62 Percent in AOL Poll Say Rosie O’Donnell Should be Fired
April 3rd, 2007 10:12 AM
As many people know, Rosie O’Donnell has landed herself in another high-profile brouhaha with yet another high-profile media figure. In December, it was Donald Trump. Now, it’s Bill O’Reilly.Yet, this time, her statements which precipitated the skirmish – that America may have set up the recent showdown between Iran and the captured British sailors, as well as the Bush administration being…
Behind Kucinich: Will MSM Cover Hillary's Fifth-Place Finish in Dean O
March 23rd, 2007 10:48 AM
At the end of his 2004 campaign, Howard Dean started Democracy for America, billed as a grassroots Democratic political action committee "dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government." Last week, DFA staged an online Dem presidential candidate preference poll. As a proud DFA member [meaning that I joined the email list], I just…
The Poll You’ll Never Hear About: Only 27% of Iraqis Believe it’s
March 19th, 2007 12:34 AM
There were two Iraq polls released on Sunday. One is guaranteed to be headline news. The other will likely be totally ignored.In fact, one of the polls was already referenced by George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” as well as reported by USA Today and CNN. Know what the difference is between these surveys, both of which rather compelling as they asked questions of Iraqi citizens? Well,…
MSNBC Kicks Off Iraq Study Group Debate With Push Poll
December 6th, 2006 2:35 PM
The ink is barely dry on the Iraq Study Group's report and the mainstream media has already decided that the "bipartisan consensus" is gospel. Just in case any neanderthals who might question this august group haven't gotten the message, MSNBC has created a stunningly blatant online push poll to get them in line.
WashPost: Using 'Civil War' To Define Iraq Undercuts Public Opinion
November 29th, 2006 7:27 AM
In one of those "analysis" pieces reporters love to write, Washington Post White House reporter Peter Baker underlined on Wednesday one reason why NBC might have started using "civil war" to define Iraq: it severely undercuts the Iraq war in opinion polls.Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said Bush would rather frame it in the terrorism context to preserve public…
New York Times Downplays Democrat Success on Election Day
November 7th, 2006 1:12 AM
What a difference a week makes – along with a huge gaffe by a former presidential candidate, and some unexpected changes in polling results. The New York Times has published an Election Day article entitled “For Democrats, Even a Gain May Feel Like a Failure” (hat tip to AJ Strata) that dramatically lowered the bar of expectations for the Party of Pelosi and Reid. The piece by Adam Nagourney…
