Issued in response to the Townshend Revenue Act of 1767, the
Massachusetts Circular

polling is a process and the outcome is not involved in the process itself.

the outcome, which is an unfavorable rating for a particular candidate is not affected by the mechanical process of polling.

it rather depends on the number of people voting in favor of the candidate.

this is an outcome of people's preferences.

new evidence is discovered.

oversights and errors are corrected,

new technology is applied to evidence.