[Redhd2]

Did someone take a poll or did the NYT go out and do "man on the street" interviews until they could find the "many" they were looking for?

Good blunt question. I'm always skeptical of these dim, indefinite, indistinct, murky, nebulous, obscure "many" who are quoted by someone trying to manipulate public opinion.

[Sabertooth]

Did someone take a poll or did the NYT go out and do "man on the street" interviews until they could find the "many" they were looking for?

It's a Grover Norquist scheme... and that's about all.