... And Surveys

Surveys are a reflection of reality; the data obtained from them represents the opinion at ground level.
Well not exactly! Surveys much more than simple reporting also mold the popular opinion; they do not just inform but also manufacture the reality.
Hence so much inaccuracy. These inaccuracies are not simple results of errors in sample size or methodology. These inaccuracies are deliberately introduced because of partisan biases and in zeal to wrest the initiative and frame the reference.
Regardless of the merit of the subject, if it can be shown that it doesn’t resonate with the “Aam Aadmi”, it is more dead than the parrot in Monty Python.
And therefore how much weight age is placed upon a particular survey by someone depends on the confidence about the neutrality of the surveyor himself. This differs from the neutral citizens to a partisan shill like me.
And therefore surveys are the natural progression to the series