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In particular, the pollsters charge that PROMO downplayed the extent to which respondents' fear of crime was based on the experience of crime--53 percent of those polled had said that they or someone they loved had been the victim of a crime.
Meanwhile, the conservative Daily Telegraph downplayed the story with a small front-page reference, which noted, however, that "the vote, which halved the Republican majority in the House of Representatives and froze it in the Senate, was the best mid-term performance by a president's party since the 1930s."
But complaints are downplayed because "the building's heart is in the right place" (Herbert Muschamp, the New York Times ).
The FAA downplayed the report, saying it has addressed the concerns and that passengers "[do] not need to be alarmed."
The Times also suggests that the White House itself downplayed the findings in order to protect its delicate rapport with China.