Naebody knows where it comes fae.  United States politics A formal straw poll is common in American political caucuses. Such straw polls can be taken before selecting delegates and voting on resolutions. The results of straw polls are taken by the media to influence delegates in caucus later (as well as delegates to political conventions), and thus serve as important precursors. Straw polls are also scheduled informally by other organizations interested in the U.S. presidential election.
The idiom may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blows, in this case, the wind of group opinion.Christine Ammer. ''The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997)E. Cobham Brewer. Brewers Dictionary of Phrase Fable (London: Cassell, 1894)William Safire. Safire's Political Dictionary (New York:, Random House, 1978) United States politics A formal straw poll is common in American political caucuses. Such straw polls can be taken before selecting delegates and voting on resolutions. The results of straw polls are taken by the media to influence delegates in caucus later (as well as delegates to political conventions), and thus serve as important precursors. Straw polls are also scheduled informally by other organizations interested in the U.S. presidential election.
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The idiom may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blows, in this case, the wind of group opinion.Christine Ammer. ''The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997)E. Cobham Brewer. Brewers Dictionary of Phrase
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Fable (London: Cassell, 1894)William Safire. Safire's Political Dictionary (New York:, Random House, 1978)