Howard Dean : Coverage of campaign has been a blur of polls and predictions . He says in a race this close , speculating about the results is a waste of time . The notion that a wide array of media organizations were cooking the books was as ludicrous as , say , the charge that the Obama administration was manipulating the unemployment figures . Media should n't rely on campaign officials for information , he says . Kurtz : Beware of exit poll leaks on Tuesday ; they 're not reliable .
Howard Dean : Coverage of campaign has been a blur of polls and predictions . He says in a race this close , speculating about the results is a waste of time . Media should n't rely on campaign officials for information , he says . Kurtz : Beware of exit poll leaks on Tuesday ; they 're not reliable .