The
Reuters wire service came up with its own poll taken in the aftermath of the
Democratic National Convention – one which shows that Hillary Clinton’s
campaign has received its post-convention bump in support.
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| CLINTON: She's back in the saddle, again |
She
has a 6 percent lead (41 percent to 35) over Republican candidate Donald Trump –
who of course had some polls showing him with as big as a 7 percent lead over
Clinton in the days following the Republican National Convention.
SO
WHAT DOES any of this mean? Are we, the electorate, really so shallow that we
support whatever is of the moment?
Or
are the nominating conventions little more than pep rallies (even the “Everything
in this country is miserable and I’m the only one who can fix it” mentality of
the Trump take on society) meant to boost the public perception of the
candidates.
In
which case, these post-convention polls are probably as meaningless as they
come.
They
may also be the ultimate evidence of the truth of one of the oldest political clichés
– “The only poll that matters is the one taken on Election Day”
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