Wednesday, May 11, 2011

AP Skew's Poll For Obama

Wow, Obama's poll numbers are just rising, according to the AP, with a 60% approval rating. They even have radio stations in Las Vegas trumpeting this in their newscast, like KDWN, AM 720 and home to conservative talker, Heidi Harris.
Except the poll is basically false. The Drudge Report links to a story from Nationa Review Online: Wow! The AP poll has Obama’s approval rating hitting 60 percent! And 53 percent say he deserves to be reelected!
And on the economy, 52 percent approve of the way Obama’s
handling it, and only 47 percent disapprove! He’s up 54–46 on approval of how he’s handling health care! On unemployment, 52 percent approval, 47 percent disapproval! 57 percent approval on handling Libya! Even on the deficit, he’s at 47 percent approval, 52 percent disapproval!
It is a poll of adults, which isn’t surprising; as I mentioned yesterday, you don’t have to be a registered or likely voter to have an opinion on the president.
But then you get to the party ID: 46 percent identify as Democrat or leaning Democrat, 29 percent identify as Republican or leaning Republican, 4 percent identify as purely independent leaning towards neither party, and 20 percent answered, “I don’t know.”
For contrast, the AP’s immediate preceding poll was 45 percent Democrat, 33 percent Republican; the likely-voter pool in October 2010 was 43 percent Democrat, 48 percent Republican. The poll’s total sample in October 2010 split 43 percent Democrat, 40 percent Republican. http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/266932/latest-ap-poll-sample-skews-democrats-17-points

And most media outlets are really too lazy to do any checking, just like KDWN, and false information is put out.
So, now people who listen or read AP news will think that Obama is very popular when it just isn't true.
And this folks, is another case of media bias. This time by the AP.
I wonder if Heidi Harris will throw her newsroom buddies under the bus by exposing the truth or keep quiet? My guess is to keep quiet, but I hope I am wrong.

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