Latest Rasmussen Poll - Obama trails Romney or Santorum

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Originally Posted by merrylander

The question is do the poll results affect the eventual outcome?

Probably, however, much less than some people think. There are so many different polls that I'd argue that one is offset by another. Band wagon and underdog effects are likely small in national elections, but I'd suspect become more relevant at the local level where the likelihood of opposing polls is less.