by Richard Baehr


Original Link:


http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/08/propaganda_poll_shows_obama_ahead.html






Link for original poll results:


http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/01/us/politics/01quinnipiac-new-york-times-cbs-poll.html






A worthless new Quinnipiac poll gives Obama a big edge in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.






The survey shows Obama up 6 in Ohio and Florida and 11 in Pennsylvania. These are all bigger margins than Obama received when he won all three states in 2008 -- Florida (2.8%), Ohio (4.7%). Pennsylvania(10%). It seems unlikely that Obama would be doing better in these states than he did 4 years ago. If you look at page 9 of the detailed results provided by the pollster (now linked to the New York Times and CBS for these state polls), you get the answer for the odd results:






Those surveyed revealed who they voted for in 2008. Here are the results by state (Page 9):






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Florida: Obama 53%, McCain 40%


Ohio: Obama 53%, McCain 38%


Pennsylvania: Obama 54%, McCain 40%.


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In other words, the bias towards Obama voters is 10% in Florida and Ohio, and 4% in Pennsylvania, compared to how people actually voted in these states in 2008.






These results are as valuable as the media that sponsored them. It is a shame that Quinnipiac, which was once respected, has thrown in with the propagandists.