h/t to Eric Kleefeld at TPM. I am reprinting it in full.
Hmmm. It looks like Fox News is asking some rather loaded questions in its latest poll:
Have you heard any of your friends and neighbors say there is something about Barack Obama that scares them?
Yes 49%
No 50%Have you heard any of your friends and neighbors say there is something about John McCain that scares them?
Yes 36%
No 62%Some people believe Barack Obama, despite his professed Christianity, is secretly a Muslim. Others say that is just a rumor and Obama really is a Christian as he says, and point out he’s attended a Christian church for years. What do you believe — is Obama a Muslim or a Christian?
Muslim 10%
Christian 57%John McCain was held captive for five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp. Do you think that experience would make McCain a better president or a worse president?
Better 49%
Worse 11%
No Difference (voluntary) 33%Do you think Barack Obama’s trip to Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East is better described as a fact-finding trip or as a campaign event?
Fact-finding 19%
Campaign event 47%
Both (voluntary) 25%
And if you’re into more detailed polling data, the following is from Fox’s own detailed stats.
So, how’s the worst president in history doing?
……………………………..Approve …………Disapprove …………(DK)
22-23 Jul 08 …………………27% ………………..66 ……………….7
Democrats …………………….8% ………………..90 ………………..2
Republicans ………………….57% ………………..35 ……………….8
Independents ……………….19% ………………..69 ………………12
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Congress is in the toilet, too. Too bad they don’t have the balls to stand up to the most corrupt administration in living history.
……………………………..Approve …………Disapprove …………(DK)
22-23 Jul 08 …………………21% ………………..68 ……………….11
Democrats ……………………23% ………………..62 ……………….15
Republicans ………………….23% ………………..71 ………………..6
Independents ……………….15% ………………..75 ………………10
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And then this question:
Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of
each one. If you’ve never heard of someone please just say so.
……………………………..Favorable …..Unfavorable …..Can’t Say …..Never Heard Of
Barack Obama ………………..58% ………….33 ……………..8 ……………….-
John McCain …………………..54% ………….38 ……………..9 ……………….-
Democratic Party …………….50% ………….40 …………….10 ………………-
Republican Party ……………..38% ………….51 …………….10 ………………1
George W. Bush ………………30% ………….66 ……………..4 ………………..-
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And it appears that Fox viewers are not up on the list of Official McCain Flip Flops (which are currently at a whopping 66 on major issues!):
Which of the following do you think best describes John McCain’s current
position on the issues? Since the end of the primaries, do you think he has:
…………………Small changes ……Serious changes ….. Made no changes …DK
…………………stayed true ………reversing some ……..is the same
22-23 Jul 08 …….37% ………………..18 …………………..30 ………………16
Democrats ………33% ………………..18 …………………..30 ………………18
Republicans ……..43% ………………..18 …………………..29 ……………….9
Independents …..34% ………………..19 …………………..29 ………………17
Interesting stats. What do YOU think?
3 Comments
July 24, 2008 at 7:22 pm
What’s surprising is how well Obama scored over McCain the confused on a Fox poll.
Good post. Love to read those stats.
July 24, 2008 at 7:47 pm
I think we live in truly fucked up times.
July 24, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Personally, I hate polls. They’re bullshit and arbitrary and I think they serve nothing but allowing corporate whores to keep the horserace going.
McCain is so deep in the toilet for so many reasons, I doubt every single poll.
I simply refuse to believe that people who are living with almost $5 bucks a gallon for gas and $4 for milk (and I won’t even discuss electric, heat, and food!) that they are going to vote for McCain.
The hardcore 23%ers and the racists (and how many of those cross over?) are going to go McCain no matter how fucked up their lives are. But the masses? I doubt it.