Polls: Even More Bogus Than I Thought

I’ve long been very, very skeptical of polls, especially political polls. Turns out they’re probably worse than even I thought, because they can’t even get a representative broad sample. Why not? They only get people willing to answer their land line.

Nope, even if the political pollsters start calling the cell-phone only households right now, they would probably be amazed by how out of touch they are with the new America.  Forget Red State or Blue State, the question is: are you wireless or wireline?

Here’s a stab at a state-by-state look. Note that the South seems to be highest.

Keepin’ It Classy, Obama Style

Maybe he can’t remember the name of the soldier on his bracelet without peeking, but at least Barry is wearing it against the wishes of the soldier’s family.

Don’t worry. The networks are all over the story, since there is no media bias to protect Obama.