A perspective on polls

There are many polls being bandied about right now with varying numbers.

While many are related to the current Clinton-Obama Democratic nomination contest, some are also geared to the match-up of both those candidates versus John McCain.

It has been the experience of yours truly that a poll taken in May 2008 is a snapshot of voter sentiment at that time, not November 2008.

And that leads to a second point.  Sometimes in a presidential campaign 24 hours can be an eternity; that is to say that gravity is everywhere, the earth is constantly moving and some unforeseen event, statement, occurrence, etc. can change those polls overnight.

Bottom line:  There is still a long way to go.