[Fightin Whitey]

I’m no expert on polls.

But I remember way back in my statistics courses one of the first things we learned was that you can never take two polls, or more, and average them.

Different questions are asked, different samples involved, completely different issues and responses are involved, often on different days.

I don’t think some of the polls look good for Romney either. But Real Clear Politics is just another nearly flashy media creation that blurs rather than clarifies.

[Longbow1969]

But I remember way back in my statistics courses one of the first things we learned was that you can never take two polls, or more, and average them.

The RCP average was within 1 point of the final result in both 2004 and 2008. It's developing a pretty good track record.