CT Blue

 If you were to judge by the people who leave comments on the New London Day’s website, you would conclude that Southeastern Connecticut is full of right wing bigots. Actual voting results, however, would not confirm that conclusion. If you were to judge by the results of scientific polling, you would conclude that Obama’s SOTU was well received by a broad swath of the American electorate. Yet, if you were to give the Day’s online poll any credence, you would have to conclude that Southeastern Connecticut is an extreme outlier, and that here the plurality of viewers gave it failing grades. On the other hand, you might conclude that on line polls have no scientific validity, and that given the nature of the Day’s commenters it would simply be the height of irresponsibility to give such a poll prominence in your newspaper. You might conclude that, if you weren’t the editors of the Day, constantly seeking ways to placate a small but vocal group of right wingers.