. Benchmark Polls - c. Gives campaigns an idea of where politicians stand with likely voters before they even begin campaigning.