New DailyKos/Research 2000 tracking poll

[Lunar]

The mainstream media treats Zogby and sometimes Zogby Interactive polls the same as regular polls, so I don't know if it really matters.

Just yesterday I saw Maddow stick in a Zogby poll with Barr getting 11% in New Hampshire along with other polls.

[Lunar]

You mean ALL television journalism when you say "bad journalism," right?

I notice a lot of citing different polls.  Zogby has McCain leading despite Barr getting 11% in New Hampshire but Survey USA has Obama behind 20% in North Carolina.  Analysis follows.

Or, what is more common, citing some sketchy poll taken a couple days before to indicate a huge drop/gain after some legitimate poll shows the race close.

[Lunar]

Oh, I like Survey USA, they are one of my top five fav pollsters.  I just used them for an example because they are easy to knock and they fit into the "the media is schilly" theme.

You don't have to tell me twice that they can pull a good poll out of their butts!