I mentioned yesterday the numbers behind the new AARP Social Security poll are highly misleading. The majority of respondents were over 55, therefore of an age greater than to be affected by personal accounts. In addition, the language used to describe personal accounts was misleading. Here’s some more background:

The partisan split in the poll is 27 percent GOP and 35 percent Democrat. Yet surveys of the 55+ voting age have found voter ID to be split 33 percent GOP and 31 percent Democrat.

While asking respondents if they want to invest part of their retirement funds in the stock market, the poll never presented the option of investing in conservative funds, mutual funds or bonds and that the accounts would be voluntary.