How then can this thread linked below be correct then?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2947286/posts
Rasmussen: Get ready for a small Romney bump out of the second debate
Hotair ^
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2012 11:54:32 AM by Arthurio
Today’s presidential tracking poll from Rasmussen shows a two-point gain for Barack Obama, bringing him into a tie with Mitt Romney at 48/48. At first blush, that looks as though Obama may have righted the ship after the second debate, but Rasmussen warns that the most recent surveys show momentum in the opposite direction:
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I’m just telling you what he said on he show.
Well, first of all you have margin of error in both Ras and Gallup as with all polls of course. So one having a tie today and the other a 6 point lead may not be that much different when you figure that in.
I think the reality is Romney with a 2-3 point lead and both polls will show that in the next few days or so - one going up, one going down.