A recent poll published reported that a vast majority of Britney Spears fans would love to see the pop tart and new mom dump her hubby Kevin Federline. The poll showed that Federline was very unpopular with Brit fans.
The reason may be in the method of the polling. According to a Slate report Star used a method of polling famous in politics called push polling.
That is a method of polling where the interviewer basically steers the respondent by pushing that person towards a desired result. It’s usually done by gently smearing one of the parties in the poll question. It’s famous in political races.
The item states:
All the tabloids report that there’s trouble between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, but Star goes one better, advocating divorce for the couple in a stridently punctuated cover line: “Britney—DIVORCE KEVIN NOW!”
The tab’s survey of “more than 5,400 people” (no mention is made of methodology) is basically a push poll. One question has the following preamble:
“Kevin has reportedly been spotted partying with his pals and flirting with another woman in a nightclub, rather than spending more time with his wife.”
Needless to say, the results are not kind to K-Fed. Ninety-six percent of respondents think he has used Britney for career advancement and money.