Poll Interpretation

Below are the results of a poll done by the NYT. The headline on the web reads: "Poll Finds Obama’s Run Isn’t Closing Divide on Race," with a subhead: "Blacks and whites hold vastly different views of Senator Barack Obama and the state of race relations, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll."

Now look at the results. To me, what they say is: "Poll finds heavy support for Obama among African Americans." Subhead: "Blacks less likely to support McCain, whites split almost evenly and ready for a black president."

Which is pretty different.

JEK
Armchair Pollster






Late update: Seems I am not the only person to think so. The Obama camp is making a similar argument, as reported at TPM.

Pork Invaders

The McCain website is really an endless source of great amusement. They seem to have taken down their prominent link for golf gear, but they have replaced it with an online video game. It fairly screams: "We are totally hip to these modern days, these 1980s!"

JEK
Prefers the current millennium, all things considered

YouTube Moments

The link to the MoveOn site, which really is pretty amazing, is here.

JEK
Procrastinating for the future of our country