Media not flapping their trap about polls as much? Here is why.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York)

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 21-25, 2006. N=1,127 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

"Is your opinion of Hillary Rodham Clinton favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Hillary Rodham Clinton yet to have an opinion?"

ALL adults

Favorable
32%

Not Favorable
39%

Undecided
21%

Haven't Heard Enough
8%

The Harris Poll. June 2-5, 2006. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"How do you rate the job Democrats in Congress are doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
6/2-5/06

Excellent/Pretty Good
26%

Only Fair/Poor
70%