Should we trust Presidential polling in Haiti

Many people think that it is very difficult to predict any election results based on opinion polling. This is a very divided society and the various sectors of the population react differently to questions. For example several observers think that results of two polls placing Jude Celestin in first place is not real and it is overestimated.

BRIDES poll put PHTK candidate Jovenel Moïse in second position. Many people do not think that he is that popular. This is a candidate who can not gather a crowd without the help of President Michel Martelly's Parti Haitien Tet Kale (PHTK).

At the same time, some people think that Moise Jean Charles is doing much better than what the polls have been reporting because his supporters are coming mainly from the rural area and making an accurate estimate of the intention of these people is almost impossible due to trust and accessibility.

Rumors would want us to believe that the polls conducted by BRIDES have been manipulated as a way to fix the upcoming elections

What do you think?

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