outside Reading Assignment #8

National polls tighten a bit; Obama hangs in to lead in battlegrounds:

Today I read an article about the polls in the 2008 election. The article stated that McCain is gaining ground on Obama. Obama had an 8 point lead on Saturday, but according to the Rear Clear Politics National poll average, it has decreased to 5.9. Another poll, Rasmussen poll, says that Obama is ahead by only 3 points. The Reuters/Zogby/C-SPAN poll says that since last week Obama has gone from a 12 point lead to a 5 point lead. The Gallup poll stats that Obama has a three point lead, unlike his 7 point lead from last week.

This article taught me a few things. First of all, it showed me that all polls are different. We can't really tell which candidate is ahead until we get the actual votes. Polls might comfort some voters, but scare others. The truth is, polls don't really matter. What matters is going a making your vote count.
This article also showed me that anything can happen during an election. Throughout all of September and October, many people have thought that Obama is going to win the election and become the next president, but this just goes to show that nothing is for certain. You can't count another person out, in this case McCain, until the election is over.

I think that a close race is more interesting, rather then having one candidate win by a landslide. Of course I am happy to see this poll because I am a McCain supporter, but none the less, both candidates have the right to fight to the end.
Both McCain and Obama are fighting for what they believe in so all that is left to say is, it is in our hands. We decide who is our next president, these polls don't decide for us and neither does the media (don't even get me started on the media. Can you say BIASED?!). Anyways, elections are very important and they are never over until all of the votes have been counted on November 4th.