Polls are able to capture what is often called a “snap shot” of a political race, providing a good assessment of where the contest is at a particular moment in time. But they don’t capture everything, as an illuminating discussion by the analysts at FiveThirtyEight.com reveals:

What Could The Polls Be Missing?

Hypothesis #1: The polls are underestimating Clinton because they don’t factor in her superior ground game.

Most reports (and we’ll have an article with some extensive data on this soon) suggest …