[Cableguy]

I don't understand. Those margin of error numbers you cited is typical of any poll. The fact that they had 1001 registered voters mans that their sample size was larger than a lot of national polls.

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

Who did they poll? Registered voters. Not "likely voters," and definately not "likely Republican voters." "Registered voters" lumps in large numbers of people who might be registered to vote but who often don't make it to the polls, the wishy-washy moderates who love the McInsanes and Powells but who never can seem to make it to the voting booth.

Like I said, one broken-glass base voter is much better than two potential swing-voters (who will probably not vote in any case). And that poll was designed to mask that (just like I pointed out even before you posted the poll). Show me a poll that will show hard-core Republican voters (especially one taken of likely and assured voters) signing on and you might have a point. But conservatives will flee from a McInsane ticket (as they should)...