From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Based on several nationwide surveys it conducted with California-based Knowledge Networks since June, as well as the results of other polls, PIPA found that 48 percent of the public believe US troops found evidence of close pre-war links between Iraq and the al-Qaeda terrorist group; 22 percent thought troops found weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq; and 25 percent believed that world public opinion favored Washington's going to war with Iraq. All three are misperceptions.
I notice that this survey didn't look for any misperceptions of the type that the
more left-leaning media might help propagate, and that far more democrats would
be likely to believe...
The average frequency of misperceptions among respondents who planned to vote for Bush was 45 percent, while among those who plan to vote for a hypothetical Democrat candidate, the frequency averaged only 17 percent.
Again, why didn't they test for any possible misperceptions that match democrat
opinions and thus they would be more likely to be willing to believe? Surely there
must be some liberal-favored misperceptions they could look for?
Asked "Has the US found clear evidence Saddam Hussein was working closely with al Qaeda?" 68 percent of Bush supporters replied affirmatively. By contrast, two of every three Democrat-backers said no.
Any chance these were politically motivated responses, rather than just simple beliefs?
Nah.
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