Gearing Up for Elections...Already?

Poll: Americans divided in battle for Congress
There is still another year to go before midterm congressional elections, and a new national poll already is showing that Americans are divided as to which party they will vote for. Fifty percent of people said they would vote for a Democratic candidate, while forty-four percent said they would vote for a Republican candidate. On top of that, fifty percent of the voters said they could change their minds. Trying to predict the election this far in advance is filled with variables that could cause truly inaccurate results.

This poll is riddled with errors. Trying to form accurate assumptions months and months away from midterm elections isn't creating any real statistics. The fact that people can change their minds and that many more events can take place between now and then really will change the landscape of the elections. CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said it best, "These tea-leaves are very hard to read." Agreed. The masses aren't always focused quite that far into the future. Maybe predictions should be held off until election day is a bit closer.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/poll.congress/index.html