take a straw poll

To conduct an unofficial vote, poll, or survey to gauge the voting public's opinion of an issue or a political candidate. After taking the latest straw poll, the incumbent president is placed well ahead of his opponent. However, it's eight weeks until the election, and a lot can happen in that time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Roslindis	-	Ancient Germanic
InÊS	ee-NESH	Portuguese
Bethuel	bə-THYOO-əl (English)	Biblical
Melvin	MEL-vin	English
LÁRa	LOW-rah	Icelandic
Cassandra	kə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English), kahs-SAHN-drah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)