The other day I commented on the poor quality of polling on stem-cell research. I’m afraid that the Rasmussen poll, cited in today’s web briefing, is no exception. Here’s the question they use: “President Obama has decided to lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Do you agree or disagree with President Obama’s decision?”

Rasmussen also reports that 40 percent of those surveyed say they have followed the debate “very closely.” No estimate is given for the percentage of those respondents who are lying.