What kind of reputation do Mason/Dixon polls have? they have McCain up by 3 in VA

[WI_DEM]

and tied in Michigan (where all other recent polls have Obama up by 5-12 points). Here is the story on the VA poll (and most other recent surveys in VA have Obama up there)

The presidential race in Virginia is a tossup, according to a new poll for The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

John McCain leads Barack Obama by three percentage points in Virginia -- 48 percent to 45 percent — in a survey released today by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research of Washington. The poll puts the contest within the 4-percentage-point margin of error.

The poll was conducted Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It's based on interviews with 625 likely voters. The results are similar to a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon a week ago for NBC News.

(so now NBC will be harping this poll, like the MI one, instead of other polls which show a bigger Obama advantage).

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/politics.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-10-02-0202.html

[Bicoastal]

1. Well, Mason is pretty sharp...

...but Dixon is a talking, walking pile of crap.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Cue "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

[chitty]

3. Thay must be pretty sharp if

McCain is pulling out of Michigan and they have it tied.

Me thinks it's not tied.