Got Your Number(s)

Poll info via PollingReport.com.

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Feb. 15-16, 2006. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"Last Saturday Dick Cheney accidentally shot someone in his hunting party when he was quail hunting on a Texas ranch. The news was disclosed to the media almost 24 hours later, when the ranch owner told a local reporter about the accident. In a televised interview today/yesterday Cheney took responsibility for the accident. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Vice President has handled the situation?"

Approve 52% - Disapprove 42% - Unsure 6%

"Do you think the Vice President should have immediately taken public responsibility for the shooting incident, or not?"

Yes 65% - No 28% - Unsure 7%

So 65 out of 100 think Cheney should have immediately taken public responsibility which he didn't do and that's ok with 52 out of 100. Now let's assume all 42 out of the 100 said he should have taken immediate public responsibility, where did the other 23 people come from? Hell, lets assume the 6 who thot Cheney handled it fine also were in the 65. Where did the other 17 people come from? I detect a little double dipping here. Excuse me, but my head is spinning.

Granted, if the same people were not asked both questions then this all makes sense, but it appears, of the polled group, all were asked both.