TIME's New Cheney Poll Shows Huge Divide Between Public and Media Opin
February 19th, 2006 2:18 PM
TIME magazine just released the results of a recent poll done for them by SRBI Public Affairs concerning America’s view of Vice President Dick Cheney following almost non-stop, wall-to-wall, 24/7 coverage of a hunting accident that he was involved in last weekend. The numbers are quite fascinating, and depict a populace that is much less concerned about this incident than the press, as well as…
What the New York Times Didn’t Report Regarding its Recent Poll
January 29th, 2006 11:41 PM
On Friday, the New York Times released results from its recent, comprehensive poll done along with CBS News. The Times devoted an entire article to this poll, and put it smack dab on the front page. Yet, the article curiously left out a few details that the Times editors must have thought were unimportant. For instance, 52 percent of those polled approve of the way the president is prosecuting…
Will Anyone Report These Hillary v. Condi Poll Results
January 26th, 2006 12:46 AM
Some time yesterday morning, the Gallup Organization released the results of a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll that, judging from its shocking results, many Americans might never hear about. Now, at this point, this is idle speculation. However, through 9:50AM EST Thursday, this has received very little attention.From what I can tell, CNN reported this on its “American Morning” program which aired…
Another Lost Poll: Used Car Salesmen More Ethical Than Members of Cong
January 23rd, 2006 9:03 AM
The folks over at Rasmussen Reports recently released results of a new poll with some rather stunning findings that are not likely to make their way into mainstream media reports. Apparently, not only aren’t Americans shocked by the activities of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, but they hold such a lowly view of members of Congress that they perceive used car salesmen as being more ethical:“Forty…
Another Poll You Won't Hear About -- Almost 2/3 of Americans Support N
January 3rd, 2006 11:00 AM
It’s been more than two weeks since the New York Times broke the National Security Agency eavesdropping story, and despite a media barrage on this subject, it appears the nation doesn’t feel the Bush administration is doing anything wrong. A survey released by Rasmussen Reports last week identified:“Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed…