The Computer Revolution/Databases/Opinion Polls

Many thanks are due to computers when it comes to politics. One major aspect of computers' aid in politics is the opinion polls. Computers along with the Internet enable us to post up specific questions about politics. These questions are entirely open to the public and ask them what they may think of certain issues. Each person who answers, or votes, is counted and the information is then displayed in percentage. This percentages do NOT make the decisions in politics, instead they act as a source of information, they are a statistic. This information can be used many different ways, by many different people. Politicians may use it as information as to where they should focus more into. People who may not be politicians may use it as a aid in their choice of politicians. All in all computers contribute an abundance to opinion polls, but they also contribute in other aspects of politics.