I see “Gallup” on a poll, something many others would see, and wondered why this would invalidate the results. A few here graciously explained how Gallup works with respect to this particularly poll. A few others went for the personal attack. As you said, I guess we’re just different that way.
It’s very simple. Usa today saw Romney +3 with likey voters, and it tied with registered voters. They chose to go to press with the registered voters poll.