Russert still cherry-picking polls to claim Giuliani beating Clinton

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200708010010?f=h_top

NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that found Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) would defeat former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) by a 47 percent to 41 percent margin if they were the candidates for president in 2008, NBC News Washington bureau chief Tim Russert said that the poll was "significant, because many of the polls had shown Rudy Giuliani beating Hillary Clinton in a general election." In fact, of the five national head-to-head match-up polls conducted in July before the poll Russert called "significant," Clinton led in three:

A July 17-18 Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll, with a +/-3 percent margin of error (MoE), found Clinton leading Giuliani 46 percent to 41 percent.

A July 12-14 Zogby America poll, with a +/-3.1 percent MoE, found Clinton leading Giuliani 46 percent to 41 percent.

A July 9-10 Rasmussen Reports poll, with a +/-4 percent MoE, found Clinton leading Giuliani 44 percent to 43 percent.

A July 15-18 George Washington University Battleground 2008 poll, conducted by The Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners with a +/-3.1 percent MoE, found Giuliani leading Clinton 49 percent to 44 percent.

A July 12-15 Gallup poll, with a +/- 3 percent MoE, found Giuliani leading Clinton 49 percent to 46 percent.
Clinton also led in all three polls conducted in July regarding a hypothetical three-way presidential race between Clinton, Giuliani, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I):

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1. The problem is that there are too many damn polls

In the good old days it was just Gallup, Roper and Harris.

Legislation to limit or restrict the number of polls conducted should also be considered. Call it "Poll Control".