Megyn Kelly & Monica Crowley get all swoony over poll of 181 Independent voters.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

March 10, 2011 07:00 AM
Stupidest Polling Report Ever, Thanks to Megyn Kelly

By karoli

I've been taken to task for misstating polls here on C&L, so I'm pretty careful about not taking them at face value anymore. Megyn Kelly, not so much, especially when it plays into the Fox News agenda of reassuring their viewers that the President is doomed to be a one-termer.

In this segment, Megyn is practically breathless with joy as she announces to the world that the President's poll numbers have dropped a full ten points in a week! Oh no, the sky is falling. Only, those numbers didn't smell right, so I looked a little closer at the graphic.

It's a Reuters/Ipsos poll, and while I can't link up the actual poll questions since Reuters hasn't published it, the sample of independent voters was huge (not) -- 181 people out of a total of 1,040. The margin of error on that question was +/- 7.4%, while the overall margin of error was +/-3.1%.

Then we have Megyn-clone Monica Crowley chime in. Her stunning analysis that his poll numbers improved with independents in December - February because he was "acting more like a Republican than a Democrat" is pure fantasy with absolutely no basis in fact other than to continue lying to viewers and make everyone think the majority in this country are conservative.

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/stupidest-polling-report-ever-thanks-megyn-">Stupidest Polling Report Ever, Thanks to Megyn Kelly

[tallahasseedem]

1. Well...

I would be if the poll numbers were that good if they were for us. Unfortunately they're not. I'm getting a distinct 2004 feeling. We are losing this fight...bad.