ABC Poll Explained by PBS Charlie Rose! Disparity Explained!!!!!!

[atre]

On Charlie Rose, one of the ABC News correspondents explained the disparity. Paraphrasing:

"One network poll shows Edwards winning and one shows Cheney winning... Our polls showed Cheney on top, but further explanation is really necessary, and I could talk all night about this. Our poll is heavily slanted towards Republicans because the poll showed that many, many more Republicans were watching."

[LSdemocrat]

1. Why the hell didn't they bother to explain it on ABC?

[Renew Deal]

4. Another thread says that Jennings did.

[atre]

6. Sorry. I didn't catch that one, and thought this might ease some nerves

[liveoaktx]

5. They did-Peter Jennings said that right away the first time

he mentioned the poll-that it was weighted for Republicans

[tjdee]

7. My man Peter Jennings DID say it, as soon as he read the numbers.

:loveya:

What I don't understand is why they couldn't get a more even pool??

[atre]

2. Bump

[Ducks In A Row]

3. who told them more rethugs were watching?

bullshit

[atre]

9. It would have been one of the questions, I think

But I'm not sure what you're suggesting. Do you think they skewed the results based on that assumption?

[Jackpine Radical]

11. They may have determined that by asking the respondents

for party identification.

No big deal--maybe more Pugs were watching because they were hoping to get some vindication, while more Dems already knew they were backing a winning ticket after the 1st Pres. debate.

[napi21]

8. How the hell do they know that?

I assume this poll was via the net, so how could they know the party of who voted?

[sonicx]

10. looks like Moveon.org's Gallup Bashing Ad WORKED

the media is getting the hint...a little.

[snowbear]

12. so.. uh..

If their poll is slanted, why the hell are they even using it?

[LSdemocrat]

13. That's an even better point

[Shopaholic]

14. I've already sent an e-mail to ABC to complain.

I suggest you all do the same. Call them on this bullshit now!

[fsbooks]

15. Despite Cheney "winning", Kerry/Edwards picked up support...

ABC News:

ABC News poll, 509 interviews +/- 4.5

Who won?
(among debate viewers)
Cheney 43%
Edwards 35%
Tie 19%

Vote preference among debate viewers
Before the debate After the debate
Bush/Cheney 51% 50%
Kerry/Edwards 48% 49%
Nader/Camejo <1% 0%


Party ID of debate viewers
Democrats 31%
Republicans 38
Independents 27

This from this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x981136

[Skip Intro]

16. They lied for the repukes

and they stand alone, at this moment, as showing "results" that give cheney a win tonight.

they are lying.

a news organization is lying, and spinning, for the current regime.

their license should be pulled