Brendan Nyhan

McCain versus Clinton: A closer look

Bob Somerby still hasn’t corrected his mistaken post from yesterday claiming Hillary Clinton “has been ahead of McCain for months.” Here’s more evidence he’s wrong.

Charles Franklin has compiled the data on McCain-Clinton trial heats. The story is clear — McCain, not Hillary, has been leading for months, though the gap has recently closed (McCain is in red, Hillary in blue):

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Unfortunately, like Time Magazine, Somerby is hyping an outlier.