My posting on the latest Gallup poll results drew the following response from one loyal reader:

The Washington Times this week featured a story that quoted a Gallup rep saying that their polls undersample GOPers, while producing skewed results (approx. 7 percentage points on average). If true, why do any conscientious reporters still give them credence or mention?
But since you feel the need to appear as a token, half-hearted conservative on Bush-bashing cable shows, feel free to do so. Ass kisser.

Thanks very much. His is an oft-heard complaint, most recently when CBS News released a poll showing Bush’s approval rating at 34 percent. It’s slanted, Republicans said, charging that it underrepresented GOP voters. It may well have been, just as this Gallup poll, which shows the president at 38 percent, may have, and the new Fox poll, which shows him at 39 percent, may have, and the new Los Angeles Times poll, which shows him at 38 percent, may have, and the RealClearPolitics average of polls, which shows him at 38.7 percent, may have. Perhaps it’s all skewed. Or maybe Bush’s ratings are down.