We are in the high season of political polls. It feels like we are pelted with a new one by the hour. Public interest and the looming Election Day charge the atmosphere.
Are the polls solid? Can they be trusted? What’s the sample size? I’ve never been called.
Partisans bicker over interpreting the polls as if the election were on the line in that moment. In jittery times, polling keeps everyone hopped up. Maybe we should ignore them. We’ll know soon enough. CONT.
John Dickerson, CBS News
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