Matt Towery : Health Care Bill Important to Everyone but the American Public - Townhall.com: "How out of touch are they in the Washington, D.C., 'bubble,' in which Congress and the media live?"
Recently, a national poll was touted in the national news, with a typical headline reading something like, "Public Supports Public Option" for health care legislation. Big news, right? But the actual question asked if poll respondents preferred a plan "that includes some form of government-sponsored health insurance."
Think about it. The poll didn't ask about a government-run program at all. It merely made it sound as if the government would be creating an additional policy option for people who need it.
In the opinion research that dominates my workdays, I spend much time ensuring that my own firm is fair in the questions we ask, the methodology we use and the "weighting" of the various demographic groups so crucial to an honest survey. I also get to examine the work of other pollsters.
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