Quite possibly the best, most awesomest poll in the history of everness

In the run up and hubbub hurtling us towards the inevitable national human sacrifice ceremony known as the Presidential election, it is important to keep track of the various degrees with which likely voters approach each candidate.  As I mentioned in my introductory post, the science with which I concern myself is, to me, the most interesting due to its ever evolving and changing nature.  The results from a month ago will mostly likely change due to some unforeseen policy gaffe or campaigning snafu.  This is what makes politics exciting and...dare I utter...fun!  But I digress, I could go on for hours about how much I ADORE this stuff (I mean, I am blogging about it on a Saturday night...during the summer...and I am in college...gosh I must be a bore...).  If you want to have access to what is, in my not so humble opinion, the BEST election season polling data and breakdown, look no further than the Battleground Polling Statistic Project put together by the good people of POLITICO in conjunction with George Washington University, The Terrance Group, and Lake Research Partners.

 Now, maybe I am a little biased due to the fact that I would give an arm, a leg, and two eyeballs to be lucky enough to attend George Washington's Graduate School of Political Management for my Graduate Studies, but even so, this poll and presentation of its statistics is very, very well done by the folks over at the POLITICO.  All the questions are detailed and mapped out very clearly AND (this is my geeky freak out nerd part): you can see how the numbers fluctuate for each past polling session held (usually every 2 months or so).  The poll began tracking data (President Obama's approval rating, issue agreement, etc.) back in the Summer of 2011 in the run up to the Republican primary last fall and into this year.

So, if you are equally politically nerdy (like yours truly), feel free to dig around the old polling results and see how the numbers fared during these times.

I mean, what else are you doing on a Saturday night?

 That's what I thought...