WaPo distorts own polling to suggest public blames Obama, GOP equally

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WaPo distorts own polling to suggest public blames Obama, GOP equally

February 09, 2010 3:58 pm ET by Jamison Foser


Here's the lede of the Washington Post's report on its new poll:



But if you scroll all the way to the end, you'll find that the poll actually paints a rather different picture: A plurality of Americans think President Obama is doing "about the right amount to compromise with Republicans." A majority think Obama is either doing the "about the right amount" or "too much" to compromise. Meanwhile, 58 percent of Americans think Republicans are doing too little to compromise.

I'll say that again: According to the Post poll, 54 percent of Americans think Barack Obama is doing either the right amount or too much to compromise with Republicans, while 58 percent think Republicans are doing too little to compromise with Obama.

And yet the Post writes that up as "Americans spread the blame when it comes to the lack of cooperation in Washington." That may be consistent with the Post's both-sides-are-equally-guilty approach to the lack of bipartisanship, but it isn't an accurate reflection of the poll.

It's much more fun distort. Most people who read that won't ever be able to discern what you did. ;-)

You sure do have a lot of hearts!! :loveya:

to support Republicans. They are not even subtle any more.

It is just this sort of thing that makes people not trust
Media.