Shock Poll Folly
The headline shouts that in a "shocking poll" Obama has caught, passed and now leads Hillary in California by 13%. This is bad journalism and crazy bad analysis. It is also what we will be seeing and hearing all day and into the night from every news organization.
The number will not hold up because however much Obama may be surging, the early voters missed the trendlines and tides. According to some other questionable numbers, over 60% of expected Republican voters have already voted. Over 40% of Dems have already voted. If you believe this (which I don't completely) the current polls are nonsense.
Set your crap detectors on high and look at all reports in light of what the media are trying to do, not manipulate the outcome, but grab eyes and attention.
Comments
This is my first response to your editorial page in all my years reading the Daily News. It is obvious to me (and I'm sure others)that Patrick Oconnor has a distinct negative bias towards president Bush. His Editorial "Cartoon" in Friday's paper is truly an unnecessary kick below the belt. Yes the president had a drinking problem many years ago, but to pull that up and put the blame on the economy on the president (wrapped around a tree) is truly digging in the garbage bag. I'm not a right-winger or staunch Rebublican but this recent Oconnor cartoon speaks volumes of bad taste. Does Oconnor speak for the Daily News? There is strong evidence that he does since there is no balance to the contrary.
Posted by: Ronald Beams, La Crescenta | February 8, 2008 9:35 AM