If a pollster conspired to be inaccurate the word would probably get out and that pollster would be out of business. No sane pollster would change its likely voter screen without good reason (based on data about accuracy).

There have been games played with polls since there have been polls, but usually they are a bit more circumspect, a bit more concerned with their credibility AFTER the election. They seem to have decided to go full-on bullshit now. Orwellian, precisely.

See here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021592751

and how many newly registered voters go through all of the trouble of registering...........but ultimately don't vote? About the only people I see NOT voting are those current "undecideds", as well people who just think the entire political system is a crock and hate all politicians pretty much equally.

Maybe the differences are due to accounting for voter suppression, who owns the voting machines, voter intimidation, and all such legal and smart parts of today's country of free men. (Women left out due to uncertainty of status.)

this though? And voter suppression doesn't seem to be working in OH at least, as early voting will be permitted the Friday before election day. All early voting favors Dems heavily. This shit makes no sense.

Haven't all states closed registration? Either you're going to vote or not...thus you are already "registered". The numbers are all over the map this year since there are so many numbers being bantered about by so many different "pollsters". I remember when you had two or three companies, now I see new names popping up every week. Thus I see a lot of confusion as right now it seems like everyone can cite numbers that prove their candidate is winning (which is important for the candidates themselves in raising last minute cash).