And now about that Anderson Cooper Blog...
Raise your hand if you knew Anderson Cooper had a blog. Now raise your hand if that is your first stop for news on current events. Yeah -- didn't think so. But don't jump too quickly -- a couple of things need to be kept in mind when looking at this question.
Which Political Blogs Do You Read Regularly?
(multi. accepted, top 4 listed) -Bush Approve- -Evang-
All Strg Smwht Dis Yes No
360 Blog/Anderson Cooper 21% 28% 15% 19% 23% 16%
AMERICABlog 3 1 4 3 2 4
blogsforfox.blogspot.com 3 1 5 3 3 2
Daily Kos 3 2 5 - 2 4
First of all this was only asked among those who said they read blogs (every day, few times a week, few times a month, or less often than that). The total of this sample is 197, placing the MoE above 6%. Of that 197, a plurality (74) could not name a specific blog or refused. Now that brings our total of blog-naming respondents down to 123 or 62% of all blog reader. This is just 20.5% of our original sample (think small).
The question was open-ended, and all responses were recorded verbatim. An exhaustive list of pre-coded options was given to interviewers that ran the full spectrum of ideology/partisanship. After the survey was completed, any pre-codes from the list that did not receive responses were deleted.
So how did Anderson Cooper come out on top? There are countless reasons this could have occurred, the most likely being name ID. First of all, CNN promotes their blogs - a lot. Many of the blogs on the list were TV based. This could be a blog that they had heard of before, and subsequently were able to name. Keep in mind that respondents had to offer up responses for this question - they were not offered a list to choose from. If they were, the results would vary drastically from what we see here. This is not the equivalent of asking "which newspaper do you read." That is a daily occurrence and an institution that readers grew up with, making them far less likely to forget a name or offer a skewed response. Blogs are a new medium, particularly among people outside the Beltway (i.e. our universe). This is a game of memory to offer a response that is appropriate.
To obtain complete poll results, go to www.diageohotlinepoll.com.
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The question should not be "is America ready for a Black president". It should be is America ready for a partly white president. Please make the correction!!!
The question should not be "is America ready for a Black president". It should be is America ready for a partly white president. Please make the correction!!!
The question should not be "is America ready for a Black president". It should be is America ready for a partly white president. Please make the correction!!!
Here is a life and death blog. Sgt Gwen Beberg's dog will be killed if the Commander does not let it go home as scheduled through the SPCA's Baghdad pups program. 15 dogs got on the plane to go home and hers was detained by the Commander.
She is at the 101st Airborne at Camp Striker in Iraq. Google has 10 pages on the topic. Anderson, help her and many other GI's. The stories are horrific and disturbing. There will be lots of court-martials of many Commanders before this is over.
Here is a life and death blog. Sgt Gwen Beberg's dog will be killed if the Commander does not let it go home as scheduled through the SPCA's Baghdad pups program. 15 dogs got on the plane to go home and hers was detained by the Commander.
She is at the 101st Airborne at Camp Striker in Iraq. Google has 10 pages on the topic. Anderson, help her and many other GI's. The stories are horrific and disturbing. There will be lots of court-martials of many Commanders before this is over.
Here is a life and death blog. Sgt Gwen Beberg's dog will be killed if the Commander does not let it go home as scheduled through the SPCA's Baghdad pups program. 15 dogs got on the plane to go home and hers was detained by the Commander.
She is at the 101st Airborne at Camp Striker in Iraq. Google has 10 pages on the topic. Anderson, help her and many other GI's. The stories are horrific and disturbing. There will be lots of court-martials of many Commanders before this is over.