RNC is "not impressed" with poll showing support for AARP/DEM "NO"

[papau]

The AARP poll that shows folks supporting its opposition to President Bush's plan to overhaul Social Security with private accounts that are funded by destroying the payroll tax base going to Social Security, causing cuts in the guaranteed benefit, is not of interest to the RNC ('cause the wording and execution of the poll was not quite right)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-aarp25jan25,1,5176517.story?coll=la-headlines-nation
AARP, GOP Battle Over Private Accounts
From Associated Press

January 25, 2005

WASHINGTON — In a sign of the intensifying political battle over Social Security, the AARP released a nationwide poll Monday indicating deep public skepticism about President Bush's plan for personal accounts.

"Approximately four in 10 respondents initially favored private accounts," the 35-million-member seniors' organization said in a summary of its findings. "However, those who initially favored private accounts dropped off substantially once they were exposed to any of the consequences associated with implementation of private accounts."

In a two-page rebuttal, the Republican Party said the AARP's survey relied on slanted wording, misleading questions and an unrepresentative sample of the nation as a whole to come up with its findings.

AARP research director Jeff Love, said the poll "adheres to the highest standards of public polling." The organization opposes Bush's proposal. <snip>

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Hee

It doesn't matter that they are not impressed.

[liberal N proud]

2. "...slanted wording..." a Repuke specialty

[aden_nak]

3. "The wording" told people the consequences of their actions.

Yeah, what a horrible thing to do to people before asking their opinion of a course of action. Let them know the results. Logic Train! Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!

[fryguy]

4. pot calling kettle black much?

bitching about the wording of a question? where was the outcry when polls were taken about Iraq-al Qeda connection questions? Not like they weren't misleading people in the run-up to war or anything.....