Loyal Ticket readers know that 98% of the time -- with a margin of error of +/- 4% -- we have our regular doubts about the plethora of presidential polls on people like John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden -- and even Ron Paul -- that fall upon all of us at quadrennial times like these.

Ticket readers also know of the 100% factor of our admiration for the funny folks over at The Onion.

They may have outdone themselves this week with their video news report on polls and how to dissect what pollsters call their "internals" that can reveal much about where the electorate is trending. We won't spoil it for you. Just watch. Maybe grab a tissue first; there's a 79% chance you'll need it.

--Andrew Malcolm

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