Another example of professional journalism in action.
A New York Times/CBS News poll released Saturday that showed broad bipartisan support for President Obama’s health care reform, over-sampled Obama voters compared to McCain voters, critics say. The poll, administered June 12-16, found that 72 percent of respondents favored the creation of a government health-insurance plan that would compete with private insurers.
Out of 895 respondents, 24 percent were Republicans, 38 percent Democrats, and 38 percent were independents, according to a June 20 release from CBS News. While the release says the sampling was conducted at random, those numbers are significantly below the 32.6 percent who identify themselves as Republican according to a May survey from the nonpartisan Rasmussen Reports.
And we bloggers make shit up….
First question in poll. Did you vote for Obama? No, click! Next- Did you vote for Obama? Yes. Good, what do you think of his plan for his Government Health Care Package. It sucks! Click! Erase that one. Next-
86% of all statistics are made up on the spot…