CNN: in last 2 mths - approval ratings for Congress Dems down, up for Reps

[kerry-is-my-prez]

If this is true - I give up.

:wtf:

I find this totally hard to believe.....

[Atman]

1. CNN is an arm of BushCo.

They're lying through their fucking teeth. I don't believe that for one minute.

[Larkspur]

2. They're stacking the polls with Repukes

That's the only way Bush could have risen 8% in such short a time.

[Beetwasher]

6. Heh? Bush Hasn't Risen 8%, New Gallup Has Him at 41%

n/t

[converted_democrat]

21. I think they are stacking the polls through some means......

I do Zogby Polls....And I know 20 others that do them too that lean "our way" politically....None of us have been included in any of the recent Zogby Polls, but my sister who is a repuke has done 2 in the last week. The polls had the pukes doing better than usual, but I don't know of a single Dem that was polled in the last 2 rounds...

[yorkiemommie1]

24. i haven't gotten zogby polled

for months.

[WePurrsevere]

36. Come to think of it I haven't been either. Were the people polled

chosen randomly and from what source?

[converted_democrat]

47. I don't know anything about this specific poll...All I know is that Zogby

has been releasing poll numbers, and I, nor my other Lib friends have been asked to participate in a long time. Just seems odd to me that I, nor my friends have been asked to participate in polls we normally partake in, and it coincides with a rise in his poll numbers.

On edit--He has been making some gains in the most recent Zogby polls.

[WePurrsevere]

48. It does seem a bit suspicious. I've participated in Zogby's quite a bit

and haven't been asked either (as a Liberal Dem).

Sadly it wouldn't surprise me if this polling company deliberately skewed a poll ... but damn sometimes I wish it would still surprise me.

[converted_democrat]

49. I don't blame Zogby persay.....

A Zogby rep went to the mat for us during the uproar over the 2004 election results..The rep even went to the hearing, explaining how there was no way mathematically the numbers could have been as far off as they were. So, I don't think "Zogby" is actually to blame, because they have really tried to help us in the past. I find it more likely that a mole in Zogbys' team is aborting Lib/Dem people from their rolls, and replacing them with new pukes...And then labeling the new pukes as Lib/Dems within their system... Then it would "appear" that the Libs/Dems were "approving" of Bush. This would explain why suddenly every Lib/Dem I know is no longer is being asked to participate.

[TheDebbieDee]

3. You find it hard to believe because it's a lie!

You're not delusional......it's simply a lie!

ETA: They (*co) wants you to give up. That's part of the plan.

[Open Mindz]

4. I don't know if it is true or not

If his rating is up it is just because people are scared that he is wire tapping them.

[fooj]

5. Well, isn't that special?

:P

[stepnw1f]

7. Class Action Lawsuit

against CNN, for lying America into an illegal war and for being a political propaganda machine for a criminal Administration. I smell coup and CNN is guilty.

[liveoaktx]

8. IF it's true, wait till after the Abramoff, Ken Lay and DeLay trials start

[William769]

9. Where is this information coming from?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

33. CNN

n/t

[William769]

35. I looked on their website, I couldn't find it.

:shrug:

[kerry-is-my-prez]

37. They said it on CNN right before I posted this...

n/t

[William769]

39. Thanks for ypur reply.

[Fla Dem]

43. Here's the link. I agree w/Begala; Dem's ratings down because

of their INACTIONS. They in effect allowed BushCo to become a dictator and didn't propose alternatives. The country is fed up with Dem congress because they did not push back. Cong. Repugs bad ratings are because of their ACTIONS. Bad legislation, unethical behavior, and the sleaze factor.


Video with Begala's comments on CNN
http://www.canofun.com/blog/default.asp

[Raksha]

10. I don't believe ANYTHING coming from the corporate media.

They're spinning everything like crazy right now, trying to prop up the Bush regime. And they won't stop until they can't keep it up any more--in other words, until we're in a full-scale recession.

[Ksec]

11. Im beginning to believe this country is insane

Or the ones who vote in these polls.

I hear this stuff and I get down in the dumps about its direction and how clueless its people have become.

[ixion]

13. collectively, we lost what was left of our mind after 911

and have now morphed into something paranoid, unpleasant and very, very violent.

[progressivebydesign]

15. It also explains the cult-like surge in born-agains. n/t

[lpbk2713]

12. Aaron Brown left CNN about two months ago. Any connection?

Hmmmmm.

:think:

[KingFlorez]

14. The approval for either party isn't all that great

From other polls I've seen

[sabra]

16. hold on --- * did 5 propaganda speeches in the past 2 weeks

one of them being prime time. I expected the polls to go up, which they did.... BUT wait till 2006, it's going down down down.

- Abramoff
- Rove indictment
- Iraq war fall out
- Snoopgate
- Gas/heat prices
- yada yada yada

[Beaverhausen]

18. Right- they went up from an all-time low- wasn't it 38% approval

it's all relative folks, relax.

[Ksec]

22. thats true. All that and theyre still under 50%

But its still amazes me . Who ARE these people that buy that happy horseshit? Seriously?

[TheFarseer]

40. right, don't shoot the messenger

there's a logical explanation for this and it is that shrubco has been fighting back rallying support for the war. Also they are spinning the wire-tapping really well. We're not fighting very smart on this IMO. I have yet to see a dem on TV bitch-slap that stupid argument "would you make the CIA hang up on Osama?" This is temporary and I wouldn't get too excited about it.

[snippy]

46. Bush's numbers went up because he hired a pollster to write the speeches

and the plan for victory in Iraq. He told people what the pollster said they wanted to hear.

President Bush's "victory" speech was written by Dr. Peter D. Feaver, "a 43-year-old Duke University political scientist who joined the National Security Council staff as a special adviser in June <2005>," according to Scott Shane in the Sunday New York Times. "White House officials, while saying the document contained contributions from many federal departments, confirmed, according to the Times, that 'its creation and presentation strongly reflected the public opinion research' of Dr. Feaver," Editor & Publisher reported December 3, 2005.

"Feaver, the Times' Scott Shane writes, 'was recruited after he and Duke colleagues presented to administration officials their analysis of polls about the Iraq war in 2003 and 2004. They concluded that Americans would support a war with mounting casualties on one condition: that they believe it would ultimately succeed," Editor & Publisher wrote.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Strategy_for_Victory_in_Iraq

[Silverhair]

17. Yawn. This kind of stuff flucuates. Not a big deal.

There are random flucations in this stuff, just like in the stock market. Now if the numbers stay changed for a few months, then we have a problem.

To blame CNN is classic "blame the messenger" if you don't like the message.

[KingFlorez]

19. Read between the lines and look at the actual number

Our approval still is better than ours

Democrats Republicans Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) Unsure
% % % % %


12/15-18/05
47 42 1 8 2

[LittleClarkie]

20. If it is true than they deserve what they get

If they luv the GOP so damn much.

But I don't believe it either.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. The Dems have to offer a real alternative for the numbers to go up.

So far they nip at BushCorps heels and cave to his demands. The public isn't pro-bush or anti-democrat, it's fed up with both major parties. Don't believe it? Look at how many people didn't bother to vote in '04. 39.7% didn't think it worth the effort. And, '04 had the hightest turnout since '68.

[Stand and Fight]

25. What? If this is true...

If this is true I'm going to find it even more difficult to continue fighting this regime... Good grief, this bit of news is depressing as hell.

[LibertyorDeath]

27. IT's pure disinfo from CNN

Do not believe this Shit for one moment.

[Stand and Fight]

32. Thanks. I'll remind myself of that.

This just reminds me why I stopped watching the so called "news" networks.

[LibertyorDeath]

26. CNN is an adjunct of the Pentagon

It is the "WAR CHANNEL"

This bit of complete bullshit

"approval ratings for Dem's down, up for Repubs"

is from their psychological operations room.

You would have to be just this side of touched to believe this crap imo

[TahitiNut]

28. For over eight months, EVERY poll has his approval below 50%

[kerry-is-my-prez]

29. This is for congress not for Bush

n/t

[TahitiNut]

31. Oops!

:hide: :blush:

[B Calm]

30. What lobbyist paid for this news?

[malaise]

34. Bullspit n/t

[flyarm]

38. bullshit!!!!!!! if they say it they think the idiots will believe it..

more bullshit propaganda!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[Media_Lies_Daily]

41. If you really believe this, then you do need to give up.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

42. I'll only totally give up if we get slaughtered in 2006....

If that happens, I will seriously think of moving to Europe where the sane people live.

[Dinger]

44. Can't They Come Up with Something A Little Less Obvious?

Sheesh!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

45. Must be why Reid's visiting red states& telling them it's Rep scandals

and NOT Dem scandals. Hopefully, it will work.