Salon: Poll Crazy

[crispini]

(snip)

Like a dieter checking the scale each morning, those of us who spend our days hitting the refresh button at PollingReport.com are going crazy over the minute-by-minute back-and-forth of it all. If you know what time the Washington Post puts up its tracking poll each day, you need to admit that you have a problem.

OK, so it's 5 p.m. EDT.

What you need -- what we need -- is a system. We're here to help. Here are four methodical ways to look at the polling -- four ways to clear your head, to keep track of where things are going, and to avoid shouting out wrong-track, right-track numbers when your kids leave their soccer shoes in the middle of the kitchen. The good news if you're a Kerry supporter or just a glutton for unbearable tension: Any way you look at it -- except maybe the way in which Gallup calculates its oddball likely-voter numbers -- the presidential race is extremely close.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/20/polls/index.html

Good article!

[secular_warrior]

1. Good stuff. Thanks. (nt)

:thumbsup:

[spotbird]

2. It was a good article, with not so good news.

Bush could win.

[flowomo]

3. that IS interesting.... nice roundup.... enjoyed it... thanks for posting

[Not Me]

4. Good article...absolutely right to look at bush*s numbers

n/t