In the final days of this intensely close election season, polling has taken on an added layer of uncertainty with millions of people stranded without electricity and without phones in several states.
It may seem even silly or ridiculous to those experiencing the worst storm damage in their lives to talk about polling (or for that matter receive a survey call on a cellphone whose charged battery is indeed a lifeline), but for the data-obsessed and for pollsters, storm Sandy has complicated matters just a bit. [cont.]
Kate Phillips, New York Times