Margin of Error

graham 11 David Graham Margin of Error More Americans can list all the Marx Brothers plus seven brands of domestic beer than can name all four gospels or the speaker of the Sermon on the Mount. More Americans believe in the divinity of Jesus than believe his promise of eternal life. More think of dogs as friends than regard a rifle as an odd machine. More require help getting out of taxicabs than can remember who ran for what in the last congressional election. By a significant margin, more sing McDonalds jingles when coming out of anaesthesia than any other commercial slogan. More American movie stars die at the last reel than admit profound confusion. More citizens think there ought to be a law than know there once was one, but it was repealed. A clear majority indicate simultaneous faith in the idea of progress and the notion that as things get better, they get worse. Overwhelmingly, Americans believe that God loves them, often "to a great extent." Across the board, we agree that the best way to defeat a lie is to swallow it whole. ...