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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.
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.