85% of Foxnews viewers say pastor scandal could be fatal to Obama's chances ... link

[Altair]

How serious is the news about Senator Obama and Rev Jeremiah Wright, Jr?

not a big deal 14% (4042 votes)
very important - could be fatal to his presidential race 85% (23810 votes)
not sure 1% (317 votes)

http://gretawire.foxnews.com /

You have to scroll down to see the poll- about 30,000 responded. It's a Fox poll so not real representative of the public at large, but the margin is so huge as to be troubling for the Obama campaign. Especially since Republicans voted 70% for him early in the campaign. At any rate, it's the first poll I've seen on this topic.

[rucky]

1. 85% of Fox viewers are

nevermind. what's the use.

[tularetom]

2. Yawn - whaddya expect it to say

It ain't a real poll anyway. They can make it say whatever they want.

[goldcanyonaz]

3. Fox news is only a good souce when Clinton is sinking.

[Barack_America]

21. True. When she was sinking, FoxNews was the only one keeping her afloat.

Thanks for being honest about that.

[eeyore]

4. Foregone conclusion

Who the fuck cares what Fox News viewers think?

NEXT!

[Kittycat]

5. Fox News

There's no real discussion on that show. When I turned it on last night, some fat pig was rolling his eyes and blurting out insanities - who the hell does that? His name was Neil - is that the boortz guy that is making fun of disabled children? I have a disabled child, and find that so repulsive, there's a nice place in hell for shits like that.

[Birthmark]

6. Off topic.

Your screen name happens to be the name of my favorite star.

On topic: If FoxNews collectively or individually claimed that Abraham Lincoln was still dead, I'd demand an exhumation.

[Mabus]

7. 85% of Fox viewers that that *'s SOTU speech was excellent

Fox News viewers vote via texting

Cory Bergman January 24th, 2007

Last night, Fox News asked viewers to use their cell phones to vote whether President Bush did an excellent, average or poor job with the State of the Union speech. Fox received 90,000 text messages with, ahem, 85 percent voting “excellent.” TVNewser reports that similar text voting may become a regular feature on Hannity & Colmes.

http://www.lostremote.com/2007/01/24/fox-news-viewers-v... /

[Swamp Rat]

12. Did you know that 85% of FUX Noise viewers are 1st cousins?

[Mabus]

14. and siblings

[mattclearing]

8. 85% of Fox viewers also want to run against Hillary in the general

And there is no group of people on earth more enamored of wishful thinking than Fox News viewers, you need only look at the continued rose-colored view of Bush and Iraq for evidence of that.

What the hell are you doing looking at Fox News online polls, anyway?

[Champion Jack]

9. fox news+ 53 posts...hmmmmmmmm

[Swamp Rat]

10. dumber than a box of rocks

[Hepburn]

11. Hello???

Faux Snooze viewers??? Like there was a chance in hell that they would ever vote for any Dem???

[izzybeans]

13. Ummm, yeah Fox News. That's roughly the same percentage of Fox viewers that

thought he was a Muslim manchurian candidate. They must of finally figured out that that smear didn't work, so they are trying this one.

[Pirate Smile]

15. Wasn't Faux news watchers actually the demographic that Bush won by the largest

percentage in 2004? I remember reading that somewhere.

I actually tried to watch Faux some last night to see Obama. It was a good demonstration of why I stopped ever watching Faux years and years ago.

[catgirl]

16. Are we reallly concerned about an Fox news online poll?

Why even post this? So, 23,000 republicans voted this way because it
is widely known that Hillary will be easier to beat.

[niceypoo]

17. Who cares what FOX news says

I don't

[movonne]

23. Because that has become hillary's new home...

[against all enemies]

18. Interesting, the same percentage of Fox viewers that think we found WMDs in Iraq.

[Captain Hilts]

19. They wish. nt

[DemGa]

20. This is no doubt "uniting the opposition" -- as well as losing indies

and repugs Obama needs; also many of the throngs of newcomers with little invested in Obama. Who would want to be associated with this stuff?

[JoFerret]

22. Fox Schmox....but my guess is

...that on this issue they are not so wide of many other groups.
Fox is (naturally) pushing the story so its viewers will be better "informed" on this and therefore feel more strongly.
But there is enough fodder in the Wright -Obama connection to feed a national frenzy.

[OhioChick]

24. When has DU (or any sane Dem) ever taken

a Faux poll seriously?

[MadHound]

25. OMG, is this what Hillary supporters are down to?

Citing push polls on Faux news, just like freepers. Sad and pathetic.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, this entire Wright deal is just a blip passing by on the radar screen of the ongoing election campaign. The only reason that Wright is being pushed so hard around here is to try and cloud up the very real racism expressed by a major figure in the Clinton campaign, Ferraro, and the hit that Clinton has taken because of it.

[jpak]

26. NNNOOooooo - Not FAUX NOOZ!!!11 - Obama's doomed, DOOOOOMED I say

[rocktivity]

27. Yeah, as if they had been PLANNING to vote for him up until now.

rocknatin

[Evergreen Emerald]

28. they are the general election voters.

[Tropics_Dude83]

29. Rasmussen shows that he has collapsed

In last night's tracking poll (just one night sample), he was down by 15 points to Clinton. That means that this pastor scandal has sent him from being up 50-42% to being down 50-35%.

That means that this pastor scandal is so huge that it moved the polls by 30 points.

[barack the house]

30. Oh no fox news their opinion really matters to me. help he's doomed. Yeah, sure.

[Skidmore]

31. 85% of Fox viewer are 100% of the 20% ers that believe * was sent by

God to save the earth. Who do you think is a Fox devotee?

Now I suggest you read up on statistics a little.

[Laelth]

32. LOL. Wishful thinking. n/t

They're .

-Laelth

[Eurobabe]

33. Please don't link FAUX News on DU

[RichardRay]

34. OK, now go poll Pastor Wright's congregation and compare

They're probably similarly homogenous samples. Internet polls are pretty much 99.9999% useless. Trying to get a good sample to create a meaningful poll is hard enough when it's done carefully and carried out with rigor - a self-selected Internet poll has just about 0 actual information in it.

(edit to spell 'rigor' correctly - five letters meaning done correctly, you'd think I'd get that right, wouldn't you :-)

[ShadowLiberal]

35. Internet polls like that aren't scientific

[ZinZen]

36. The Sean Hannity Demographic?

What did you expect from a bunch of low information rubes?