Once again, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell probes into polling data to figure out why John McCain is so close to Barack Obama in Gallup Daily Tracking Polls (4 points) while George W. Bush's approval ratings are so low.
When she asks her guest why, he goes on to further elaborate on how poorly the GOP brand is doing compared to the Democratic Brand. Who do you want in Congress? Democrats of course.
After a fairly lengthy speech, Andrea Mitchell points out that this fails to answer her question, but she offers a few numbers:
When people were polled on whether the country is on the wrong track, they responded.
Right Track: 14%
Wrong Track: 84%
For a poll on whether John McCain would change direction, the producers waited until the end of the broadcast to kinda-sorta flash up the actual numbers behind McCain so quickly I wasn't sure it actually happened.
Yes: ... (I don't know)
No: 68%
A clear preponderance of people think this country is doing badly and that John McCain won't help.
And she poses her question again, "Why is Barack Obama not doing better?"
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