The saying is that “figures don’t lie, but liars figure.”  That’s the way to view the recent Bloomberg Poll that has Obama ahead of Romney, are you ready for this, by 13 points.  Never mind that Gallup has done 66 polls since April, and the candidates were never more than 2 points apart.  Never mind that there is disastrous economic news and scandal in the Justice Department.  Don’t look simply to the poll results, but examine the sample.  The Bloomberg poll samples 15% more Democrats than the Rasmussen poll, which has Romney slightly ahead.  Don’t despair.  There is a long way to go.