Voters Express Concern About Media Bias
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention coming to Denver, new national poll numbers show Republican candidates and conservative causes being met by a broad base of public support.
According to an August 13th Rasmussen Reports survey of 700 likely Colorado voters, presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain edged Democrat Barack Obama 47 to 45 percent.
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The horse race comes despite the fact that the same survey showed that just 17 percent of voters surveyed rated the performance of McCain's fellow Republican, President George W. Bush, as excellent.
When survey participants were asked "Which is the bigger problem in politics today - big campaign contributions or media bias?" 51 percent said media bias, while just 36 percent said big campaign contributions. The results come as Barack Obama appears on a Time Magazine cover for the seventh time this year. According to the Drudge Report, McCain has appeared on just two.
The results also bode well for the GOP's U.S. Senate nominee Bob Schaffer, who has built a platform on domestic energy exploration. Earlier this year, supporters of his Democrat opponent Mark Udall attempted to brand him as "Big Oil Bob." When Rasmussen asked voters whether there exists "an urgent national need to find new sources of energy," 87 percent said yes, while 8 percent said no. Udall is being hammered in commercials funded by independent political committees, where he is being attacked for more than 20 votes against domestic, off shore, and shale energy exploration.
Voters also expressed an urgency in their responses concerning energy. When asked "which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?" 62 percent went with finding new sources of energy, while 27 percent focused on reduction of demand, and 7 percent remained unsure. Finally, support remains strong for the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, titled Amendment 46, with 55 percent indicating support, 23 percent saying no, and 22 percent remaining unsure.