Do You Believe These Polls?

MCCAIN 50%, OBAMA 40%

NIXON 48%, HULSHOF 42%

750 likely voters from August 13th to 17th. The survey’s margin of error is +/-3.6%.

But yes, it's an automated poll -- which means no human contact is involved . . .

AND THAT INVITES SKEPTICS

READ IT HERE

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THE SMART PEOPLE IN MO. POLITICS SAY: These numbers give you a sense of the generic races, but not a clear picture of the margin. It is only August, the race for Governor has barely begun, so Hulshof is probably still down by double-digits. Still, when you talk to 750 people, you do get a general picture of the race. Word is the Hulshof camp was just out in the field with its own poll, which showed the Congressman down by more than six. The Notebook bets Nixon is up by more and McCain is up by a tad less.

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HULSHOF CAMP REACTS:

"As you know, it’s really not our MO to tout some of these independent polls because they can fluctuate wildly," said Hulshof spokesperson Scott Baker.
"There will be a lot of polls with a lot of different numbers between now and Election Day. The only poll that matters is taken on November 4," he added.

DEVELOPING . . .