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Gallup’s Misleading Headline

18 Saturday Feb 2012

Posted by Craig in Politics

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Don’t judge an article by its headline. The headline at Gallup reads:

“Health Costs, Gov’t Regulations Curb Small Business Hiring
Nearly half of small-business owners name these issues”

Followed by the accompanying chart:

Notice that Gallup skips to reasons number 5 and 6. Apparently Speaker Boehner didn’t go past the headline either, from the Speaker’s blog (his bold, not mine):

“When asked by Gallup about the challenges they face, nearly half of small businesses who aren’t hiring new workers said potential health care costs and excessive government regulations are key obstacles.

According to Politico, “an overwhelming majority of small-business owners surveyed” by Gallup – 85 percent – aren’t currently hiring. Among them, 48 percent cited concerns about rising health care costs and 46 percent cited new government regulations.”

Neither did conservative bloggers. For example, here and here.

Remember the “read the bill” chant from the Tea Party? How about this–read the article.

Gallup: Democrats Take Six-Point Lead on Generic Ballot

19 Monday Jul 2010

Posted by Craig in Congress, Democrats, Politics, Republicans

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Dear GOP,

How’s that whole ‘unemployed people are lazy bums, repeal financial reform, tax cuts for the wealthy don’t count’ thing workin’ out for ya? Not too good according to Gallup:

“In the same week the U.S. Senate passed a major financial reform bill touted as reining in Wall Street, Democrats pulled ahead of Republicans, 49% to 43%, in voters’ generic ballot preferences for the 2010 congressional elections.


The Democrats’ six-point advantage in Gallup Daily interviewing from July 12-18 represents the first statistically significant lead for that party’s candidates since Gallup began weekly tracking of this measure in March.”

A few words of wisdom concerning the mid-terms in November—counteth not thy chickens before they hatcheth.

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