FOX News gets the poll

The latest thing for conservatives to do is to discredit anything that makes them look bad. We've seen it throughout the President's terms as he discredits any scientific study that discredits his policies. With the latest Terri Schiavo affair, we've seen them take a futile swipe at refuting polling data and an embarrasing attempt to discredit a GOP talking point memo.

FOX News picks up the torch as it attempts to save Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from his low polling numbers. The latest San Jose State University poll had the action star-turned-governor at a 42% approval rating. Unwilling to see one of the party stars burn out so quickly, FOX jumps into action, on their website, publishing an article with the leading headline "Schwarzenegger Poll Validity Questioned":

But the state GOP says the university's poll numbers are wrong and that the poll used leading language in some critical questions. One question, for instance, asks if voters agree with the statement "He's too interested in gimmicks, public relations and image."

Another question asks voters whether they "think things in California are generally going in the right direction or are they seriously off on the wrong track."

But guess what:

It appears that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger faces a sophomore slump in the second year of his term. According to a News10/SurveyUSA poll, less than half of Californians approve of his performance as governor.

The poll found only 42 percent of Californians think Schwarzenegger is doing a good or excellent job. That figure is in agreement with another poll conducted last week by San Jose State University, which found Schwarzenegger's approval rating was just 43 percent among all adults, a 10-point decline from January.

"The honeymoon is over," said the Center for California Studies' Tim Hodson of the governor's relationship with the public and the media.

I'd discuss once again the right learning responsibility after another egg-on-their-face type incident, but I'm pretty sure they never learn.