The propaganda stepped up today with partisans from both sides seemingly seriously claiming indisputable victory 11 days out from the election. Mostly they do it by throwing out polls that they don't like and using the ones that they do like.
But much of this is more propaganda, or put more nicely--Spin. The trend continues to be that Romney leads among independents, but the big question is how much? The answers from the poll vary by about 2% up to 20+% Some polls show Romney getting more support from Women closing the so-called
"gender gap" which is a misnomer, but it's not worth getting into the semantics.
It is generally agreed that Obama has a more solid ground game especially in Early Voting, but both sides are also claiming better numbers for themselves over 2008, and worse numbers for their opponent.
After November 6th, we will be able to look at the results and compare the poll results, but it's obvious that many polls will be "wrong" but it's still possible to be within their Margin of Error. Somebody will also claim victory as the best result compared to actuals, but this year more than most, I think they are all off at one point in the campaign.
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