Virginia: Webb has a real legitimate shot and I mean legit (rasmussen)

[AuH2O]

In a close race, polls are basically worthless. If VA Dems turn out in a huge numbers, Webb will win. Otherwise he will lose. The polls are not going to add anything to that analysis.

[AuH2O]

In a close race, polls are basically worthless.

What exactly does that mean?

It's polls that tell you how close a race is.  That's...an odd way of thinking.

Let's say you have four polls, with candidates A and B:

1- A: 50, B:47
2- A: 47, B:50
3- A: 49, B: 47
4- A: 46, B:50

Quite literally the only thing we would know is that the race is close. Which candidate is ahead in a particular poll is totally worthless, because there are polls on both sides. That's how it is right now in VA.