She drew upon support from a large volunteer network built since the last election and strategic voting from Liberal supporters.

This was possibly due to strategic voting by the generally right-wing supporters of the eurosceptic policies to ensure a Conservative victory.

Political scientists differ sharply on whether real people indulge in the sort of "strategic voting" that Republicans are trying to stimulate to save the House.

A number of political leaders and popular websites supported strategic voting in the election, mostly against the Conservative Party.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May sent out mixed signals about strategic voting.

Activism; strategic voting by shareholders in support of a particular issue, or to bring about change in the governance of the company.

Assuming all of the voters vote sincerely (strategic voting is discussed below), the results would be as follows, by percentage:

Smitherman vowed to lead the "anybody-but-Ford" movement and encouraged strategic voting.

The various theories about how this happens can be split into two groups: bandwagon/underdog effects, and strategic ("tactical") voting.

The second category of theories on how polls directly affect voting is called strategic or tactical voting.