Stupid Polls
Jon wrote about Stupid Polls on the same day I was irritated by an extremely dumb one, so I thought I'd bite off him and post about it (nb. someone just told me that people are still using "bite" in this way; dude, that's so 1997).
Last night, the local CBS affiliate did a bit about Al Franken potentially running against Norm Coleman in 2008. The anchor then said, "but a WCCO poll shows that if people votes today, Franken would lose." See, it turns out that in their poll, Coleman got 54% while Franken got only 30%.
ONLY?!?!
OK, let's look at this sanely: in a race that's four years away, against an incumbent who's been an elected official in Minnesota for years, a candidate who hasn't even declared yet, let alone started campaigning, already has THIRTY PERCENT of the vote. That's a huge boon, even if it is just name recognition (remember Jesse Ventura?).
Ah, yes, nightly news: we tell you what to think, so as to save you the trouble. So much for that "liberal media bias."
Last night, the local CBS affiliate did a bit about Al Franken potentially running against Norm Coleman in 2008. The anchor then said, "but a WCCO poll shows that if people votes today, Franken would lose." See, it turns out that in their poll, Coleman got 54% while Franken got only 30%.
ONLY?!?!
OK, let's look at this sanely: in a race that's four years away, against an incumbent who's been an elected official in Minnesota for years, a candidate who hasn't even declared yet, let alone started campaigning, already has THIRTY PERCENT of the vote. That's a huge boon, even if it is just name recognition (remember Jesse Ventura?).
Ah, yes, nightly news: we tell you what to think, so as to save you the trouble. So much for that "liberal media bias."
posted by Turtle at 12:54 PM
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