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The Latest Gallup Gives Obama 11 Point Lead

I haven’t posted about the Gallup Daily Poll in a while, and I thought it worth noting that today’s Gallup Poll Daily tracking report “shows Barack Obama maintaining a 52% to 41% lead over John McCain, unchanged from Wednesday’s report.”
Frank Newport notes:
Signifying a general stability in the race, Obama has maintained a share of the vote [...]

Did anyone ask if Americans have confidence in Polls?

Polling is a fixture in American life and politics that often seems overplayed and intrusive. Many of us try to ignore a lot of it while keeping an eye out for what might be important or useful. Today’s headlines are about a new Gallup Poll reporting only 14% of Americans have a lot of confidence in Congress.