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I would add a third possibility. The polling is out and out BS, pure and simple. Made up from whole cloth. With the full knowledge that they will never be called on it, and if they are they can lie their way out of it. Six weeks after the election it won't matter. If McCain wins then they will use the win to say they were ahead of the curve on predicting the outcome. If he loses they will pass it off to a miracle come-from-behind win, and their followers will buy it hook, line and sinker.

Polls have gone from being snapshots of the situation to being a method of affecting results. The MSM uses them all the time to spin stuff.

Truth is, this poll will not affect the outcome of the election more than 1 or 2 percent, if that. What it DOES do though is trick McCain's supporters into being buoyed into giving more money and support.

America faces danger on every front. From extremist, militant Islam to a Gulf of Mexico that could turn into a huge oilcano, we're under attack all around. But the biggest threat we face, IMHO, is that we've lost control of the election process. From dog catcher to President the system has lost its integrity. And every change made in the name of improving it usually turns out to be a Trojan Horse aimed at making it easier for the bad guys to exploit.

If McCain wins then they will use the win to say they were ahead of the curve on predicting the outcome. If he loses they will pass it off to a miracle come-from-behind win, and their followers will buy it hook, line and sinker. Polls have gone from being snapshots of the situation to being a method of affecting results. The MSM uses them all the time to spin stuff.

This of course is what every poll is today. In every national election - a propaganda tool, used to good effect on the self-conscious who have no internal sense of values or honesty with themselves.

Election strategy today is quite psychologically sophisticated, taken from psy-ops in international conflict. And unfortunately that is where the money comes in, it can employ the most devious talent, not unlike advertising in general which of course has had a long run in America.

The counter to that, the only counter, is brutal honesty coupled with the hope that the electorate can see through the phoniness. The McCain phenomenon is a perfect example - big money backs him (because he can be manipulated through his ego), and the electorate, largely old folks (AZ), can also be easily manipulated.

That is why we are advocates of a third party and the Tea Party. Objective outside outspokenness is really the only hope for a return to conservative sanity. Personally I think, being a college instructor, the young could respond to that if presented with integrity. But you sure are not going to get it from the "Republican" DC establishment.

Johnny Suntrade