More Bogus Headlines from AP

The AP continues to put negative spins on their polls. Of all the items in the below poll, they choose Arrogant as the headline where Bush and Kerry are within the magrin of error. 52% of voters say Bush is arrogant...barely over half and they choose to run that as their headline ! Since more people say Bush is wealthy versus Kerry I worry about where these people get their info. Bush is worth about $15M and Kerry around a BILLION. I would say that Kerry is the wealthy one.

The Associated Press has a new poll that lists seven adjectives and asks if they describe George W. Bush and John Kerry

"Decisive": Bush 67%, Kerry 45% (Bush by 22%)
"Arrogant": Bush 52%, Kerry 44% (Bush by 8%)
"Wealthy": Bush 90%, Kerry 85% (Bush by 5%)
"Likeable": Bush 66%, Kerry 62% (Bush by 4%)
"Honest": Bush 53%, Kerry 53% (even)
"Compassionate": Bush 59%, Kerry 60% (Kerry by 1%)
"Intelligent": Bush 63%, Kerry 83% (Kerry by 20%)

The poll also asked, "Who makes you feel more optimistic about America's future?" Fifty percent said Bush, 44% Kerry, 1% both and 4% neither.

So what headline did the AP put on its dispatch about the poll? "More Voters See Bush as Arrogant."

The wire service did change its headline on a later version of the story: "Bush Seen Decisive, Kerry Smart."