Could be a bad sample, but rather a powerful coincidence to be . . . coincident with the manufactured Palin scandals.
In general I don’t like what I am seeing overall. It smells a lot like Clinton vs Bush in 1992 where the media slapped down hard on anything that looked like Bush momentum to close the gap.
Don’t believe the talk about Ross Perot’s power. I remember seeing the exit polls of Perot voters and they were split 50/50 on who’d they’ve chosen if Perot had not run.
The Palin “scandals” really didn’t hit the media until Monday, the same day as we’re discussing. So those numbers would not be a reflection of Monday’s pregnancy news and all the other Palin hysteria.
I think it’s likely an outlier. And even if that day’s numbers are somehow dead on accurate I’m really not worried. Obama has to be bummed his lead isn’t bigger, especially with Palin’s and McCain’s big moments yet to occur.