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.
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You might sense that there's more going on in the background than you know. As a result, your nerves could be over-stretched. Particular intrigue about a Leo or Aquarius friend may be a major factor. Discussions with an expert are likely. This could range from anything to do with legal or property matters to last-minute travel arrangements.
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Passions could be stirred. This could be property-related. Deciding just who you want to share your personal space with could be part of the issue. True, it could be a pet or small child who unwittingly tramples in an area that's precious to you. A more unpleasant possibility is that an intruder will breach your security. Keys and passwords seem more important than usual.
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87 degrees (F), 10% chance of rain.
94 degrees (F), 20% chance of rain.
80 degrees (F), 30% chance of rain.
87 degrees (F), 0% chance of rain.
Sources:
General Election Poll: Gallup Daily Tracking Poll
The general-election results are based on combined data from June 26 and 28-29, 2008. For results based on this sample of 2,656 registered voters, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±2 percentage points.
Horoscopes: horoscopes.co.uk
Weather: Weather.com
Betting Lines: Intrade Prediction Markets