[pol] Interesting poll: Bush vs Kerry on personal attributes

[Troke]

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The Associated Press has a new poll that lists seven adjectives and asks if they describe George W. Bush and John Kerry. Here are the results:

"Decisive": Bush 67%, Kerry 45% (Bush by 22%)

"Arrogant": Bush 52%, Kerry 44% (Bush by 8%)

"Wealthy": Bush 90%, Kerry 85% (Bush by 5%)

"Likeable": Bush 66%, Kerry 62% (Bush by 4%)

"Honest: Bush 53%, Kerry 53% (even)

"Compassionate": Bush 59%, Kerry 60% (Kerry by 1%)

"Intelligent": Bush 63%, Kerry 83% (Kerry by 20%)
The poll also asked, "Who makes you feel more optimistic about America's future?" Fifty percent said Bush, 44% Kerry, 1% both and 4% neither.

So what headline did the AP put on its dispatch about the poll? "More Voters See Bush as Arrogant."

The wire service did change its headline on a later version of the story: "Bush Seen Decisive, Kerry Smart." This is much less biased, though AP seen ungrammatical.

 

[Libertarian]

"Arrogant": Bush 52%, Kerry 44% (Bush by 8%)

"Wealthy": Bush 90%, Kerry 85% (Bush by 5%)

Wow! They sure got these two wrong. Kerry is several dozen times richer than Bush. And when it comes to arrogant! Kerry takes the cake there too!

it just goes to show: most people are stupid.

 

[pixmo]

IMO, a smart man who married into that kind of moolah would be retired and living on his own island

 

[Shock Wave Rider]

"Honest: Bush 53%, Kerry 53% (even)

Are people actually this stupid????