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John McCain’s theory is that the polls have to be wrong, if they are not favoring him. I thought this was particularly funny that he would disagree with a poll and use another poll to prove his point.

John McCain disputed the polls that show him trailing Barack Obama by double digits, saying that he would rather rely on his “senses” and is encouraged by the enthusiasm at his events.

The Republican presidential candidate made an argument for the viability of his campaign during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning. McCain predicted a come-from-behind and win on Election Day, just nine days away.

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“Those polls have consistently shown me much further behind than we actually are,” said McCain during the interview here with veteran journalist Tom Brokaw.

Major polls show McCain trailing Obama by between three to 14 percentage points. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll taken this week gave Obama a 10-point lead over his Republican rival. McCain, however, cited a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby daily tracking poll released Sunday that showed Obama’s lead shrinking to just five points from 12 points this Thursday. “We’re going to do well in this campaign,” McCain went on. “We’re going to win it. But it’s going to be tight.”

“I choose to trust my senses as well as polls. In the enthusiasm, at almost all of our campaign events is at a higher level than I’ve ever seen and I’ve been in a lot of presidential campaigns,” McCain said. “I see intensity out there and I see passion. So we’re very competitive here and I’m very happy with where we are and I’m very proud of the campaign I’ve run.”