Love the comments after this article

[dalaigh lllama]

Lots of Gore supporters out there, as evidenced in the comments after this bit of flotsam:

Iowa Poll Suggests No Room for Gore
by Jennifer Agiesta

...The Washington Post-ABC News Iowa poll released today suggests that few likely Democratic caucus-goers are clamoring for more choices. Nearly nine in 10 likely voters are satisfied with the Gore-free field of candidates; more than half say they are "very satisfied."

more...

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/08/03/iowa_poll_suggests_no_room_for.html

Interestingly enough, when you go to the WaPo link in the article, there's no mention of Gore, and not even a hint that he was mentioned in the poll at all, but there is this:

...Iowa Democrats were also asked to name a second choice. When those results were combined with first choices, the race remained equally tight, with each of the three leading candidates being the first or second choice of about half of those surveyed.

(And what about the other half that were surveyed?)

History suggests that these voters are quite willing to change their mind as caucus day approaches and the campaign intensifies with television advertising and more direct engagement among the candidates. In the 2004 Iowa caucus day poll by the National Election Pool, 42 percent of caucus-goers said they made up their mind in the last week of the campaign. Just 30 percent made their final decision more than a month before caucus day...

Seems to me the title of the article should read: Jennifer Agiesta, Mistress of Obfuscation, Suggests No Room for Gore

[Pastiche423]

1. I concur w/the title you suggested

I truly believe she et al are terrified of a Gore run.

[rosesaylavee]

2. Ha - good catch...

The RWingers are terrified of a Gore run for the presidency. He'd mop up the field with him.

[mopinko]

3. one thing that they are spending money on- polls.

they have commissioned several polls, done polls to counter other polls. if you don't think he is planning a run, why are they running polls?

[dalaigh lllama]

4. I am definitely hoping and praying he runs!

The article's title in no way reflects my POV. I posted it as yet another example of skewed reporting on Gore.

I'd sure like to see the actual polls' questions, instead of reading "analyses" like the one in the above article. One of the commenters after the article did a comparison of the questions used in two different polls: one poll showed 12% favored Gore, while another showed 32% for Gore. The huge difference in results seemed to be based on how the questions were framed.

[NastyDiaper]

5. "Iowa poll suggests no room for Hillary"

could have also been a title. She'd probably get my first vote in the general if it comes to that, but I admit that title would be just as misleading.

Plain and simple, Iowa is more likely to reward announced candidates. This makes sense. For them the entire process is accelerated 6 mos and more focused.

If Gore were to sign up, I think he'd acknowledge the plain truth of that and say to those in Iowa who have made up their mind, he respects that. For those who have not, please consider me. It's not like they don't know him.

Also consider that Hillary is NOT leading Iowa. I read the bones and take mostly that everything is still up for grabs, no announced leader is solidifying.