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Michael Haltman

Aren't the politicians watching the polls? - 0 views

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shared by Michael Haltman on 25 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Michael Haltman on 25 Nov 09
     
    Healthcare: At The Best 50% Approval, Now 38% Nothing means more to politicians than the polls. Polls are the lifeblood that let them know what they should be for, what they should be against and what they should stay away from. If some action is in the best interest of national security, but the polls say that public opinion is against it, most, not all, politicians will be swayed. This, despite the fact that popular opinion is not a reliable gauge of right and wrong, particularly when it comes down to facts that only politicians may be privy to...
Levy Rivers

Poll results for first presidential debate: Obama wins | Midwest Voices - 0 views

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shared by Levy Rivers on 27 Sep 08 - Cached
  • CBS Insta Poll shows Barack Obama won 39% to John McCain's 25% with 36% saying the debate was a draw. Insider Advantage reports those polled Obama won 42% to McCain's 41% with Undecided 17% CNN reports voter opinions that Obama "did better" 51%, McCain "did better" 38% The CNN poll showed men were evenly split, but women gave Obama higher marks 59% to 41% for McCain.
    • Levy Rivers
      Levy Rivers on 27 Sep 08
       
      How to show that someone is cranky - Barak did it by agreeing and giving credit - McCain reinforced it by being dismissive and talking down to Barak. How to did Barak show McCain's out of touchness - by showing that that McCain's claim that Barck was stubborn by giving McCain credit when it was approprate - Being graceful does that
  • The MSNBC on-line (non-scientific) poll showed Obama winning the debate 52% to 33%. (But this is what one would expect from such a poll at MSNBC because of the nature of its viewers.)
  • women voters especially would be turned off by McCain's sarcastic tone because women do tend to be the conciliators in our society and saw Obama display those conciliatory qualities very well in the debate. Obama looked at McCain, and McCain wouldn't return the eye contact but rather glared or displayed a tight and angry expression.
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  • Senator McNasty. I believe older voters will also be reassured that, though McCain has been around longer, Obama has a good grasp of foreign affairs and can learn quickly. He impressed as a statesmen, in marked contrast to McCain's warrior demeanor.
  • McCain's condescenion felt annoying; to the listener who might agree or disagree with Obama, Obama nevertheless was making good points, not naive ones.
thinkahol *

Ralph Nader: 'The Left Has Nowhere to Go' | CommonDreams.org - 0 views

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Ralph Nader: 'The Left Has Nowhere to Go' | CommonDreams.org

shared by thinkahol * on 05 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • thinkahol * on 05 Jan 11
     
    Ralph Nader in a CNN poll a few days before the 2008 presidential election had an estimated 3 percent of the electorate, or about 4 million people, behind his candidacy. But once the votes were counted, his support dwindled to a little over 700,000. Nader believes that many of his supporters entered the polling booth and could not bring themselves to challenge the Democrats and Barack Obama. I suspect Nader is right. And this retreat is another example of the lack of nerve we must overcome if we are going to battle back against the corporate state. A vote for Nader or Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney in 2008 was an act of defiance. A vote for Obama and the Democrats was an act of submission. We cannot afford to be submissive anymore.
thinkahol *

Public Views Congress as Top Culprit in Debt Debate, Poll Finds - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Public Views Congress as Top Culprit in Debt Debate Poll Finds - NYTimes.com

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  • thinkahol * on 05 Aug 11
     
    The debate over raising the debt ceiling, which brought the nation to the brink of default, has sent disapproval of Congress to its highest level on record and left most Americans saying that creating jobs should now take priority over cutting spending, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
thinkahol *

Poll: 46 percent of Mississippi Republicans want interracial marriage ban - War Room - ... - 0 views

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Poll: 46 percent of Mississippi Republicans want interracial marriage ban - War Room Salon.com

shared by thinkahol * on 07 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • thinkahol * on 07 Apr 11
     
    And more of those who oppose interracial marriage have a favorable view of Sarah Palin, a new poll reports
Joe La Fleur

Ohio Residents Told They Already Voted When They Showed Up At the Polls Tuesday - 0 views

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shared by Joe La Fleur on 09 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Joe La Fleur on 09 Nov 12
     
    DEMOCRAT VOTER FRAUD STRIKES AGAIN HAPPY NOW?
Joe La Fleur

Poll: Egyptian Negativity Toward U.S. Surges, As U.S. Prepares to Send Egypt $1.5 Billi... - 0 views

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shared by Joe La Fleur on 25 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Joe La Fleur on 25 Mar 12
     
    OBAMA GIVING AWAY MONEY THAT THE US HAD TO BORROW
Joe La Fleur

Poll puts Walker up nine in recall fight; Update: WI Dems "furious" with DNC ... - 0 views

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shared by Joe La Fleur on 16 May 12 - No Cached
  • Joe La Fleur on 16 May 12
     
    OBAMA THROWING WISCONSIN DEMS UNDER THE BUS.
sofarso Shawn

'Critical' period ahead as Iraq gears up for upcoming polls, says UN envoy - 0 views

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shared by sofarso Shawn on 16 Nov 08 - Cached
  • sofarso Shawn on 16 Nov 08
     
    Iraq is entering a critical period as it prepares for upcoming provincial polls, which provide an opportunity to shape a new political landscape in the fledgling democracy, a top United Nations envoy said today, while cautioning that the potential for election-related violence and instability remains.
Levy Rivers

Donklephant » Blog Archive » CBS Snap Debate Poll: Obama 39%, McCain 27% - 0 views

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shared by Levy Rivers on 08 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Here are the numbers from a poll of 500 uncommitted voters… How did the debate impact vote preferences? 15% say they are now committed to Obama 14% to McCain 70% are still uncommitted Would make the right decisions about the economy? McCain: 41% before the debate, 49% after Obama: 54% before the debate, 68% after Understands your needs? McCain: 35% before the debate, 46% after Obama: 60% before the debate, 80% after Prepared for the job of president? McCain: 80% before the debate, 84% after Obama: 42% before the debate, 57% after Did candidates answer the questions they were asked? 57% yes, 42% no — for both candidates Obama continues to dominate the “economic” and “understands my needs” categories.
Levy Rivers

FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradl... - 0 views

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shared by Levy Rivers on 07 Oct 08 - Cached
  • A fairly typical example comes in the form of a blind quote from a Democratic strategist this morning at The Politico:A huge challenge for Obama, insiders say, is simply determining how much skin color will matter in November. Race is nearly impossible to poll – no one ever says “I’m a racist” – and no campaign wants it revealed they are even asking questions on the issue.
  • As we have described here before, polling numbers from the primaries suggested no presence of a Bradley Effect. On the contrary, it was Barack Obama -- not Hillary Clinton -- who somewhat outperformed his polls on Election Day.
  • This effect appears to be most substantial in states with larger black populations; I have suggested before that it might stem from a sort of reverse Bradley Effect in which black voters were reluctant to disclose to a (presumed) white interviewer that they were about to vote for a black candidate.
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  • The good news for Barack Obama is that, among the Northeastern states, only New Hampshire appears to be competitive -- and Obama would gladly trade a Bradley Effect in New Hampshire for a reverse Bradley Effect in a state like North Carolina. (Pennsylvania, it should be noted, is also defined by the Census Bureau as being in the Northeast, but in terms of political demography, it shares far more in common with the Midwest).
Skeptical Debunker

Big majority wants Wall Street regulation - U.S. business- msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • A Harris release on the February 16-21 telephone survey of 1,010 adults did not specify how financial regulation should be applied but said three-quarters of Americans believe Wall Street companies should pay bonuses only while in the black.Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad heredap('&PG=NBCMSB&AP=1089','300','250');Harris said the U.S. public does see value in Wall Street itself: nearly 60 percent say the financial sector is an essential benefit to the United States.But a slightly larger majority disagrees that what is good for Wall Street is good for the country, while about two-thirds harbor strong negative views about the people who work there.By a margin of 66 percent to 29 percent, Americans agree that "most people on Wall Street would be willing to break the law if they believed they could make a lot of money and get away with it," pollsters found.Sixty-five percent say most successful people on Wall Street do not deserve the kind of money they make.
  • Skeptical Debunker on 11 Mar 10
     
    An overwhelming majority of Americans wants Wall Street subjected to tougher regulation in the aftermath of the bank bailout and the bonus scandals that have rocked the U.S. financial sector, according to a Harris poll released on Thursday. The findings suggest that 82 percent of Americans want the government to clamp down more strongly on Wall Street excesses, with a particular emphasis on bonus schemes that have rewarded employees at loss-making companies such as American International Group.
Sana ulHaq

Cameron eyes the prize as voters go to polls - 0 views

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shared by Sana ulHaq on 06 May 10 - Cached
  • Sana ulHaq on 06 May 10
     
    The Conservatives appear to be on the brink of regaining power as voters go to the polls this morning, following one of the most tumultuous and tightly fought general election campaigns since the second world war.
Ben Donahower

Everything You've Heard About Yard Signs is Wrong - 0 views

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shared by Ben Donahower on 14 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Ben Donahower on 14 Feb 11
     
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thinkahol *

Wisconsin Voters Head to Polls in Next Step to Recall the 'Walker 6' - 0 views

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Wisconsin Voters Head to Polls in Next Step Recall the 'Walker 6'

shared by thinkahol * on 13 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • thinkahol * on 13 Jul 11
     
    Today, Wisconsin working family voters are taking another step to take back their government from Gov. Scott Walker's (R) radical, anti-family, anti-community, pro-Koch Brothers agenda. And they have to defeat a Republican dirty trick to do it.
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