Of course, the media is completely compromised and biased. You have to look at the polls from the more-or-less independent polling organizations carefully. Sadly, few look past the headlines and everything is gamed.
Look at how the media, and in particular the Washington Post and NY Times, are so obsessed with Sarah Palin that they're 'crowd-sourcing' agenda-laden analysis of the Governor's emails.
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2011/06/first-ever-live-coverage-of-document.html

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