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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (680938)4/28/2005 10:09:49 AM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
If you IMAGINE that the public's opinions would be somewhat different if the question was phrased differently, using the word 'filibuster' for example... well I'm sure that it won't be long before there are other polls --- using that word, as you suggest is necessary --- and then you'll be able to see if the opinions change to any significant degree, Peter.

Perhaps if you phrased the same question differently you would get different results
Instead of:
34. The Senate has confirmed 35 federal appeals court judges nominated by Bush, while Senate Democrats have blocked 10 others. Do you think the Senate Democrats are right to block these nominations? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
How about:
The senate has never denied judicial nominees that have advanced from the Judiciary committee a confirmation vote before now. Do you support a change in the 214 year tradition to block qualified nominees who have a hing rating from the liberal Bar Association?
Instead of:
36. Would you support or oppose changing Senate rules to make it easier for the Republicans to confirm Bush's judicial nominees?
How about:
The senate has never filibustered judicial nominees that have advanced from the Judiciary committee before now. Do you support of oppose rules necessary to retain the Advise and Consent role of the Senate contemplated in The Constitution?

The art of manipulating polls is well exercised by The Washington Post and other media outlets. This is why I questioned the "poll" results when you first posted them. It turns out that I was right to question them. No pollster who relied upon their reputation would ask the questions that the post did.
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