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The Drudge Report has done a great job highlighting the innumerable and disparate election polls being touted in the media.  Today, Drudge has featured a photo of Obama with a headline that reads: “Landslide Like Reagan.” It links to a Zogby poll indicating a nearly 10 point spread in the Presidential race.  A short time later Drudge added a new top story: “AP Shock Poll: Obama, McCain Even . . .”  And of course, Real Clear Politics and USAElectionPolls.com are treasure troves for poll lovers.

Rush Limbaugh has argued for several months that the Presidential race will be a dead heat and much of the polling is an effort to manipulate public opinion.  His website currently features this headline: See, I Told You So: Polls are Close.

Of course, one has to wonder who is paying for all these polls? Obama spends more than $21M on polling and nearly $200M on media or maybe, its George Soros: Shadow Soros Compiling Obama Team.

There can be many reasons for these disparities as Michael Barone points out in the Wall Street Journal: Are the Polls Accurate? Reading them right is more art than science.

Perhaps, Barone places more faith in the polls than they deserve.  In any event, readers might enjoy this informative and entertaining little video that is part of Citizen Link’s Stoplight series: Poll Vault: While the media appear ready to declare the winner of the election Stuart Shepard explains why they may be all wet. 

In the final analysis, the polls are simply “water under the bridge” if you vote.