Quote Originally Posted by zosia View Post
Strawpoll says otherwise.
A straw poll can gauge sentiment among a particular group of people at a particular point in time. If it is an internet-related straw poll, the results are only as good as the total number of people with opposing opinions who actually encounter it at the time.

The comment quoted is equivalent to saying "We held a vote while you weren't around. Too bad for you."

A recent 'straw poll' result that was meaningless: Michelle Bachman and Ron Paul were the top 'winners' in the 2011 Iowa Presidential straw poll.