Harry Reid: “I wish we could outlaw polls. I think they are one of the things that hurt the body politic. I don't believe in them. I…”

“I wish we could outlaw polls. I think they are one of the things that hurt the body politic. I don't believe in them. I don't watch what they say. I don't care about them. But I can read them. We were all present at a meeting yesterday where in-depth polling has been done on this. The polling for President Obama's package, as of yesterday, was approved by nearly 70 percent of the American people. Everybody forget about the polls. Forget about them. Do what we think is good for the American people based on what we are hearing from constituents, constituents rich and poor, big businesses and small businesses. If we listen to them, we have to come forward with a robust package in keeping with the needs of the country. I hope we will not be determining what we do based on a poll.”