I agree Pat,
although I think it is mainly used in the primaries, and I think you can only use it so much....
like lets pretend RP had an approval rating of 70% (I know pretend), word of mouth, and other means, etc would confirm his high poll ratings.
now if they use black box and put him in third....
perhaps (just a perhaps here) enough people would scratch their heads and say, this does not add up?
I know they used the black box on RP in Iowa primaries, they derailed him there...
easier to do it earlier in the race....