When a new poll comes out, those of us in the media, especially on television, get excited and giddy over what the numbers may mean to the overall electorate.

As any good pollster will tell you, polls offer a snapshot into the minds of the voters on a given day. Of course, that view could change the next day for a multitude of reasons.

My BlackBerry and Treo were buzzing Thursday over the release of polling data showing that America is ready to elect a black president by overwhe ...

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