Saturday, August 07, 2004
Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy
No post-convention bounce for Kerry? I got yer bounce right here. And the best part is, it's a Fox News poll. As Salon noted in its story on the reliability of major polls this morning (scroll to this morning's entry for the link) Fox polls are generally well-designed and reliable--it's the on-air interpretation that's skewed. We can only imagine the furious deliberations underway as they try to figure out a way to spin this one. Here's my favorite part of the poll:
It occurs to me that if Bush leads this poll on courage, it's only because the American people are coming around to the realization that it takes no small degree of courage to keep repeating the same discredited nonsense over and over again.
No post-convention bounce for Kerry? I got yer bounce right here. And the best part is, it's a Fox News poll. As Salon noted in its story on the reliability of major polls this morning (scroll to this morning's entry for the link) Fox polls are generally well-designed and reliable--it's the on-air interpretation that's skewed. We can only imagine the furious deliberations underway as they try to figure out a way to spin this one. Here's my favorite part of the poll:
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE EACH CANDIDATEThe figures on optimism and arrogance may bode the best, if the most optimistic and likable candidate is the one undecided voters end up preferring. That Kerry has survived something like $70 million in negative advertising and still comes off as optimistic, genuine, and hardworking is an accomplishment.
- Arrogant
Bush 48
Kerry 33
- Genuine
Bush 40
Kerry 42
- Optimistic
Bush 39
Kerry 43
- Hardworking
Bush 34
Kerry 39
- Courageous
Bush 40
Kerry 39
- Friendly
Bush 37
Kerry 37
It occurs to me that if Bush leads this poll on courage, it's only because the American people are coming around to the realization that it takes no small degree of courage to keep repeating the same discredited nonsense over and over again.
