A political commentator suspects Merdeka Center of tailoring its questionnaires to their own liking
Is Khairy Jamaluddin Merdeka Centers' friend? COMMENTARY | Are the Merdeka Center Polls Measuring Public Opinion, or Manufacturing It? When I read that 52% of respondents in a Merdeka Center survey expressed satisfaction with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's performance, my first thought was of a George Carlin quote. "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." I thought of that, not chiefly because of how Anwar fared in the poll, but because of how Khairy fared. After Anwar, Khairy recorded the second-highest approval rating among the Malaysian political leaders tested, with a 50% approval rating. I found Khairy's inclusion to be immensely odd, because he only returned to UMNO a month or two ago. He holds no position whatsoever in either his party or the government. Considering that, it is hard to say on what basis 50% of respondents approved of his performance as a political leader. I also think the Merdeka Center ...