Don't let the polls dictate your vote, writes Bush's brain
(NEWSER) - With the explosion of polls in this presidential election—almost as many national polls this month as there were during all of 2004—there's a real risk that polls themselves will drive behavior in the voting booth, Karl Rove writes in the Wall Street Journal, urging voters not to let the numbers affect their choice. "It is much easier for journalists to devote the limited space in their papers or on TV to the horse-race aspect of the election rather than its substance," he notes, and in the last week, candidates offer little new substance. More»