Which story boosts media ratings? Kerry Ahead or Race Tightening

[displacedtexan]

When you have to separate one day's total (+/- 200 people, with 13% undecided factored in)of a 3 day tracking poll to show one candidate still losing, but slightly closer to the front runner, what does that tell you about the media?
That they are striving to tell you the unvarnished truth
or that they value the discord they knowingly promote (in order to boost their ratings) and don't give a fig about the NH outcome because they have a 50/50 chance of being somewhat accurate?

Tracking polls ask +/- 600 people the same question, 200 people each day. The 200 people surveyed on one day do not represent any measurable "trend" when separated from the other 400 people.
The current Kerry/Dean results are the same for the 3 groups; the gap between the 2 candidates is just smaller for one respondent group.

Don't be fooled by the media. They are not on our side. We are customers; if we tune in, they can command bigger sponsor dollars.

[patricia92243]

1. Race tightening is going to boost their ratings.

[Rockholm]

2. Ratings Boost