Hot, Hot, Hot! Continued
Under the headline, "Poll of Harvard Alumni Gives President Support," news of 02138's alumni poll has been
picked up in France....
It's fascinating to see how the headlines relating to this poll are so positive for Summers. I think the picture is more mixed. Okay, people don't think he should get fired or quit. (And remember: Harvard alums are conservative; they distrust rebellion against authority, because most of the time, they are authority. If Howell Raines were president of Harvard, he'd never have lost his job.)
At the same time, 2/3 of respondents think Summers' management style needs work, and a mere 25% of women like him.
If the New York Times ran a story about a poll saying that 66% of the Amerian people don't think George Bush should resign, would that be the news? Or would it be that 33% do think he should resign, that 75% of women don't like him, and only one-third think he's doing a good job?
