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Ah yes. If you beleive an AP poll that interviewed 49% Dems and 36% Repbs. Maybe if the Cast Iron Conservatives actually spent some time GETTING the facts out instead of doing nothing but whining about "the Whitehouse" even those numbers would not look so bad. Question for you. How come Rass, which does the same poll, the same way, EVERY day does NOT show the anywhere NEAR the same results as these "News media" polls that conduct their polls differently every time depending on what the story lie is? How come the "News Media" polls do not use the same 37%-37% split used in the last poll before the Nov 2004 election? How come the "News" media polls quite using LIKELY voters and went to interviewing anyone over 18? Couldn't be because that interjects the feelins of the 45-55% of the American Public that DOES NOT EVEN CARE ENOUGH TO VOTE? As even John Zogby admits, changing to LIKELY Voters from this anyone with a heart beat moves the poll 3-5 points in the Preisdent's direction which puts him right about 46% JUST LIKE RASS says. HOw come you ignore the 40% that says State and LOCALS are more to blame to the Fed? Add that to the 20% that say NONE of them were to blame (a much more intellectually valid idea then "blame" in the face of a Natural Disaster) and suddenly the AP directed spin lie suddenly does NOT look so accurate. You do know that most Broadcast outlets follow the AP ticker to determine which stories to cover? That is why there is almost a complete unformity in which stories are covered.

Finally point. Notice the change in the story lines. You have both the Washington Post and CNN starting to report the ACTUAL events, not the PR spin being put out. As the facts get out, and gas prices drop back to around $2.30 a gallon this month, watch that Bush number grow. Especially after tomorrow and the Oct trial of Saddam

I would have to say they poll to further an agenda. The truth we cannot deny is this media spin has hurt the President and it is the fault of his administration for not hammering the facts. The President isn't as wounded as the media polls say he is, but he has taken a hit. Even a number of long time FR members have turned on him. It is sickening to me that the reputation of a president and the truth have also become casualties in the hurricane aftermath. The White house should send their attack squads out on the media tour and slap down the liars and the frauds with cold hard facts instead of their usual modus operandi of letting the dust settle and letting us get the word out. Now that the press has done their damage, they can start to report the truth. They do it all the time and it is sickening. By the time they get around to the truth, most of the minds they change are tired and have tuned out. Also, once people make up their minds, even the facts won't change their opinions. Its a sad quirk of human nature. I can't wait for the river to flood in my neighborhood next spring. I am going to meet the usual throngs of media coverage with signs protesting their bias reporting. They do it here to, blaming the floods on everything but nature and the idiots who live in the river basin. I liked your analysis of the truth. You should get your own spot next to Stephie on Sunday morning.