Most Voters say Debate Moderators are Biased

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[Chet 99]

Three out of four U.S. voters (74%) say they are Very Likely to watch the upcoming presidential debates, but over half (56%) think debate moderators are biased in their questioning, according to new Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys taken Friday and Saturday nights.

In the first debate this Friday evening, 22% believe the moderator, veteran PBS newsman Jim Lehrer, will try to help Barack Obama. Forty-three percent (43%) say Lehrer will play a neutral role to help voters make an informed choice. Only six percent (6%) think he will try to help John McCain (see crosstabs).

[Slings and Arrows]

Captain Obvious is working overtime tonight.

[Chet 99]

I’d like to meet the 6% who believe Jim Lehrer will try to help McCain.

[AlexW]

“I’d like to meet the 6% who believe Jim Lehrer will try to help McCain.”

You can't. They are dead, or on some other planet.

[JustaCowgirl]

I’d like to meet the 6% who believe Jim Lehrer will try to help McCain

You can. Watch for them to ride past in the moonbatmobile.

[DGHoodini]

Why would you want to meet a bunch of congenital liar DemoGenerates?

[Caipirabob]

You can't. They are dead, or on some other planet.

Won't stop them from voting for Obama - thanks ACORN...

[Ulysse]

Who choose the “Moderators”?....

[Theophilus]

The 9/11/08 "SERVICE" interviews were an outrageous example: The female what's-her-face tried three times to get McCain to say that our "exceptionalism" means we think we are better: "THE BEST" than everyone else. She also tried to trap (by suggestion) him into saying that national service(itude) should be "compulsory" (involuntary). Liberals elites want to enslave the great unwashed, the veil gets thinner and thinner.

Then came the Obama interview, Lewwinsky could not have done a better job of coddling him.

[freeangel]

I have no doubt that the questions will be given to godbama ahead of time so he can get rid of his uhuhuhuh problem and practice them without his trusted teleprompter.

[Slings and Arrows]

> > IÂ’d like to meet the 6% who believe Jim Lehrer will try to help McCain.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/

[RU88]

The 6% who think that Lehrer will help McCain reside in the trees of Berkeley posting on the demorat underground. When they talk about a “fairness doctrine” it certainly doesn't apply to presidential debates. It's a given that Lehrer will play to the wonder child's strengths, how few they may be, and to McCain's weaknesses. This will be a true test for McCain.

[Onelifetogive]

In the first debate this Friday evening, 22% believe the moderator, veteran PBS newsman Jim Lehrer, will try to help Barack Obama. Forty-three percent (43%) say Lehrer will play a neutral role to help voters make an informed choice. Only six percent (6%) think he will try to help John McCain (see crosstabs).

This doesn't add-up. 22+43+6 = 71%.

If you read the article, you find that the other 29% think that Jim Lehrer will actually blow Obama during the debates.

[MissMagnolia]

So ...... I’m sure Gwen Ifill’s even-handed, fair treatment of Gov. Palin during the VP debate will make up for any bias Lehrer may have against McCain. /s