As everyone knows, or should know by now, political polls have been both accurate and inaccurate in the past and have become the subject of debate during this primary season. The big problem with polling at the present time on McCain vs. Clinton/ Obama is that the numbers are unreliable.
John McCain is the Republican nominee but neither Clinton or Obama is the Democratic nominee at the present time, so the voting public should pay no attention to the numbers being given on that match up. The numbers will change once the Democratic nominee is known. The only reason the polls are being taken now on that match up is to influence the people's vote in the up coming Democratic primaries.
Once the debate starts between the two final candidates, then the people will have a chance to see what real policies they will advocate and talk about. The issues and the answers put forward by both candidates will become clearer for the people to understand and sharper in their tone. Right now that is not possible and the polls do not take that into consideration.
The issues now being raised by journalists on cable news do not represent the real issues facing the candidates, the country, or the people and, in fact, represent false reporting of trying to create issues that are not even there. They are good at running captions on the T.V. screen that have no bearing on what is actually taking place in the campaign. Case in point: "Should Clinton Drop Out of The Race?"; "Is Bill Hurting Hillary's Chances?"; "Obama's Lead Can Not Be Overcome," and the beat goes on and on.
The polls will definitely change when the final nominees are known and the real issues are focused on---The War in Iraq; The War on Terror; The Economy; Fiscal Responsibility; The ability to lead and the ability to be an American first and put ideology on the shelf. The people will do well to remember the best poll is the one that takes place in the voting booth. The pollster's polls try to circumvent that.
