This is my first diary post to any blog, so please let me know if you have any suggesions on formatting, etc. Also, I feel compelled to state that I support Obama in the primaries, but the analysis below is based on numbers and does not involve any potential for skewing toward any particular candidate.
I have been reading a number of posts recently which use polling numbers to prove or disprove that one particular candidate is ahead or more electable than another, or to predict a Democatric '08 victory or landslide.
Among the polls cited have been polls released in the last couple of weeks by Survey USA (SUSA)which have surveyed Clinton vs. Giuliani in 9 states. These show that Clinton is leading in the polls in CA, KY, NM, OH, OR, VA, and WA. Giuliani is leading in AL and MO.
These polls make little sense based on other national polls that have been released.
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