Subject: txt 2010 msm bias fnn -
Here's the lead and following two graphs for The New York Times story on the results of its latest joint public opinion survey with CBS News:
"At a time of deepening political disaffection and intensified distress about the economy, President Obama enjoys an edge over Republicans in the battle for public support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll."
But a dramatically different picture emerges when you dig into the data.
The highest approval point since 1991 was right after 9/11 when 64 percent said the country was going in the right direction. During Obama's first year in office his high point came in May 2009 with 45 percent saying he had the country headed in the right direction, while 48 percent said it was going the wrong direction.
But the worse news for Obama is the fact the right track percentage has been headed steadily down ever since, reaching its lowest percent under him in the most recent survey at 33 percent. Fully 62 percent of the respondents said the country is headed in the wrong direction under Obama. [It's actually a lousy/trick question - but the trend line is a legitimate point]
But the bad news for Obama and his political supporters in the New York Times/CBS News poll gets even worse the more you read in it.
When asked if they approve of the way Congress - which is controlled in the Senate and House by Democrats who strongly support Obama's policies - three-fourths of the respondents disapprove, with a mere 15 percent approving. Similarly, asked how much they trust the government, 81 percent said only some or never.
Just to drive the point home even deeper, the very next question asked the respondents if they thought most Members of Congress should be re-elected. Exactly eight percent said yes, while 81 percent said no.
More evidence that the worst thing you can say about a Member of Congress these days is not "Democrat" or "liberal".
It's "incumbent."
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