Did you DU the OWS Fox Poll?

[Pryderi]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/10/07/do-occupy-wall-street-protests-represent-your-views-economy/

http://www.observer.com/2011/10/fox-news-web-poll-on-occupy-wall-street-sentiment-backfires/
On October 7th, FoxNews.com launched a survey titled “Do ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters represent your views about the nation’s economic problems?” Considering the type of coverage Fox has been giving the events in Zuccotti Park, we imagine they were pretty confident that the majority of their readers would answer “No.”

Unfortunately (for FoxNews.com), this is the Internet, and word of this poll spread quickly. The results started pouring in from OWS-sympathizers. Here’s what we’re currently looking at:



The favorable to OWS was 2-1 before freerepublic and others got wind of it:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2790520/posts

[Donnachaidh]

1. Doesn't that CNN working 53% swine blog at Red State?

I'll bet he put the word out to rush the poll.

[KurtNYC]

2. Fox sells impressions to advertisers

this bogus "poll" is now over 200,000 impressions. Cha-ching!

Ignore FNC

edit: typo (not --> now)

[elocs]

3. No. I don't waste time DUing meaningless polls. n/t

[blueknight]

5. this poll doesnt matter

its a fox poll, if they dont like the results, they will just skew the numbers

[pnorman]

4. OCW--K & R!

n/t

[Firebrand Gary]

6. They are filling the numbers. No is way up at the moment.

[Scuba]

7. Now 2-1 against. n/t

[democrat_patriot]

8. Freerepuglick has like 500 members. Doubtful they swayed it.

More likely Fox news changed it's own website numbers....

[sarcasmo]

9. Kick!

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Voted, but the results are just about the opposite of those above. FR has been busy.

[otohara]

11. Nuts Took Over

kick

[ChazII]

12. The results are now showing that the No's lead. n/t