@Frillylily That's exactly why political talk & (& even innuendo) ought best to be avoided, in the Forums. It is a shame, but at times, I do believe, where money may be be involved, usually there is some form of "corruption" & if the "vote", is about "Popularity" & the results are "contaminated" by such shenanigans, it may lead those that purchase, by "popularity" to be misled, for purposes of financial gain, according to the results, obtained.
Though, not everyone buys their '"Tall Bearded Iris" according to this poll, that "method' of obtaining results, could very well possibly have a misleading influence for some, in their decision making process, of "purchasing," certain "Tall Barded Iris", depending upon the result. "Intentionally" or not, the results are already brought into serious doubt, in my mind, when I would be most interested in knowing the "honest'' results, to make comparison to what I've ordered this year...
I noticed a "problem", dating back to 2010, & there are actually "two results" dated for that same year, with an (asterisk) * to denote one of them , with an explanation, below, for why that "happened" & how it occurred..