Gray Sky Clearing

The Dog days Are Here!

We are now well into the political season. Stories abound about this poll or that poll. This candidate has this lead, that advantage. It was very interesting to learn that in past two weeks two poles, one by the Los Angles Times and the other by the New York Times have shown Senator Kerry with a slight lead over President Bush. However, when the demographics of the pole are explored we learn that in one pole (LA Times) 38% of those poled were Democrats, while 29% were Republicans.

To add perspective to this break down the last information that I read stated that about 31% of registered voters are Republican and slightly fewer were registered Democrats. The demographic of the NY Times poll was very similar.

In an age where media outlets commission polls and report polls as news we, as consumers of the information, are left to discover and explore the real news about the news. These are definitely ‘Dog days’. Stay cool.

posted by GraySkys Clearing @ 4:26 AM