A sober, non-partisan reading of the latest presidential poll

Forget how the media outlets led off their stories on the recent presidential poll. Try non-partisanship for once and analyze the results with utmost sobriety. What did it really, really mean?

First and foremost is this: Mr. Binay still leads the polls and the expected December doom of his presidential dream did not take place. The 2nd placer, and also the unanimous choice for the vice presidency, was Senator Grace Poe. Mr. Binay had 26 percent while Senator Poe had 18 percent, still a safe lead from every angle.