Attitudes Shift Against Snowden; Fewer than Half Say NSA is Unjustified

[Igel]

90. And the expected results.

Not the poll results, but the expected sides on DU. Most argue over the meaning of the poll but nobody's going to change their views at this point and it's unlikely that the DOJ will alter its course. I'm at the point where I find the DU response to the poll more entertaining (if not mildly interesting), because it'll be the same kind of response in the media and by politicians.

Poll sides with us: What enlightened, well-informed citizens we have. Truly the people are wise! It is a mandate urging us to higher and greater thing.

Poll doesn' side with us: What can you expect from low-info voters when confronted with a push-poll after an intensive media blitz? Truly the people are benighted! We must intensify our agitprop(*) to lead the people to higher and greater things.

Thing is, it's the same public confronted with the same media. Some polls are pushier than others but we only care about that when we need a justification for why the poll doesn't put the majority clearly on our side rather than condemn the public immediately.


(* I use "agitprop" in a left/right-neutral way, even though it was a SovCom term.)