How the N.Y.T. rigs it poll

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N.Y. Times creates mythical America
Posted: July 10, 2009
1:00 am Eastern

By Brad O'Leary
© 2009

On June 18, the New York Times published the results of its latest poll on President Barack Obama's administration, that it conducted in conjunction with CBS News. What the Times failed to tell its readers was that its editors rigged the poll much like the Ayatollah rigged the Iranian election. A look at the poll's sampling method reveals that the Times heavily weighted the poll in favor of Obama, showing the gap between his personal approval rating and the public's approval of his initiatives to be much smaller than it actually is.

Specifically, the New York Times poll surveyed twice as many Obama voters than McCain voters, as well as a significant number of non-voters (48 percent Obama voters; 25 percent McCain voters; 19 percent non-voters; 5 percent voters who wouldn't disclose their vote; 1 percent who voted for someone else; 1 percent don't know if they voted or not – some of these folks might be Times' editors). Sixteen percent of those surveyed by the Times are not even registered to vote.

In other words, the Times poll captured only 50 percent of McCain voters, while surveying 90 percent of Obama voters. The Times poll also surveyed one-fifth of the 40 percent of Americans who weren't interested enough eight months ago to care who became the next president of the U.S.

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By comparison, the results of the O'Leary Report/Zogby International 100 Days Poll (published in the June 2009 issue of The O'Leary Report) also showed a gap between the president's personal approval rating and his performance on the issues, albeit a much larger gap. Why? Because the O'Leary/Zogby poll used an honest and accurate sampling method by only surveying Americans who voted in the 2008 presidential election, and weighting that sample to reflect the actual outcome of the election (53 percent Obama voters and 47 percent McCain voters).

The O'Leary Report's sample provides an accurate snapshot of the American voting public, whereas the Times' skewed sample paints a portrait of a mythical America that doesn't exist. To make matters worse, the Times failed to disclose the make-up of its sample in the article it published that detailed the poll's results. The article was unethical, fraudulent and based on a bogus poll paid for by the Times. This sort of manipulation makes a joke of their slogan: "The paper of record." More like: "The paper of the record we created."

Below is a comparison of both the New York Times' and The O'Leary Report's findings on similarly asked poll questions.

Economy

Both the Times and O'Leary/Zogby asked Americans if they approve or disapprove of how President Obama is handling the economy.

In the New York Times' manipulated sample: 57 percent approve of Obama's handling of the economy, 35 percent disapprove, and 7 percent are unsure.

In O'Leary/Zogby's accurate sample: 38 percent approve of Obama's handling of the economy, 50 percent disapprove, and 12 percent are unsure.

Guantanamo Bay

Both the Times and the O'Leary/Zogby polls asked Americans whether the U.S. should close the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility and transfer the detainees somewhere else.

In the New York Times' manipulated sample: 43 percent favor keeping Gitmo up and running, 45 percent say close it down, and 12 percent are unsure.

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In O'Leary/Zogby's accurate sample: 54.7 percent favor keeping Gitmo up and running, 40.7 percent say close it down, and 4.6 percent are unsure.

Interestingly, even in the Times' mythical America, an overwhelming majority (80 percent) are either very or somewhat concerned that shipping Gitmo detainees to other nations could result in those detainees attacking America in the future, whereas only 20 percent do not have this concern. Even their manipulated sample gave them a number they didn't like, so the Ayatollahs on the Times' editorial board refused to report these results in their newspaper article.

Capitalism vs. Socialism

Both the Times and O'Leary/Zogby asked Americans similar questions regarding how large a role government
should play in society.

The Times asked: "Which comes closer to your view: Government should do more to solve national problems, or Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals?"

In the Times' manipulated sample, 34 percent think the government should do more, 56 percent think the government is doing too much, and 10 percent are unsure.

O'Leary/Zogby asked Americans whether they prefer "a system in which the public or the state have ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods," or "a system in which wealth, and the means of producing wealth are privately owned and controlled rather than state owned."

In O'Leary/Zogby's accurate sample, 70 percent prefer a private system, 17 percent prefer a state-run system, and 13 percent are unsure.

Conclusion

In the future, the New York Times really ought to disclose the full details behind its sampling method, especially when their sample is unnaturally weighted 2-1 with Obama voters over McCain voters, and a whopping one-fifth of their sample doesn't care enough to vote. Or better yet, the Times should seek to maintain credibility with its dwindling readership by properly weighting the sample in its polls.

When you're in the news business
, you need to deliver news, not fiction. And judging by the Times' growing financial woes, Americans know the difference and are fleeing the Ayatollahs at the Gray Lady in droves. Total revenue for the Times declined 18.6 percent over the first quarter of this year, and the company
is mired in $1.3 billion worth of debt
.