Polling News

Tightening!

Obama now leads by 10 in Gallup’s most McCain-friendly measure of the likely voters this election.
McCain’s got us right where he wants us.

Zogby + Drudge: Match Made In Heaven

Seriously, why would anyone take either of those “news” sources seriously?
>> That Zogby Poll
>> John Zogby
>> Drudge, Lowry revived falsehood that Obama didn’t vote to condemn MoveOn Petraeus ad
>> Drudge highlighted Financial Times quote echoing false rumor about Obama’s religion
But the Freepers and the gang at Hot Air are positively giddy. Coming down from [...]

Polling, Shmolling

In all this hubub about polling recently, I am reminded of this story from October of 2004
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are deadlocked among likely voters in Hawai’i, a surprising boost for the Republican president in a state that many Democrats had considered safe for Kerry.
The findings of the Honolulu Advertiser Hawai’i Poll suggest [...]

That Zogby Poll

You would think some people slept through the last year the way they’re reacting to the just released Zogby poll showing a 5% “lead” for McCain.
Let’s go go the tape:
Georgia Primary
Zogby: 48% Obama 28% Clinton
Reality: 66% Obama 31% Clinton
New Jersey Primary
Zogby: 43% Clinton 42% Obama
Reality: Clinton 53% Obama 43%
California Primary
Zogby: Clinton 41% Obama 45%
Reality: Clinton [...]