I don’t hate polls. I am not all that bothered by talk of a 2016 presidential campaign that is almost three years away. What does make me apoplectic, however, is watching political commentators seriously analyze a poll taken in 2013 about potential 2016 presidential candidates.
I’m talking specifically about the most recent survey from the well-respected Des Moines Register that tested the favorable ratings of some of the most talked about potential 2016 candidates. With their insatiable need to feed the 24-hour news beast, these types of polls are irresistible fodder for harried cable TV producers and anxious and overworked web editors. CONT.
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report