Originally Posted by
scambo1
I think the fatal flaw in your question is that you believe the survey results survive first contact, except when the general term (survey results) is useful as a catch phrase in crowd control rebuttal.
Why bother to collect it at all then? It's really the only reference point they have on what the group wants/expects. There will always be the squeaky wheels but the mainstream submits their survey and expects that to speak for them with the collective result being the goal the negotiations work toward.