straw vote
straw poll

At the event's straw poll, he received less than one percent of the vote.

So the result of a straw poll is not an earthquake.

The week before, he won a straw poll in Alaska.

We took a straw poll, and the vote came out 10-2 Guilty.

Do his players take a straw poll to decide who starts each game?

They fall in between elections and can be seen as a straw poll of public opinion.

As with all straw polls, the results are in no way binding.

As with all straw polls, the results are not binding.

Palmer has won a couple of straw polls in the news media this week.

However, no straw poll is released to indicate levels of support to the general public.