Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJaeger View Post
Rasmussen has today's "Strongly Disapprove" number at 40%. Consider me there.
Yeah, 'cause a bloke who made this polling organisation was on the Bush campaign team, and there is no way he can twist data (I am only half-joking here)... The fact that conservatives always like to quote Ramsunssen does not help either. Normally people try to pick more neutral pollsters...

I mean, I think the idea of 'balanced news' is rubbish, as news reporting is naturally slanted on on or the other side, but polling organisation should always strive to be neutral. The wording of the questions is everything in a poll. Especially when people are so contradictory - most Americans cringe at large defence spending cuts, education cuts, cuts for medical research foundations, cuts for scholarships, cuts for energy subsidies (outside of US) but when asked if the favour tight budgets, they all wax lyrical on fiscal conservatism...