Huffpollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For May 14

Polls have come to dominate the media's horse race coverage of political campaigns. Pundits and reporters constantly use them to tell us who's hot and who's not -- but skip over the fact that plummeting response rates and variables like undecided voters and margins of error and often render these polls useless as anything other than lightweight diversions on par with horoscopes and political betting lines. Our HuffPollstrology chart helps keep you up to date on the latest poll results, along with the latest horoscope predictions, and the latest online political betting lines - and will hopefully help the polling junkies in the media keep polls in the proper perspective.

Democratic nomination
clinton	43% SurveyUSA Poll (Oregon Primary)	SCORPIO October 26, 1947 Get ready for a switch-back thought-ride over the next few days. It could be new music, new scents or an apparently outrageous suggestion from someone younger that starts the process. In business, it's likely to be something simple - and which doesn't challenge your technical abilities that throws your brain into another gear. Taurus friends and colleagues may be amazed.	9.0% chance of winning
obama	54% SurveyUSA Poll (Oregon Primary)	LEO August 4, 1961 Dramatic flair could bring you attention. The way you dress could get you noticed. It might also be that you see a business opportunity. The next move could be to persuade someone to join you. It's possible that your pulse could race for other reasons: romantically you could be on the way to a high.	90.2% chance of winning
Mccain vs obama in the General election
mccain	44% Gallup Tracking Poll	VIRGO August 29, 1936 Strong colours could have great impact. True, you might just be in the mood to paint the town red - extravagantly and expensively. It's as likely though that you'll be attracted to those who're willing to be bold. Flowers could have similar impact. This might be a cry from deep inside you. It may be that recent dramas have turned you on to the idea that not all drama is bad and that a little actually acts as a pick-me-up.	38.2% chance of winning
obama	47% Gallup Tracking Poll	LEO August 4, 1961 Neptune in aspect to the Sun today can be wonderful, sensitive, spiritual, and very creative, but not very practical. Sometimes it makes you worry about things that don't exist. It's important not to take whatever you feel for the reality. Keep your imagination under control and keep double checking that you are right along the way. You will believe the best of everyone, and only see what you want to see. This may not be helpful when it comes to practical matters.	55.4% chance of winning
Mccain vs clinton in the General election
mccain	44% Gallup Trackng Poll	VIRGO August 29, 1936 If you expect miracles from other people, then you could end up feeling they have not fulfilled your hopes. Maybe you were seeing something which was not offered in the first place. Try to be realistic. You want to be even more helpful than usual, even charitable in the work you do, lending a hand where needed. But you may find your your energy levels and concentration low at times, so do not force the pace, or demand too much of yourself.	38.2% chance of winning
clinton	49% Gallup Tracking Poll	SCORPIO October 26, 1947 Push aside normal demands for the day and just idle along. You are not in a mood to get a grip or be confrontational. So leave practical chores to another day. You are struggling to make your dream of an ideal home and family life come true, and could be feeling a touch let down. What you imagined has not quite come to pass, not yet anyway. Try to sort out misunderstandings as soon as they occur with a little tact and forgiveness.	6.2% chance of winning

weather report
East		Washington, DC 77 degrees (F), 20% chance of rain.
south		Atlanta, GA 75 degrees (F), 20% chance of rain.
midwest		Chicago, IL 61 degrees (F), 20% chance of rain.
west		Los Angeles, CA 79 degrees (F), 20% chance of rain.

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Sources:

Democratic Nomination Poll: SurveyUSA Poll

1,700 state of Oregon adults were interviewed 05/09/08 through 05/11/08. Of them, 1,554 were registered to vote. Of them, 615 were determined by SurveyUSA to have already mailed their ballot or to be likely to return a ballot in the 05/20/08 Democratic Primary.

General Election Poll: Gallup Daily Tracking Poll

The general election results are based on combined data from May 7-11, 2008. For results based on this sample of 4,370 registered voters, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±2 percentage points.

Horoscopes: horoscopes.co.uk and astrology.msn.com

Weather: Weather.com

Betting Lines: Intrade Prediction Markets

Comments

[AdamX]

Would someone please show Hillary the door?

[teacupsnpots]

How come it is rarely pointed out that in FL the primary date was moved up to January by Republicans?  In other words, holding the Democratic Party of FL responsible and the votes cast as ineligible does not "punish" the offenders.  I don't get it.Since when is it the responsibility of people who are not responsible for an action to be held acccountable for it (isn't that a violation to the 5th Amendment to the Constitution?)

[Liam]

There are several holes in your argument.

1) Those Republicans were elected. Sad for the people of FL, but it's not some random batch of Republicans sitting around twisting their moustaches like Snidely Whiplash, thinking "How can we hijack this and really screw with the Democrats?"

2) The Republican Party has also punished Florida. Differently, perhaps, but still.

3) How would it be any different if it had been Dems in charge? If they'd still gone ahead with this primary schedule (as MI did, so it's not as if that's impossible), the rank-and-file Democrats would still have been screwed by their elected official.

4) Regardless of all of that, the rules were set PRIOR to the primary, and all (including Senator Clinton) agreed to them. Many voters, knowing their vote wasn't going to count, didn't bother to vote at all. The candidates spent no time in Florida campaigning or introducing themselves personally. Therefore, the results may not be truly representative of what an actual, fair primary would have resulted in.

5) It is hypocrisy in the extreme to agree to a set of rules and then, after learning that those rules don't favor you, trying to insist they be changed. "Everyone's vote deserves to be counted" flies in the face of "Delegates don't really have to vote for who they're elected for" or "The super delegates should choose me after I lose the elected delegates, because I'm more electable. It's a transparent vote grab, nothing more.

Liam.