I was about to bump my old complaint thread about the idea of same-day lag, and challenge any opposition to a fistfight, but I thought better of it.
Still, thanks Dave. Someone had to do it. Even if everything that article says is pretty obvious, it does help with historical context.
but the article didn't give a reason for the 3 majors (IBD, Ras, Gallup) showing it a 3 point race but the state polling showing a much bigger spread....in other words, just pointing out that something doesn't make sense doesn't explain the nonsense.
It's a good question, but not one that I have much of an answer for. I can only point out what I know to be an impossible time-warp, and then concede that I don't know the answer to the other thing.