Closer Than You Think?

[TechMan]

One group of voters in the latest Gallup daily tracking poll put John McCain within 2 points of rival Barack Obama while an AP-Yahoo poll out Friday shows McCain's negatives on the rise. Can they both be right?

Barack Obama has warned his supporters that Democrats have a knack for snatching defeat from victory, and a couple of conflicting polls out Friday reinforce the message that with 18 days to go, this presidential election may be closer than many think.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10...-polling-data/

What do you all think? You think its closer than msot polls predict or furthur apart.?

[randallcards]

polls mean nothing and id say the same if McCain had a 10 point lead

[Bonds_25]

I highly doubt it is a 2-point lead considering how far Obama was ahead before the debate. Nothing has happened since then that would make any type of significant change in the polls. The debate wasn't a game-changer, mostly a wash.

[TechMan]

right but who is to say there ever was a 10 point lead?

[Bonds_25]

right but who is to say there ever was a 10 point lead?

Pretty much every poll said there was so I'm not sure what you are inferring. If you are saying polls are inaccurate, then saying the gap has narrowed based off a poll is just as worthless. Though I would agree that you never know for sure until election day rolls around.

[TechMan]

Thats the point, we are all led to belive these are accurate but we really have no idea.

[randallcards]

Thats the point, we are all led to belive these are accurate but we really have no idea.

exactally until one of these polls calls every person in the united states and takes a poll that way, they cant be trusted, I for one havent been called....

[Bonds_25]

exactally until one of these polls calls every person in the united states and takes a poll that way, they cant be trusted, I for one havent been called....

Even if they did that it probably wouldn't be all that accurate for two reasons: 1) electoral votes > popular vote, and 2) people change their minds when it actually comes time to fill in that bubble on the ballot.

Anyway, I agree with your guys' points.

[randallcards]

Even if they did that it probably wouldn't be all that accurate for two reasons: 1) electoral votes > popular vote, and 2) people change their minds when it actually comes time to fill in that bubble on the ballot.

Anyway, I agree with your guys' points.

i just checked last night the 2 most used polls call 2,800 and 3,000 people, how can u get anything from that?

[TechMan]

yeah i know, and who is to say that 90% of the people they call isnt democrats