[gusopol3]

Down the stretch, the race was remarkably stable. Rasmussen Reports showed Obama receiving either between 50% of the vote and 52% for the last 40 days of Election 2008. The ranged tightened a bit during the final two weeks—Obama received either 51% or 52% of the vote on 13 of the last 14 days.

For McCain, the numbers stayed between 44% and 47% of the vote for the final forty days of the campaign. He was at 46% or 47% of the vote every day for the final nine days of the tracking poll.

This consistency is important because it reflects the reality around us. When it comes to selecting a President, the overwhelming majority of Americans do not change their minds on a daily basis. Any poll showing volatility should automatically be viewed with caution

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/how_did_we_do

[LS]

I agree, I think Ras was pretty accurate. In fact, I think most of the polls were pretty close, unfortunately. My editorial yesterday, though, argues something totally different ("What If They Don't Care?")

What if they have already calculated "acceptable casualties" (say, a loss of 30 House seats and 4-5 Senate seats) in order to put in place a "doomsday machine" that it will take SUPERMAJORITIES to override and repeal? What if like Lloyd Doggett in TX and the guy in NC, they say, "we don't care what you think." (Yes, they said something to that effect---that they would vote for healthcare no matter what their constituents wanted.)

[SeattleBruce]

Any poll showing volatility should automatically be viewed with caution
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Have you been witnessing the Alinsky tactics of zero and team? That will automatically bring in volatility...there’s a large group of people that don’t know/dont’ care about this - and are confused by it...

I think that’s the volatility we’re seeing, to some degree.