* Is global warming killing off over a dozen species of amphibians in * Venezuela's government rejected a U.S. Senate draft resolution condemning them for not renewing the license of Radio Caracas Television.
* The New York Police Department is facing scrutiny over the killing of a Honduran immigrant by an off-duty cop.
* Support for Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez has slipped by 6% since December.
* Cuban businesses are expected to rake in as much as $150 million from
* A new agriculture minister for
Sources- Reuters AlertNet, El Universal, Newsday, Angus Reid Consultants, Canada.com, Reuters
Image- The New Zealand Herald (According to the photo’s caption “Amphibians in Costa Rica such as the blue jeans dart frog are being threatened by global warming”)
Can someone explain this to me? This poll by the same organization taken 5 days before has the rating up at 59%
ReplyDeletehttp://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/15719
Great observation, tfunk.
ReplyDeleteThe main difference is that the poll we mentioned in the one you cited where conducted by different firms. Also, the poll you linked to interview 900 Urugayans, whereas the one we linked to only interviewed appoximately 700.
Sorry, crummy English.
ReplyDeleteI meant that the polls were conducted by different firms albeit under nearly identical conditions (except for sample size).
I guess I just don't understand the high variation between the CIFRA and Mori polls, even after factoring in the extremes of margin of error. From 59% to 44% approval ratings in one week seems pretty drastic. Though they did just have a tragic flood, I don't think even the bush approval ratings dropped more then 3 percent post-Katrina.
ReplyDeleteAt any rate, it just looked odd.