poll dancing

i have a love-hate thing with opinion polls: i'm fascinated by them, but then often question their methodology. for example, during the last election cycle, i regularly visited real clear politics which aggregates polls. on the other hand, the judicial filibuster issue demonstrated specific phrasing can generate pro and con results.

currently iraq serves as another example. the iraqi people have a relatively positive outlook on their country

Recent polling data shows that fully two-thirds of Iraqis believe their country is headed in the right direction, Saboon said. While a poll in January showed only 11 percent of Sunni Muslims in Iraq shared that view, that percentage has since grown to 40, he said.

of course while AP focuses on the 'downtrodden' sunnis, most of the american media reported negative american public opinion.