I have been doing some research on how polling is done. Most recently, the LA Times poll, which most media is using as the "latest candidate poll" I read the questions asked in poll, paul was excluded in questioning. Seems she has a habit of leaving out candidates. http://www.vdare.com/guzzardi/050304_polling.htm

If you read most articles on current poll results, The Times/Bloomberg poll, one person is responsible. Susan Pinkus. Sits on chair in Gov Affairs http://www.cmor.org/ga/who.cfm

Poll Blog show reliability(poor) of each poll http://www.pollster.com/blogs/

I came across this memo on the LA poll staff.(or lack of staff) http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2007/07/la_times_poll_cut_way_bac.php

3/3/07 http://blog.electromneyin2008.com/2007/03/03/clinton_romney_lead_among_insiders/

9/21/07 http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2006/09/la_times_poll_shows_gop_gainin.html

12/5/07 http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/ac1p6fndykeo

12/28/07 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aaSk72YpPj3U&refer=politics