From Surveys To Mock Polls - It's Not Over Till The Fat Lady Sings

Or until the Comelec rules a failure of elections.

We are so wrapped up with the surveys and mock poll results that have been coming out lately.

In Cebu, Lakas Kampi-CMD presidential aspirant Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro topped a mock election during a forum for the youth at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center there Thursday.

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has topped the mock polls held among employees at the Senate.

And in the latest survey done by Pulse Asia Inc., deposed president Joseph “Erap” Estrada has caught up with Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar. Both are now tied for second place in the presidential race even as erstwhile front runner Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III extended his lead by almost 20 points over the two.

And in the same survey, Binay has overtaken Sen. Loren Legarda in the vice presidential race and is now in second place behind Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II by 9 points.

All I will say is all that's nothing more than untruths. Don't forget, those surveys and mock polls are done using a sample that may not even be representative of the whole population.

It may just happen that when they took a sample almost all voted for Aquino or for Estrada. It certainly is not indicative of what the real electorate is thinking.

Minds can change and who knows what suggestive powers were put to bear during the surveys or mock elections.

Push comes to shove what is important is what happens during the actual elections - May 10. That is the one and only true survey of the people's thoughts and feelings - the one true election.

Who ever wins is who the people voted for - or who the powers that be chose to become the president.

And those that are calling for chaos and people power just because they don't like the results should be ashamed of themselves.