A straw poll is indeed an informal survey or poll conducted to gauge the popularity or support of a candidate or policy among a particular group or the public, without it being a predictive tool for the actual outcome of an election. It serves to capture a snapshot of opinions at a specific time.

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A Straw Poll Is

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A straw poll is

A) an informal test of public opinion, not seen as predictive of a final result of an election but serving as a kind of picture of current levels of support for candidates in that moment
B) efforts to persuade voters to vote for or against a certain candidate that are disguised as a survey
C) "get out the vote" efforts that involve political parties actually driving voters to the voting booth
D) the tradition of automatic voter registration for all those people who are eligible to vote

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