I wouldn't consider this true journalism in that this article is merely a recitation of fact based upon poll results, but really makes no attempt to look outside of those numbers for corroboration. The responses to several of these questions, particularly those concerning race, gender and religious affiliation, do not reflect our voting history, a fact that goes without comment. Additionally success in business as well as experience in Washington and the Senate have in the past been an Albatross around the neck of a candidate, as none of the recently first time elected presidents have met any of these standards. This poll gives the impression that as a country that we are much more liberal than our voting records would indicate. That historically incongruent behavior is not mentioned here, nor is any mention made to how the current polling results compare to those taken with similar questions in prior election years. Therefore we are lead to believe that the voting public has taken a decided turn to the left since the 2000 and 2004 election without any further comment. Looking at this information from an historical perspective could lead an observer to doubt the veracity of the responses to these types of questions.