Just A Thought On Opinion Polls...

Why do people concern themselves so much with opinion polls of the general population when?:

1. Most Americans are so ignorant of geography & history, especially world geography & history, in general &

2. The falling education standards in this country...

B/c THAT's what I want... to take heed the opinion of a high school dropout or a functionally illiterate person with 4th grade reading level's opinion on things such as health care, foreign policy, the economy, etc.....