Get Ready for the Spin but don’t be discouraged
Many people were so disappointed in Glenn Beck when he set up Debra Medina, candidate for Texas Governor, on a recent radio program. But after some logical thought and “connecting the dots” like Glenn himself suggests that his audience should do, there is no doubt that this would be the position of FOX network…Glenn’s employer and boss.
It is highly unlikely that Rupert Murdock really wants to change the political status quo and return the government to the Constitution and to the people. People in power and with influence rarely willingly give it up.
Likewise a new poll has been released today that indicates that Debra Medina’s threat is fading. and the race for Texas Governor is once again between Perry and Hutchison. Expect this to get big coverage on all the news programs because all the mainstream media are controlled by the same group of people with power and influence and they want things to stay just as they are, while peddling that they support “change,” as they did in the recent presidential election.
Expect the news coverage of this poll to be, “Now the real race is on.” It is the race “we have been waiting for, between the two Texas political titans.” They will try to persuade the people that to vote for Debra Medina “is a wasted vote.” Certainly you won’t vote for someone whom the experts have told you that “they can’t win.” You must continue to vote for “the lesser of the two evils” like you have always done in the past.
However, I would urge you not to be so easily or quickly drawn away from the “candidate of the people,” Debra Medina. Let’s look a little deeper at the facts and number in this poll, that might not be shown on the nightly news.
- Of the people who voted in this poll 50% approved of Gov. Perry’s job performance. Do you?
- Of the people who voted in this poll 79% have a favorable opinion of George W. Bush. Do you?
- Of the people who voted in this poll, when asked to identify themselves as Republican, Democrat or Independent/Other, 80% responded Republican, 2% Democrat and 18 % Independent/Other. How do you identify yourself?
These percentages hardly jive with the results in the last governors race where 30 +% voted for Strayhorn and Friedman the Independent candidates, while Perry squeaked by with only 39% of the vote.
While Public Policy Polling Co. enjoys an excellent reputation and I would not suggest that their results are inaccurate, how this poll is used by the news media may be more to influence your opinion, rather than to just give you the audience “fair and balanced” results.
Do your homework. Make up your own mind. Do you want an entrenched politician in Austin for another 4 years or do you want a candidate how represents your views and values. The responsibility ultimately rests with you to make the right decision, when you vote for the next governor of Texas.
