Jason Monastra

My life and thoughts out on the web

Polls are an interesting science, better call it art to be safe.  They are intended to offer a sample of the general public thus giving the idea of what the nation is thinking.  Polls tend to go back and forth, some offering wider amounts of disparity than others.  As most know I lean in the conservative camp, but find myself glued more to the liberal media channels such as CNN (like there are many conservative ones to choose from).  In any case, I find interesting the the polls and their truth over the last week.

It appears that the gap between McCain and Obama might not be as large as once proposed.  Why is that?  Disenchantment.  Liberal media channels that happen to control most of the outlets into peoples’ homes want people to believe that there is no hope for the McCain/Palin ticket.  To do so, their polls are skewed, only calling on registered liberals and people know to support Obama as a candidate.  Looking then at the sampling of say 1200 people, the guise is that the nation is leaning towards Obama.  Frankly that is quite simple given the sampling that they collect.  If you ask a sampling of 1200 dogs if they enjoy being around cats or dogs, most will respond emphatically not with cats (as they chase them around barking).

But what about the most recent polls, with the lead dropping from 11 to 5%, I even saw a poll yesterday with a spread of 3%.  That same poll had a margin error of 2.5% meaning it could essentially be a dead heat.  Why the changes?  Simple….they cannot look so out of touch as the election begins.  If they continue to report such disparity and the election results are very close or McCain wins, they will look like they are not reporting the news independently.  Like they ever were.

Liberal media has launched a campaign that has brought the Obama campaign to unprecedented heights, one that is formidable and difficult to overcome.  But certainly not impossible.  McCain and Palin have a valid chance at creating history themselves - McCain as being the oldest President and Palin as the first female VP.  Polls are what they are, but do not take them as they are presented - as most media outlets have their own agenda and care little for the truth.  They are painters of a picture, hoping to generate results that make them look the best.