Sure I could take responsibility for my actions, but where's the fun in that. The thing is that politics is business, and business is politics. Nader is right. The political system of our country is a capitalistic machine. You probably thought they were merely useless sets of irrational numbers generated to make the politicians look intelligent.
Polls are so much more.
Not only that, they serve as a sort of comforter to the cause. While Gore fans may take great pleasure in his marginal lead among registered voters, the Bush camp can always look at the fact that they have a slight lead among likely voters. After seeing that Snickers ad I walked down to the post office to get my mail. I was sure there would be a lovely new copy of Newsweek waiting for me. The sad part is that I wait all week for that magazine.