The "News" media, election fraud, and overconfidence
"News" mediaJust this morning, AP demonstrates how to promote Bush. Pew Research has a new comprehensive poll out today. AP chose to headline Bush's strongest suit:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040814/ap_on_el_pr/bush_kerry_poll&cid=694&ncid=716
Poll: Bush Tops Kerry As a Strong Leader
Sat Aug 14, 5:25 AM ET
By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President Bush retains an advantage with voters on such qualities as decisiveness and strength of leadership despite the Democrats' effort to promote John Kerry as a strong leader, a poll this week finds.
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Compare the above with the report on the Pew Research web site:
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=221
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Survey Reports
Public Faults Bush on Economy - 55% Say Jobs are Scarce
Kerry Makes Gains on Issues, Bush Maintains Leadership Image Advantage
Released: August 12, 2004
Summary of Findings
With three months to go until the presidential election, the American public remains largely dissatisfied with economic conditions and with President Bush's stewardship of the economy. Two-thirds rate the national economy as "only fair" or "poor," while just one-third judge it to be "excellent" or "good." Accordingly, Bush gets low ratings for his handling of the economy: 42% approve, 52% disapprove. And by an increasing margin, voters express more confidence in the Democratic nominee, John Kerry, than in Bush to improve economic conditions. Kerry now leads Bush by a wide 52% to 37% margin on the economy, up from a 44% to 39% lead in March.
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Well, AP can report the "news" as they see it. Unfortunately, most people will NOT go to the source of the poll data. Nor will many people realize that Bush's "leadership" may be taking them over the edge of a cliff.
So we are left with another "victory" for Bush in the media war against Democrats.