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Lies, Damn Lies, And Polls

disparaging Hillary's inevitabilitythis pieceUnion Leader
The Real Clear Politics averages show Clinton leading Obama by 16.5 percentage points nationwide, five points in Iowa, and 21 points in New Hampshire. How can Obama be claiming so many more donors than Clinton while Clinton leads him by such big margins in the polls? I think the polls are inaccurate. Think of it like a House, M.D. episode. When you have a test result you know is accurate (in this case, the fund-raising numbers) that contrasts with a symptom or test result you can't explain (the poll numbers), you go with what you know is right and keep testing the other one until they match.
NYTOpinionatorBen Wasserstein