Thursday, June 10, 2004
Video killed the radio star...
The DailyKos has an interesting piece today about how people get their news...and how it's reflected in polling.
According to polling by New Democratic Network polling appears skewed based on where people get their news (no surprise there, obviously).
The numbers are interesting tho:
Television: 52 percent
Kerry 47
Bush 47
Newspaper: 21 percent
Kerry: 53
Bush: 41
Radio: 12 percent
Kerry: 46
Bush: 52
Internet: 10 percent
Kerry: 50
Bush: 42
Other highlights from this poll....
Swing Voters Logging on for News. While television is still the dominant source of news, this poll shows that the Internet has emerged as major source of news, comparable in reach to radio. Indeed, among swing voters, 11 percent say that the Internet is their major source of news compared with 7 percent who say radio. Nationally, 12 percent say radio is their main source of news.
A NOTE ON NADER
Ralph Nader likes to say that he’s just as likely to draw Republican votes as Democratic and hence is not a real threat to cost John Kerry the election. This simply is not true. Without Nader on the ballot, Kerry has a tiny lead, 47 percent to 46 percent. With Nader on the ballot, Kerry is losing 43 percent to 45 percent (with Nader drawing 6 percent). Nader is drawing his votes from independents and Democrats, the majority of whom
would otherwise be voting for Kerry. Without Nader on the ballot, Nader voters prefer Kerry over Bush 58 percent to 22 percent.
Democrats appear to be on the uptick according to this polling..which isn't surprising giving that the GOP have both chambers and the Executive.
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According to polling by New Democratic Network polling appears skewed based on where people get their news (no surprise there, obviously).
The numbers are interesting tho:
Television: 52 percent
Kerry 47
Bush 47
Newspaper: 21 percent
Kerry: 53
Bush: 41
Radio: 12 percent
Kerry: 46
Bush: 52
Internet: 10 percent
Kerry: 50
Bush: 42
Other highlights from this poll....
Swing Voters Logging on for News. While television is still the dominant source of news, this poll shows that the Internet has emerged as major source of news, comparable in reach to radio. Indeed, among swing voters, 11 percent say that the Internet is their major source of news compared with 7 percent who say radio. Nationally, 12 percent say radio is their main source of news.
A NOTE ON NADER
Ralph Nader likes to say that he’s just as likely to draw Republican votes as Democratic and hence is not a real threat to cost John Kerry the election. This simply is not true. Without Nader on the ballot, Kerry has a tiny lead, 47 percent to 46 percent. With Nader on the ballot, Kerry is losing 43 percent to 45 percent (with Nader drawing 6 percent). Nader is drawing his votes from independents and Democrats, the majority of whom
would otherwise be voting for Kerry. Without Nader on the ballot, Nader voters prefer Kerry over Bush 58 percent to 22 percent.
Democrats appear to be on the uptick according to this polling..which isn't surprising giving that the GOP have both chambers and the Executive.
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