Point Well Taken

James Taranto of Best Of The Web Today makes a very good point concerning polls in the US that according to Al Gore state 'a clear majority of Americans believe that we are heading in the wrong direction'.

Democratic spinners have used these poll results to say that a majority of Americans are unhappy with G.W.'s performance. Perhaps. But the people quoting such polls fail to tell us why a majority feels that America is headed in the wrong direction. As Taranto mentions:

If you think the country is going in the wrong direction because of Hollywood vulgarity and court-mandated same-sex marriage, you'll probably vote for Bush, the candidate who stands against these things.

Very good point. I'm curious if the pollsters even collect such data and if so why the media fails to report on the specifics.