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• “The other reason to take the data cum grano salis is that Gallup polls all adults on the party affiliation question not just registered or likely voters -- meaning that many of the people who are included in the surveys are not people who can or will show up at the ballot box next November.”

  The Washington Post: Swing states on the rise heading into 2012

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• “It doesn't mean Murkowski can't make it happen in the next 34 days but it does mean the polling data released over the last 24 hours should be taken cum grano salis.”

  The Washington Post: Lisa Murkowski surges in Alaska (or does she?)

• “While Democrats are certain to seize on these results to suggest that Reid is on the comeback trail, there are plenty of reasons to take such analysis cum grano salis.”

  The Washington Post: Harry Reid: Comeback Kid?

• “The poll, which should be taken cum grano salis because it was conducted for Adler's campaign, showed that the freshman Democrat's approval rating stands at a strong 58 percent (no disapproval was given in the data the Fix received), and majorities of Republicans and independents approved of him.”

  The Washington Post: Americans ready to "look around" in the fall election

• “The Gallup numbers -- while only one set of data and, like all polling, rightly taken cum grano salis -- could not come at a worse time for House Democrats.”

  The Washington Post: Republicans take 10-point generic ballot lead (and what it means)

• “The wide margin should be taken cum grano salis since it was conducted for Bentley's campaign and shows a significant reversal of fortune from the primary results.”

  The Washington Post: Gresham Barrett tries to build a runoff case against Nikki Haley in S.C.

• “The survey is rightly taken cum grano salis since it is paid for by Wal-Mart and conducted via the Internet which remains a somewhat controversial approach in polling circles.”

  The Washington Post: Wal-Mart Moms and the Midterms

• “Any numbers taken more than two years before voters will go to the polls to decide whether to give Obama a second term are rightly taken cum grano salis but they do suggest that for all of the struggles the president has taken since coming into office, he remains a potent political force.”

  The Washington Post: President Obama still sitting pretty in advance of 2012

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