Posted on 03/01/2006 12:58:30 PM PST by Kaslin
It appears that every other day there's a new poll released on President George Bush's job approval rating. The majority of these polls or surveys are conducted by news organizations or polling companies contracted by news organizations. Many American's believe these poll results are accurate and still trust the news organizations to conduct them fairly.
However, the blogosphere and talk radio uncovered a bit of hanky-panky going on at CBS once again. No, they didn't use forged documents again -- and those responsible for the use of fraudulent memos used to damage the Bush presidency are gone from CBS News, including Mary Mapes and Dandy Dan Rather.
This time we're talking about a CBS poll that showed President Bush's approval rating at an all time low of 34%. For the last few months, American's were fed a steady diet of bad news regarding Bush or members of his administration. From torture to spying to an accidental shooting to the Dubai ports controversy, there's never a shortage of news stories that show the President of the United States in a less than favorable light.
And so most people will accept without question the results of this latest poll even if it does come from the obvious Bush-haters at CBS News.
So, in an effort to turn the findings of bloggers and talk hosts, who caught CBS monkeying with the poll numbers, into a non-story, they decided to "out" themselves on their website, albeit in the guise of explaining how polls are conducted.
CBS News explained to readers what most pollsters do when they conduct their telephone surveys, and then they dropped this little bomb in the midst of their explanation: Bush's favorability poll was weighted in favor of Democrats.
Bush's 34% approval rating is a result of polling 37% Democrats, 28% Republicans and 35% other or independents. One can only imagine the affiliations of that 35%. Are they Libertarians? Socialists? Communists? Are some extreme right-wing militia-types, who hate Bush as much as the left?
But just the divide between Democrats and Republicans is noticeably suspect. Nine percent fewer people who identified themselves as Republicans were polled. That is far from insignificant when one realizes "the other or independent" respondents are 7% higher than the Republican respondents, as well.
Also, the poll fails to differentiate between registered voters, likely voters or people who don't even know they can vote. Does CBS or their pollsters screen these respondents in the Independent category? How many are registered with the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Socialist Party, Reform Party, Liberal Party or Conservative Party, and how many are truly independents?
Granted, there are no perfect polls, but a poll released by CBS News is always deserving of further scrutiny
Are you denying your participation in elections in Chicago and Rendell's state also?...LOL
"...the mainstream media are...drive-by shooters. This is exactly what they are. They pull up to a congested area; they spray a hail of bullets into the crowd, causes mass hysteria, mass confusion, mistakes and misinterpretation. Sometimes people or their careers actually die. The mainstream media then smirks and pats itself on the back, says, "Look what we can do," and they ride away unnoticed in the excitement. They are never blamed; they are never held accountable. In fact, they are lauded, they are held up as heroes, mostly by themselves. But they are. They just troll around looking for any issue they can to get everybody all worked up, creating hysteria. It is like a drive-by shooter. It's like road rage every day. That's what the mainstream press has become.
Every time they do this, every time they pull up to one of these congested areas and spray a hail of bullets into the crowd, somebody's gotta mop up the mess that they caused..."
Thanks for the correction....great quote by Maha Rush, btw. I had the honor of speaking to the great man a couple of months ago.
No problem, I posted that great quote here for the purposes of posterity. :)
HAHAHAHA! CBS hammers another nail into their coffin! What a self-destructive bunch.
Now that the MSM has ran with it for 2 days spreading the NEWS will they take it back. Meaning all those who reported it.
Did anyone say what the geography was for the poll? New Orleans?
although the poll appears bogus, i do not believe bush is over 50%, the problem dems have is they cant capitalize on it because they are represented by micheal moore and cindy sheehan.
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So what? You think this is going to make his run for his third term as President in 2008 more difficult or something?
"It's a legitimate poll!!! Accurate to with in +/- 40%."
LO really L.
Dr. Bogus
So when is your book due out?
Bush may not be running for POTUS in 2008, but he is the leader of the GOP and there is a mid-term election in Nov 2006. The slim margins of balance in the House and Senate are a concern. Right now, its up for grabs. Nothing is certain.
Exactly.
I don't see why there's an expectation that an approval poll be balanced by party. It seems to me that if the sample is sufficiently random, the answer can get obtained without even ASKING about party. It's not an electoral poll.
Also, wouldn't it make sense that if the President's approval *IS* low (and I don't think anybody's arguing that it's good right now), wouldn't it make sense for fewer people to identify themselves with his party?
I know it's fashionable here to just reject any bad news, but this is NOT good for us. This ports deal is hurting badly.
Bush being fiscally more socialist than Scumbag will kill the Republicans hope in 08.
Failure to protect our national sovereignty will kill all Republican hopes in 08.
Bush calling Manslaughter Kennedy a "fine Senator" and kissing up to Scumbag and Scumbagette will kill all hope Republicans have in 08.
Bush giving more money to global charity than he gives to Border Patrol and Immigration kills all chances of Republican success in 08.
Bush's failure to veto idiotic spending programs, and Bush's failure to consolidate and close many of the fat hog redundant programs ends all chances of GOP success in 08, not the bogus poll numbers.
Bush's failure to recognize that the RAT party is at war with America and at war with the GOP, and Bush and the GOP allowing the RATs to wage frontal assaults against them while they just lie down and let the RATs trample on them spikes all chances of success for the GOP in 08.
The most fatal flaw are the GOP loyalists, like many at FR, who fail to show outrage against the GOP when they act like RATs. Blind loyalty causes the Republicans to act more and more RAT-like. Many FR members need to rethink how they respond to GOP action, lack of action and their agenda. Lack of critque and outrage by grassroots members is killing all hopes of GOP success in 08.
Thanks.
This ports deal is hurting badly.
I know. I've followed this closely and I don't know what the solution is.
Perhaps, this is an example that not all problems have a solution.
Sometimes it's good not to be the King.
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