Why is the media claiming the 08 election is a close race?

Question

In fact, state by state polling data shows Obama has a healthy lead in terms of electoral votes.

http://electoralmap.net/index.php

http://www.electionprojection.com/index.shtml

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

(I'm not interested in who you want to win, or why. I would like to hear opinions on how the media is handling the polling data.)

Answer 1

The race is closer than you think, start by looking at trusted polls of likely voters such as the Gallup Polls.  Currently Obama has a 3 point lead.

http://www.gallup.com/tag/Election%2B200...

Answer 2

fivethirtyeight.com has Obama under 300 electoral votes for the first time in quite a while. It's not exactly a long drop from there to 268.

The candidate vs. candidate poll has been a few points apart over the last couple of weeks, just outside the margin of error, I believe. Doesn't take much to swing that sort of number.

So I think the reporting has been on target.

Answer 3

Meh well see in November... its all biased up til then

Answer 4

Well, I tell ya, Zargon, I think it will be close, regardless the polls.  The more confrontation abroad, the more military policy comes to mind.

Answer 5

They're in denial.  

Answer 6

Polls mean nothing. They are biased polls to begin with. A majority of the country, like myself, like neither candidate. Im still waiting to see the VP noms before I decide if I'm going to vote or not