aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- Re: [aaus-list] Talkingpointsmemo.com and Ukraine Polling data

[Max Pyziur <pyz@brama.com>]

Somebody countered:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/208729.php

fyi,

MP
pyz@brama.com


On Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Max Pyziur wrote:

> Generally, Josh Marshall aka Talkingpointsmemo.com is fairly credible when
> it comes to domestic U.S. politics. However, he's taken to citing data on
> Ukraine with the escalation of the Georgia-Russia conflict in the last
> week. Mostly, this has been in the context of polling data on the subject
> of Ukraine's membership in NATO. Most recently, he has the following
> posting:
> http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/208700.php
> citing ->private<- polling data. It shows that of a thousand people
> surveyed only 22% would approve Ukraine's membership in NATO.
>
> While recent polls (through June?) have shown about 60% are against
> membership, 78% seems to be a case of data-mining (choose the data that
> you want supporting your position). Has anyone come across polls with this
> sort of balance?
>
> What would be more interesting is to see an unbiased/scientific poll that
> shows taken in the last several days.
>
> Max Pyziur
> pyz@brama.com
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