One poll doesn’t say everything. One question in one poll doesn’t provide “truth” (“ground truth”). But, at times, one question, one poll can provide a shock value. According to Diageo / The Hotline, McCain is judged better than Obama for “managing America’s energy policies”. In a poll which places “the economy” as the top issue, with Obama having the slimest, dwindling, and statistically insignificant lead of just one percent,
In terms of perceived performance on other issues, McCain maintains his new lead over Obama on managing America’s energy policies, (44% – 42%),
How, in the face of disastrous Republican economic policies, being played out in plummeting stock values (remember, we are now — not even counting inflation — behind where we began the Bush Administration on what media reporting (sadly) uses as the standard bearer for economic news: the Dow Jones index)?
On energy, again this is just one poll and one question, my opening supposition: deception, truthiness, and lies are working when it comes to energy issues.
This is a clear sign that those who actually know about energy issues, that those who care about creating paths toward a sustainable and prosperous future are failing to communicate effectively enough.
Shameless deception is winning out over truth.
It is time to shout louder. To revisit messages. To communicate the realities of what we face, our options, and our opportunities.
A Palin-McCain Administration would drill the holes deeper and foster an ever dirtier and blacker future. They do not offer hope when it comes to “managing America’s energy policies”.