Poll: Are you a 'Pollaholic' ? [View all]

[Tx4obama]

Poll Addict Confesses
By David Brooks

Hello, my name is David, and I’m a pollaholic. For the past several months I have spent inordinate amounts of time poring over election polls. A couple of times a day, I check the Web sites to see what the polling averages are. I check my Twitter feed to see the latest Gallup numbers. I’ve read countless articles dissecting the flawed methodologies of polls I don’t like.

And do you know what I’ve learned from these hours of attention? That if the election were held today (which it won’t be), then President Obama would be a bit more likely to win. At the same time, there seems to be a whiff of momentum toward Mitt Romney. That’s it. Hundreds of hours. Two banal observations.

I have wasted a large chunk of my life I will never get back. Why? Because I’ve got a problem.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/opinion/books-poll-addict-confesses.html?_r=0

Are you a 'Pollaholic' ?

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	Yes, I admit it!
	16 (80%)
	Yes, but don't tell anyone.
	1 (5%)
	No, but I might not be telling the truth.
	0 (0%)
	No, no way!
	2 (10%)
	Maybe.
	0 (0%)
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