straw poll

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A quick straw poll among the team here in our office also suggested this is the case - with most school parent groups having only a handful of male members.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Ms. Noem and Mr. Ramaswamy each garnered 15 percent of the vote in the straw poll.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

A Reuters straw poll of two dozen voters around the country found many with little enthusiasm for any party and torn between what they viewed as the least bad choice.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

I conducted a straw poll on one of my mum’s WhatsApp groups.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

Mr. Johnson declared his candidacy at a private event at the conference two days before the straw poll concluded.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2023