If you look at the internals the NY Times poll demo is a joke even for lib poll standards.
In LA, those polled voted for Obama over Romney by 3. Romney won LA by 17. 20 point swing.
In NC, those polled voted for Obama over Romney by 7. Romney won NC by 3. 10 point swing.
In AR, those polled voted for Romney over Obama by only 1. Romney won AR by 24. 23 point swing.
In KY, those polled voted for Romney over Obama by only 3. Romney won KY by 23. 20 point swing.
Furthermore. Look at those who didn't even vote in the 2012 election. Those are all low info Democrat voters. These people are going to suddenly vote in a off year mid term when they sat out a POTUS election? I don't think so.
The dirty secret of ‘polls’ is that the purchaser can ‘commission’ [’buy’ for those in Rio Linda] the results they desire.
Want a poll FOR something or someone? No problem.
Want a poll AGAINST something or someone? No problem.
Polling companies know how to word poll questions to get a desired result.
Media has used ‘commissioned’ polls for decades to drive headlines in a specific direction.
Conclusion: Polls are useless propaganda.
I just created and took a poll:
How many in this computer room agree with my conclusion?
Result: 100%. Margin of error +/- 3%.
Amazing.