Tuesday - April 10, 2007

Poll Spin

Would you like to see how media spin works? Pay attention and I’ll show you. Take a look at the news story below from ABC NEWS. After reading it you might be convinced that people just love the new Congress and hate Bush. As the article states, “Congress approval rating at 40%, high point of the year, Bush’s approval ratings still low at mid-30%”.

There’s only one problem. This is complete, utter bullshit. ABC took the figures from one poll, AP-Ipsos and seems to have ignored all the other polls, including the one that is usually closer to being accurate, the Gallup Poll. If you look at the graph below the news story you will see the Gallup Poll figures - and they show both Congress and President Bush’s approval ratings rising slightly with Bush at 38% and Congress trailing behind at 33%.

So which one should you believe? Probably neither but the spin being put on the AP-Ipsos poll by ABC automatically disqualifies that poll from the git-go. Keep track of all recent polls at pollingreport.com ... and always keep in mind that there are liars ... damn liars ... and statisticians - with that last group being the most contemptible and dishonest of the lot. Believe it or not .... 60% of the people I polled disapprove of polls altogether. Would I lie to you?

AP Poll: Congress Approval Up
Congress’ Approval Hits High Point in a Year - 40 Percent - As Democrats Challenge Bush

WASHINGTON Apr 10, 2007 (ABC NEWS)— Public approval for Congress is at its highest level in a year as Democrats mark 100 days in power and step up their confrontation with President Bush over his handling of the Iraq War, the issue that overshadows all others.

Yet for all their eagerness to challenge Bush, congressional Democrats so far have failed to attract significant support among independents, a group that helped propel them to power in last fall’s elections and now appears more strongly opposed to the war than the general public.

The findings from an AP-Ipsos nationwide poll provide a snapshot of public sentiment in the days after the House and Senate triggered a series of veto threats from the president by passing separate bills that provide funds for the war, yet also call for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops.

Overall approval for Congress is 40 percent. The survey shows Bush’s approval ratings remain in the mid-30 percent range, that a striking 39 percent strongly disapproves his handling of foreign policy and the war on terror, and that the public has scant hopes that the president and Congress can work together to solve the country’s problems.

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Posted by The Skipper     on 04/10/2007 at 05:59 AM   
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