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'Polls Don't Matter,' Says Obama Pollster

Campaign's opinion boss to volunteers: Don't get discouraged

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 11, 2012 10:12 AM CDT

(Newser) Poll fluctuations are no biggie because "at the end of the day, polls don't matter," says the very guy in charge of, well, polling for President Obama. "Polls will go up, polls will go down," Obama's head of opinion research, David Simas, told volunteers in a webcast. "We have said from the beginning that this will be a very, very close race," he noted, according to Politico. "If the election were held today, the president would absolutely be reelected." Still, it's time to "work harder than you ever have."

Graphic shows AP-GfK Poll results on Obama, Romney and their wives
Graphic shows AP-GfK Poll results on Obama, Romney and their wives   (Associated Press)
Chart shows results of opinion polls on Obama and the economy
Chart shows results of opinion polls on Obama and the economy   (Associated Press)
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COMMENTS
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SilenceDogood
Oct 11, 2012 5:56 PM CDT
I love Bill Cosby quotes; RIGHT!
milo7453
Oct 11, 2012 5:27 PM CDT
Too funny-- Romney/Ryan 2012
WinglessExtremist
Oct 11, 2012 4:18 PM CDT
Video reportedly shows Obama for America staffer facilitating voter fraud http://www.examiner.com/article/video-reportedly-shows-obama-for-america-staffer-facilitating-voter-fraud Citation provided by RiffRan.  
 

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