Guesswork and propaganda FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/06/2010

Guesswork and propaganda FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/06/2010 Where now go the earlier explanations of all those analysts who give their views on survey drops and rises of presidential candidates? Much earlier, with Manny Villar, Nacionalista presidential bet ranking second, but closing in on Noynoy Aquino, Liberal Party standard bearer, so-called survey analysts and spokesmen of presidential candidates explained the surge and the drops of the two candidates, with the survey firm officials saying — depending on which candidate dropped or rose by way of their survey figures, that it was the many advertisements of Villar aired during the survey period that did it, while Noynoy had very little ads at the time, hence the increase. Ads were again being mentioned when the next survey came, showing Villar in a statistical tie with Aquino, despite the baring of the C-5 controversy and a report that had Villlar censured for ethical misconduct. The same persons and analysts were quick to explain the rise of Villar, saying that the C-5 controversy, far from having a negative impact on his candidacy, had no impact at all. Naturally, the Aquino side claimed that the C-5 controversy, at the time of the conduct of the survey, was not as yet discussed fully in the Senate.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100306com2.html

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