Polls...

I think that media polls during the election cycle have gotten way out of hand. As much as I pay attention to them, (I'm a hypocrite), they're so volatile this year that's it's hard to get an accurate read on where this election is headed. They have caused us who are interested to treat these campaigns more like a sporting event, rather that what they should be, a free exchange of ideas and policies. It's always about who's winning week to week. After the Republican convention Bush got an 11 point lead in a Newsweek poll. After the first debate (in the same poll, Newsweek) Kerry had taken a 3 point lead. After further consideration of these two polls, I'm inclined to believe neither result. I think this race is dead even. Record numbers of people are registering to vote to the point officials can't keep up. There should be a record turnout for this election. I think this may favor the Democrats.