“A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.”
O. Henry (1862–1910) American short story writer
"A Ruler of Men" Rolling Stones http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3815/3815-h/3815-h.htm (1913)
“Take a straw and throw it up into the air — you may see by that which way the wind is.”
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