Midknight Review -- new and revised: Notes on polling during election eve week.

I have cautioned my readership to take Corporate polling with a grain of salt, understanding that those polls are for the purpose of raising money for the several candidates.

But, as election day approaches its final hours, many if not most polling agencies, get honest in an effort to validate their existence for the next election cycle. Most will not publish 12 point leads for their party of choice. Rather, you will find Left or Right leaning predictions, but within reason.

As far as this blog is concerned, I intend to wait until this weekend (beginning Friday) before publishing any serious polling predictions. Never lose sight of the fact that even serious polling concerns, FiveThirtyEight, the L.A. Times/USC regional daily poll, Invester's Daily and Real Clear Politics, take the place of election day results.

Its almost over and it has been a blast. After the election, I may retire from my predictive/political perch and join the normal people who never think about politics, and live their lives as if our "leaders" are irrelevant to daily living.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

Notes on polling during election eve week.

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