Does Knowing Whom Others Might Vote For Change Whom You’ll Vote For?

… Polls probably do influence how people vote in some situations, experts say. But it’s not anything like a universal, definitive effect. What’s more, some of them told me they aren’t sure that would be a bad thing. The question isn’t just whether polls determine outcomes, it’s also a debate over how people should decide their vote. CONT.

Maggie Koerth, FiveThirtyEight