00:00Following public observations that several survey front runners did not make it to the final list of winners in the recent mid-term elections,
00:08particularly among senatorial candidates, the Commission on Elections or Comelec asserted that pre-election surveys should not be considered as definitive predictors of electoral outcomes.
00:20Comelec Chair Attorney George Irwin Garcia explained that there are factors often not captured in surveys, such as last-minute changes in voters' decisions and the actual voting behavior of certain groups.
00:36He also stressed that while surveys can influence public perception, they may serve as a form of mind conditioning.
00:44He urged voters to focus on thoroughly evaluating the candidates themselves rather than relying solely on survey results.
