CNN Poll tonight (Old?)

[lolly]

www.cnn.com

Was the war in Iraq worth it even if no WMD's are ever found?
Yes 44%
No 56%

[lovedems]

1. Not old, ad naseum. They have done this so many times it is

seriously ridiculous. These results are better than the last ones they have done. I remember is was around 80% No a few weeks back.

I always get this feeling that CNN does an experiment on the American people. Let's see if the spin works, how long it takes to work, how long they believe the spin. That is why they constantly act as the WH mouth pieces.

[lolly]

2. What do they do w/results?

Do they report results when they're unfavorable? How?

[lovedems]

3. I couldn't tell you. I don't have cable so I am lucky enough to avoid CNN

Wish I could help! :)

[Sam Lowry]

4. Who cares?

Why are these online polls even worth looking at, much less voting in?

[lolly]

5. In a sane world

They wouldn't exist, at least outside of Junior High School newspapers.

But since most journalists today seem incapable of thinking for themselves, they seem to rely on these "polls" for some sort of guidance in their coverage. They also often report them as if they were newsworthy. Therefore, "polls" that support AWOL's policies are used as "proof" of his legitimacy and popularity; perhaps if more and more of them do just the opposite, the possibility that AWOL isn't universally adored will begin to enter their radar screens.

(Remember what happened when that "Family Values" site put up a poll that they hoped would show how Americans wanted a constitutional amendment against gay marriage?)