Take polls with a grain of salt

clintonobamaclap.jpgHere’s why you shouldn’t put much stock in polls today: The final SurveyUSA poll before Super Tuesday had Hillary Clinton winning both California, 52 percent to Barack Obama’s 42 percent, and Missouri, 54 percent to Obama’s 43 percent.

But Zogby, also a respected pollster, gave Obama the edge in both races: Obama 49 percent and Clinton 36 percent in California; Obama 45 percent and Clinton 42 percent in Missouri.

In other words, the polls are all over the map. This race is close and truly up in the air, with a large number of undecided voters who could break either way.