Replaces the text 'polls', 'polling', pollsters', etc. with variations on 'old, white people with landline phones'.

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0.113
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July 1, 2019
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Polls to Old, White People with Landlines Extension

Install this extension to remind yourself of the fallibility of polling as we lean in to warm our hands by the Great Trash Fire of 2020!

Do you wonder how Biden is absolutely crushing it in the polls, when nobody you know supports him?

Wonder why you've never actually spoken with a political pollster yourself?

Think political polls play too big a role in American politics today?

If not -- you should! Consider....

- Most pollsters rely upon calls to landline phones and single-digit response rates, resulting in poll estimates that are increasingly unrepresentative of the US population at large.

- American media nevertheless maintains an outsized focus on polls during political races, from the earliest rumors of a person announcing their candidacy up through election night.

- Polls increasingly wield power in shaping public perception of which candidates are \"electable\" (*coughcoughJoeBidencough*), which candidates get to participate in public debates (a la the Fox News GOP debates in 2016), and which candidates get the most resources -- including time, money, and of course media attention -- from the earliest stages of large political races.

- All of this sets up a potentially self-fulling prophecy, where the \"most electable\" candidates (as determined by early, sketchy polls) garner the most attention and resources, and so quickly become the *actual* frontrunners -- whether or not the majority of Americans want them to be!

Need more convincing? Read on:

The New Yorker, \"Are Polls Ruining Democracy?\": https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/16/politics-and-the-new-machine

Pew Research, \"Why 2016 Polls Missed Their Mark\": https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/why-2016-election-polls-missed-their-mark/

CNBC, \"Here’s Why the Majority of Brexit Polls Were Wrong\": https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/04/why-the-majority-of-brexit-polls-were-wrong.html

Washington Post, \"'Complete shock': Australia’s prime minister holds onto power, defying election predictions\": ‘Complete shock’: Australia’s prime minister holds onto power, defying election predictions
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension file

Select and download the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Polls to Old, White People with Landlines extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Marc Cannon (ID: 000000d838ab82f2) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/31/2019 I'm glad somebody is doing something to remind me that the polls are a bunch of malarky when not done well. Can I get a variant though for online "polls"... what would that say?