How long do you think the shelf life of polls is (or should be)?

[bluestateguy]

That is, how many days or weeks have to go by before the data reported in a poll starts getting kind of old, and can no longer claim to represent the sentiments of the respective population?

[oh08dem]

1. Varies

I think the self life of a poll gets shorter as the election gets closer. I say this because more independents will begin to make their choices closer to election time, also campaigning heats up and information about all the candidates becomes more available.

[Scuba]

2. It's about 5 minutes

[The Straight Story]

3. 5 minutes before they are made (nt)

[napi21]

4. Till the next poll, which is usually ONE DAY!!!! nt

[Sisaruus]

5. That depends on whether or not it supports my opinion.

[tekisui]

6. It really depends on the poll and the supporting data.

If it is a rolling poll with weeks of trendlines to compare it to, it is good unless something drastic happens.