Gallup is suspending its tracking poll!

[WI_DEM]

Using the storm as an excuse (and I suppose that is a good reason) but I wonder...

Gallup Suspends Tracking Poll
From a statement: "Gallup has suspended polling for its daily tracking as of Monday night and will reassess on a day-to-day basis. The ultimate effect on the overall picture of polling between now and this weekend, including election polling, will depend on what happens as a result of the storm, about which we will have a better understanding of on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/29/gallup_suspends_tracking_poll.html

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. hmm

why is this an OMG?

[WI_DEM]

7. you're probably right

about the omg, but it does give them an excuse to say they stopped polling and missed the Obama surge.

[question everything]

2. It is not as if something will be missing

their polls do not exactly reflect reality. If I remember correctly from 2008.

[pointsoflight]

3. IBD/Tipp already did, too.

[regnaD kciN]

4. It's a great excuse...

...for when the election results prove their polling dead wrong: "Inaccurate? Of course not! We just had to suspend polling because of the storm, and therefore couldn't catch the late swing to Onama because of his leadership during the emergency."

[Proud liberal 80]

5. That sucks

Because now the latest of Romney gaining plus one to lead 51-46 will be counted forever. Wish it was stopped last night when Obama gained

[WI_DEM]

6. No, it can't be counted forever...

it would have to be the last entry with a week to go before the election. It was unrealistic number anyway.

[TroyD]

8. What a weird final week this is turning out to be

Who would have thought the election would be affected by a huge storm?