making a point by polling

so much of the campaign against cordoba house (aka the "ground zero mosque") seems to be based on misinformation. the "ground zero mosque", is not on ground zero. it's blocks away and would not even be visible from the ground zero site. it's also not a "mosque" but rather a community center (which would include a prayer space). nevertheless the framing adopted by the opponents of the project seems to be the one adopted by most of the media. for example:


given that the opponents dominate the framing, it's not surprising that polls show the public is pretty strongly against the "ground zero mosque." which is why i wish someone would do a poll asking the following question:

would you support, as a compromise, a project that is a muslim community center, which would include a prayer space, but it would be located more than two blocks away from the ground zero site, in a commercial area using a building that used to house a clothing store?

except for the words "as a compromise", the question pretty much describes the actual cordoba house project. i bet the poll would show that a whole lot more americans are in favor of the real project than the so-called "ground zero mosque."