Survey Says!

It's been a while since I've reminded you (which I do, in part to remind myself) how polls can be way off. When several different ones are close to one another they usually — not always — are a good indicator. But sometimes, they're far enough off where you've gotta say, "At least one of these is not giving us an accurate portrait of these voters."

In the great state of Minnesota, challenger Al Franken is attempting to unseat incumbent Norm Coleman. The Survey USA poll now has Franken at 33% and Coleman at 43%. In the meantime, the Princeton Survey poll conducted for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune currently has Franken at 43% and Coleman at 34%. At least one of these is not giving us an accurate portrait of these voters.