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January 27, 2004
The Media Suck
Howie Kurtz writes about the exit pollsters' "Loaded Question."
Are the media biased against Howard Dean?
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[O]n one of the two questionnaires being used, there's this zinger: "Regardless of how you voted today, do you think Howard Dean has the temperament to serve effectively as president?"
That, of course, raises the possibility that he might not, and the results could be cited endlessly in the primary coverage.
No other question asks for voters' views on Kerry, Edwards, Clark or any other candidate.
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Cathie Levine, a spokeswoman for the network consortium, said:
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"These are questions being asked after the voters have cast their ballots and therefore do not influence their decisions," she added.
Mickey Kaus (who hates Kerry with good reason) comments:
Exit Polls Go Home: Can we really be sure that the National Election Pool's Is-Dean-A-Madman? exit poll question doesn't influence voting just because it's asked of voters as they leave the polls? Does nobody overhear the NEP interviewer talking? Do people leaving the polls not run into friends in the parking lot, or go home and talk to their spouses and relatives who haven't voted yet? ... It looks as if the NEP is picking up, in terms of arrogance and irresponsibility, where the late, hated VNS left off. ... In this case, they asked a question (apparently prompted by the Dean Scream) that must have seemed wildly relevant four days ago but now seems like the detritus of an ancient media blevy! ... The NEP's question couldn't not have had some anti-Dean effect by artificially prolonging the Scream controversy. Maybe it was a small effect, but it's hard to believe it was neutral or positive for Dean. ... 1:23 P.M.
Posted by glyphic at January 27, 2004 07:53 PM