Why Even Bother

There are four polls out today which are meant to tell us the state of the national vote for president. Three of the polls are tracking polls: IBD shows Obama up by 6%, Gallup shows Romney up by 7%, and Rasmussen shows Romney up by 2%. Meanwhile the NBC poll shows the race tied. There is only one possible conclusion that can be drawn from these polls: some or all of them are wrong. Gallup has Romney at his largest lead ever and IBD has Obama tied with his largest lead of the year. One has to wonder why they bother polling.

On another front, two recent political events are also worth mentioning. Yesterday Sandra Fluke spoke to a rally in Reno, Nevada. According to reports, ten people showed up to hear her speak, and the news was unclear whether or not the ten people in attendance included the reporters. Remember she flew to Nevada from Washington DC, just to speak at the rally. One day earlier, there was a rally in the senatorial election in Connecticut that was held in Stamford. Chris Murphy, the Democrat candidate, was joined by Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut, Senator Schumer of New York and Senator Coons of Delaware. These three senators and one candidate drew a crowd of about 50 people. Three sitting senators and the party candidate could only get a crowd of about 13 people per speaker. Again, one has to wonder why these folks bother campaigning.