i just figured it out last night.
you make a new thread and put whatever comments you want to make like normal
EXCEPT
scroll down to additional options and click the box to add a poll and how many choices you want it to have.
then submit your post.
next screen asks you specific stuff about the poll like what the question is and the choices you want displayed. Also most people check the box to make the results public and how many days you want the poll to last.
It's not that hard Khrysty, just like Michelle said, do the post like normal, then at the bottom in the options you'll see an option to "add a poll to this thread". It'll post then give you the poll options for you to fill in. Be careful tho as I don't think you can edit the options once you submit them.