I see this all the time on morning 'news' shows and evening 'current affairs', most of which require voters to dial a premium phone number.
They say "87% of you agreed that poor Mrs Jones was harshly treated by the courts."
I hear "Even 13% of the people who were really passionate about this story ended up agreeing with the vast majority of you who realised Mrs Jones was an angry junkie with a chip on her shoulder who deserved what she got."
This drives me crazy too. All they need to say is, "87% of respondents to our poll blah blah blah." Not that viewers would understand the difference. Maybe that's why they don't say anything when announcing these polls.
They say "87% of you agreed that poor Mrs Jones was harshly treated by the courts."
I hear "Even 13% of the people who were really passionate about this story ended up agreeing with the vast majority of you who realised Mrs Jones was an angry junkie with a chip on her shoulder who deserved what she got."
</the rant of an ex-journalist>