if you have a liberal arts degree, or lower, it's important to ensure that you get somebody that knows how to read the polls to read them for you.
don't just read the headlines in the paper - they're frequently misleading. and, don't think you can wing it. you can't.
if you failed grade 10 math and haven't tried since, even if you're a lawyer, then step back and defer.
remember the cliche: lies, damned lies....and statistics.
i'm offering this service for free because i'm an altruist, because i believe in general public education (maybe i've read too much dawkins.) and because i have nothing better to do.