Mayo 31, 2005
Guilty By Association?
Almost every new poll released in Bolivia, such as the one that states that 6 out of 10 Bolivians want to leave the country and the one that states the Armed Forces and Catholic Church have high favorable ratings, has been conducted by the polling firm Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado Bolivia.
Sure one might want to question the timing of some of the polls, which reinforces public opinion that the mobilizations may actually be doing more harm than good. One doesn't need a poll to know that the opportunities in Bolivia are shrinking by the day.
However, this BolPress article tries to link the firm to Henry Kissinger and to George Bush in order to turn public opinion against the results. The current President of Apoyo was a "colleague" of Kissinger. The article also states that the founder is on the Advisory Council of the Eisenhower Fellowship Program, which has honored George Bush!
Instead of trying to discredit the firm by stretching the association with Kissinger or Bush, why not ask who is paying for the polls?
Posted by eduardo at Mayo 31, 2005 07:10 PM
Comments
I thought I read that the last poll was paid by the government of Bolivia. Some ministry, I think.
Posted by: MB at Junio 1, 2005 09:28 AM