There is a peculiar divergence between various public opinion polls at the moment. On the one hand, Mitt Romney has built a narrow but durable lead in the national polls, averaging around a 1 percent advantage over the last three weeks. This has cheered the hearts of conservatives everywhere.
Yet, liberals retort, Obama has a lead in enough swing states to add up to 270 electoral votes, and that is really what matters.
What to make of this? [cont.]
Jay Cost, The Weekly Standard