Here we go:
A LESSON IN POLLING.
20% of 'national adults' are not registered voters.
60% of 'registered voters' voted in 2004.
37% of 'likely voters' who voted in 2004 were Republican.
37% of 'likely voters' who voted in 2004 were Democrat.
26% of 'likely voters' who voted in 2004 were Independent.
Here's some truth.
You may learn something.
Whisper: Liberal news organizations undersample Republicans and oversample Democrats. They also hide those who lean Democrat in the Independent column. And they poll non-voters.
These are FACTS.
Here's a FACT:
Bush 51% - Kerry 48%
Something Rasmussen polled consistantly from day one in 2004 while other polling firms gave Kerry a chance and had the GOP getting crushed in 2002 midterms.
TRUTH.
This is a secret my friend. Dont tell anyone. The poll doesnt purport to predict any election. It has NOTHING to do with elections. It's polling public opinion. The public is not limited to those who vote. In this case, Newsweek is defining their sample as adults 18 and older. Apparently you dont feel they have a right to poll non-voters because they dont vote. I thought non-voters were citizens too. Silly me. I actualy believed what they taught in Civics class.
The fact that Republicans vote disproportionaly more often than non Republicans doesnt mean that a poll of public opinion is biased its not based on previous election returns. If I wanted to know what percent of Americans use Colgate Toothpaste, I could care less whether they were Republicans, Democrats, or Independents because I was polling public opinion, not attempting to predict the results of an election. You also seem to forget that Bush isnt running for anything but his legacy.