"...cherry-pick the questions, to select things that were very well known about (or implied about) the Republicans and very old news or very obscure about the Democrats."

Absolutely! The ONLY reason this did not function as a "push poll" is that it took place after the election, when any "push" effect would be essentially moot.

Insofar as exposure to the poll results might prejudice a reader against the already-elected candidate, I think that it definitely does intend a negative effect upon Obama.

Mr Zogby's protestations about this particular poll's "objectivity" and "fairness" simply cannot be taken seriously. If he were dumb enough to actually believe the blather he's mouthing, he would never have achieved his current level of success.

Now, I'll concede this much: a good-size chuck of the pro-Obama voting public consisted of young, first-time voters ~ and many of them are poorly informed citizens. Not all of them ~ some youngsters, particularly those deeply involved as volunteers, have been very knowledgeable. But that's not necessarily true of many young folks whose involvement was limited to showing up one day to cast a ballot.