Reply #8: Any single day in a tracking poll is almost meaningless.

[hedda_foil]

The idea is to average the results over a three-day period, and to roll the last of the 3 days off when the new day is added. To track Ras polling for the debate, compare the average for the 3 days prior to the debate to the average for the 3 days after the debate. Because there's been a lot back-and-forth due to the Hilary/Obama spat, it might be worthwhile to also compare the average of Thurs - Sat of this past week to see if it's causing any movement for anyone. I haven't run the averages so I have no idea how the 3-day tracking results will turn out but it would be interesting to see.