Gas Poll Shocker: Oil Drilling Favored Over Conservation
July 2nd, 2008 2:14 PM
Once again, it appears media and Democrats are on the wrong side of public opinion, as a new poll released Tuesday shows Americans more interested in expanding oil drilling to solve the current energy crisis than additional conservation measures. In fact, "[a]n increasing proportion also says that developing new sources of energy - rather than protecting the environment - is the more important…
70% of Americans Believe Reporters Try to Help Their Candidates Win
June 8th, 2008 3:52 PM
Although the results of a new poll may not be surprising to NewsBusters readers, it is nonetheless shocking to actually see it in print: 68 percent of Americans "believe most reporters try to help the candidate that they want to win."Even more predictable given how obvious it's been, a majority of respondents also felt Barack Obama has gotten the best press coverage so far during the campaign.…
NYT: U.S. Making Life Miserable for Illegals -- and Their Families in
May 1st, 2008 2:45 PM
Once again, the New York Times is expecting American taxpayers to care not only about the plight of illegal immigrants, but on the hardship imposed on their families back in Latin America because of the fitful U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration. A front-page story on Thursday by Julia Preston blared "Fewer Latino Immigrants Send Money Home." How did the paper find out? From a poll -- a poll…
Gore's Alarmism Failing: Concern for Global Warming Same as 19 Years A
April 21st, 2008 1:16 PM
Want to talk about really inconvenient truths? Well, despite Nobel Laureate Al Gore's massive campaign to scare the world into thinking the planet is facing imminent doom at the hands of global warming, Americans don't seem to be buying it.In fact, a new Gallup poll released moments ago revealed, "a little more than a third say they worry about [global warming] a great deal, a percentage that is…
NYT: Food Choices Related to Political Ones
April 16th, 2008 4:21 PM
Can you predict a person's politics based on the food they eat? Yes, according to the New York Times:If there’s butter and white wine in your refrigerator and Fig Newtons in the cookie jar, you’re likely to vote for Hillary Clinton. Prefer olive oil, Bear Naked granola and a latte to go? You probably like Barack Obama, too. And if you’re leaning toward John McCain, it’s all about kicking back…
NYT Has 24% Approval Rating
February 27th, 2008 10:39 PM
The New York Times's attempt to insinuate a romantic relationship between John McCain and a lobbyist has apparently backfired. In a poll released today by Rasmussen Reports, the American public holds a strongly negative view of the story and of the paper that released it: Just 24% of American voters have a favorable opinion of the New York Times. Forty-four percent (44%) have an unfavorable…
MSNBC Blames Voters for Bad NH Polls, If Only Archie Bunker Called
January 9th, 2008 1:23 AM
During MSNBC's live New Hampshire primary night coverage, former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw warned that poll results getting ahead of the voters could turn the public against the media, but then blamed the inaccurate polling on how “people probably are not as honest with pollsters.” Chris Matthews, who urged an “inquest” on the polls which all had Barack Obama well ahead of Hillary Clinton in the…
ABC Claims McCain 'Surging' -- But Zogby Shows Him Losing Ground to Ro
January 5th, 2008 9:39 AM
On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd disclosed that the media was poised to take a third-place McCain finish there and use it to catapult him to victory in New Hampshire. McCain actually finished fourth in Iowa, but on Good Morning America today we saw a perfect example of the phenomenon Todd predicted. ABC declared that McCain is "surging," "rising in the…
