Poll: Among 16 D.C. interest groups, the least trusted is…
posted at 1:45 pm on December 12, 2007 by Allahpundit
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A jolt of schadenfreudean pep for you this sleepy Wednesday afternoon. They didn’t include MoveOn in last year’s survey so we can’t know the effect of the “Betray Us” ad, although Rasmussen gave us a hint back in September. Note the “Not at All” column. Not even the ACLU is within 10 points.
The most/least trusted question was put only to people said they were familiar with the organization. 30% said so of MoveOn, prompting the question of who’s more likely to have heard of the group: Liberals, per MO’s vaunted membership and mailing lists, or conservatives, who got a good strong dose of the group’s cretinism from the Petraeus fiasco? I’m guessing the latter, which explains the “Not at All” figure.
Follow the link and note the trust trend figures, too. Everyone is within single digits of their numbers last year — except the liberal Brookings Institute, which is off by 12 points. Blame these guys, whose lastditch, ahead-of-the-curve “the surge is working” op-ed made them nutroots hate objects for life.
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Why is AEI so low?
lorien1973 on December 12, 2007 at 1:53 PM
Loving it. But I disagree with you on the “liberal v conservative” makeup of the pollees. No way any group but liberals came up with 44% positive on MoveOn. If this is correct, then the 36% Not At All rating is even more wonderful.
Jaibones on December 12, 2007 at 1:56 PM
Neocon central? Are you kidding?
Allahpundit on December 12, 2007 at 1:57 PM
Really? I guess I’ve only looked at their economic stuff; which seems to favor small government – which isn’t really a hallmark of neocons.
lorien1973 on December 12, 2007 at 2:01 PM
I’d be amused to see the sort of cranks that don’t trust at all the Red Cross, AARP, or Consumer Reports.
Frozen Tex on December 12, 2007 at 2:01 PM
Shock and awe!
I was also a bit surprised by the Brookings ranking, particularly since their assessment proved correct. No good deed… But the Sierra Club? And AARP?
Vizzini on December 12, 2007 at 2:02 PM
The AARP’s gone all lefty political these days according to my folks.
NTWR on December 12, 2007 at 2:03 PM
As conservative as I am, I don’t trust big business either. Big business is the largest proponent of Shamnesty.
I understand the trust issues, most is politically driven. Everyone of the organizations listed except, maybe, Consumer Reports, is a politically motivated activist organization.
Rode Werk on December 12, 2007 at 2:04 PM
Moveon.org or
Moron.org?
oops
ronsfi on December 12, 2007 at 2:12 PM
why is moveon.org even on the list? It seems to me they’re being given undeserved legitimacy unless they fit in with the criteria for inclusion that I may have missed. Anybody know what that criteria is?
What’s next, they put the freaking Klan on the survey next time?
Metro on December 12, 2007 at 2:12 PM
Always has been but as long as they keep offering the discounts nobody seems to care. It’s sorta like crack for the over 55 crowd. ;-0
highhopes on December 12, 2007 at 2:18 PM
MoveOn – the only group on the list whose “Not At All” is higher than its “Not Very Much”. And by a whole bunch!
eeyore on December 12, 2007 at 2:21 PM
Without question, and they are basically now a large front to sell insurance.
right2bright on December 12, 2007 at 2:21 PM
The Red Cross is going to have problems with people who think that they squandered the 9/11 billions and the people who think that they should have handled Katrina/Rita better.
The AARP is straight socialist nowadays, and I have a hard time believing there is anyone my age (early 30s) who does trust them, with the “GIMMIE! IT’S MINE!” mentality.
Consumer Reports has some percentage of the population who doesn’t agree with something they panned (or raved about) at some point who are going to harbor grudges.
phelps on December 12, 2007 at 2:27 PM
FrozenTex-
I see a couple of folks have already addressed the AARP comment. I would definitely be among the “cranks”. AARP is probably the most disingeuous group on the list. At least you know that MoveOn is bunch leftard commies from the positions they take. AARP tries to present themselves as simply an advocacy group for retirees when they are one of the most vociferous nanny state promoters extant.
They never met an entitlement they didn’t support. They are not so stupid that they didn’t understand that the Presidents Social Security initiative did NOT impact anyone who wanted to opt out, yet they fought tooth and nail to maintain the status quo- which any idiot knows is not viable long term.
The AARP are a bunch of left-tard hacks who hide their real purpose. The worst kind of advocacy group.
Alamo on December 12, 2007 at 2:31 PM
The AARP is so far out there, even my Dad left them. They are now all about free health care and tax breaks for seniors.
Wuptdo on December 12, 2007 at 2:34 PM
I get it now. I never really paid much attention to them, to be honest.
Frozen Tex on December 12, 2007 at 2:49 PM
Judging from some results I’d say this poll has an obvious liberal slant.
Yeah but if you add the not very much and the not at all boxes the ACLU is pretty close to the MoveOn low score.
I still say victory belongs to the Conservative candidate that declares war on berserk un-civil rights groups.
Speakup on December 12, 2007 at 3:15 PM
Not me! I’m not a member of AARP and I’m well over 55. You can join at agev50, OBTW. I’d rather pay a little extra for a hotel room than give AARP money to lobby for liberal causes. Besides I’ve always gotten a corporate discount usually along with a manager’s special just for asking.
Red Cross? Knew a Master Chief once who had a great sea story about why he’d never give a dime to the Red Cross. Incident that happened in WW II. He was not a crank.
Oldnuke on December 12, 2007 at 3:26 PM
Others have covered AARP well, and covered the Red Cross a bit, but not much about Consumer Reports. There’s some incompetence in certain product areas (basically aesthetics like food and audio gear). But when I gave up on them was when their review of some car (a Mercedes, I think) opened with a line something like “While the spectre of a $45,000 car makes us favor a more steeply graduated income tax…” There’s also the alleged trial lawyers connection that hovers around them. Leftism has corrupted so many organizations that you wouldn’t expect. I mean, the ABA? The American Library Association?? It’s really strange.
Splunge on December 12, 2007 at 5:03 PM
Wait a minute! If these are percentages, how come, in every row, they all add up to way-y-y over 100%?
Am I missing something here?
There was a note at the bottom that read:
Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% because of rounding
But even that doesn’t explain the huge differences!
Example: The first in the list was Consumer Reports, and the figures are as follows: 91 45 46 7 1
Add those figures and you get 190%!!! Not in my entire life have I EVER seen rounding produce nearly double what it should be!
What AM I missing here?
:?
leepro on December 12, 2007 at 5:20 PM
just to add my two cents, Consumer Reports is a huge union mark. I know I take everything I read from them with a table spoon of salt.
jdsmith0021 on December 12, 2007 at 5:46 PM
The first % column is the net total of the second 2 % columns.
I am surprised that Sierra Club and Environmental Defense got such high numbers, given their stances on development (favor none), and energy (again, favor none).
Canadian Imperialist Running Dog on December 12, 2007 at 6:18 PM
The AARP is so desperate for $$ they tried to get me to sign up a couple of years ago. When I was 36 years old.
bikermailman on December 12, 2007 at 6:41 PM
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