CNN Focus Group Is Weird

[THUNDER HANDS]

Most thought Obama won the debate. Most had their dials tuned up for Obama most of the time, but when asked who they would vote for they went 14-11 for McCain.

[JenniferJuniper]

1. Weird? Or

Racist?

[sfam]

4. They should never let the same people be on a focus group more than once...

This is sort of pretty basic. The incentives are totally weird now. If you choose a candidate, you don't come back, but if you keep giving the "I'm confused...nothing new...blah blah blah" answer, you come back for the second debate. That pretty much discounts their comments I think.

[sunnybrook]

8. or partisan

[BlooInBloo]

2. Not weird. White.

[book_worm]

3. undecideds are pretty stupid. Anyway scientific polls are giving it to Obama

[Ilsa]

7. Exactly, and I wonder if more leaned a certain way as part of "group think" in the room. nt

[Occam Bandage]

5. So, Obama won a focus group that ended up being skewed McCain-leaning? Great.

[calmblueocean]

6. We've still got 28 days to go. That's a lot of time for momentum to build.

Some of them may go home and think about what Obama said. They may be embarrassed to admit voting for a black man on TV. But I think time will do wonders here.

[TexasObserver]

Think of it as a Reality show cast. They hang around and LIE about being undecideds.

[OmahaBlueDog]

9. Yes, but we won the CNN focus group on the last two debates

I just wonder what was different this time?

[nsd]

10. I thought it was the other way: Obama narrowly edged McCain.

In any case, these are undecided voters (a.k.a. attention-seeking morons). I hate that all the networks got to these putzes for instant reactions.


ETA: Sorry, I think I got it wrong. You're right. They went for McCain. Again, they're putzes.

[Phoonzang]

11. CNN should dump these people and move their focus group to a different battleground state.

Virginia would be good.