mysteryman wrote:I have said before that polls are meaningless.
At best they show what people are thinking AT THAT MOMENT.
At worst, they can be misleading and innacurate.
Polls depend on exactly how the questions are worded to get the result they want.
If the question was worded exactly, I could post a poll where you would end up saying that you thought Hitler and the Nazi's were the best thing to evr happen to this planet, and that he was one of the best world leaders of all time.
I dont think you really believe that, but a properly worded poll question would have you saying that.
Total bullshit. Polls are conducted scientifically for the most part and they must be as they are relied on by strategists to decide on an hourly basis, what is working for the campaign and what is not. Apparently the nice Hillary didn't sway too many voters from Obama, that is why we are now seeing the bitch Hillary, unfortunately, that ain't gonna work either.
An astute observer would question if campaigns react too drastically not if they are meaningless or not. That is just ignorance.
Perhaps, if Team Hillary had releid less on polling and morre on a a cohesive, sound and steady strategy, she wouldn't be in the position she is in today.
Quote:CBS/NYT Poll: Obama Up By 16 Points Nationally Over Hillary
By Eric Kleefeld - February 25, 2008, 11:27PM
The new CBS/New York Times poll gives Barack Obama a huge 16-point national lead over Hillary Clinton, providing some corroboration to the USA Today/Gallup poll from earlier today that had him ahead by 12 point. Here are the numbers, compared to the last poll from early February:
Obama 54% (+13)
Clinton 38% (-3)
And in the general election match-ups, Obama is also the stronger of the two Democrats against John McCain:
Obama (D) 50%, McCain (R) 38%
Clinton (D) 46%, McCain (R) 46%
courtesy tpm.com
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