Polls By Hank Silverberg The polls were very wrong in the 2016 election, so many political analysts and reporters have been careful this election cycle not to make a big deal out of them. It’s not clear yet if the pollsters are any better this time around, though to some extent they have been basically right in the primaries. This past week I got a postcard in the mail telling me the Associated Press was doing an election study with the help of the University of Chicago, and I should call a number or go on line to participate. Just enter the pin, answer questions and they’d send me five bucks for doing so. Hey, it's five bucks, not even enough for a good lunch, but I called and participated. Virginia is one of the Super Tuesday states, so t hey started off with the usual questions: Which of the candidates did I support in the Democratic Primary? Who was my second choice? They asked me about some issues too, though the questions were a bit vague. Do I app...