Posted on 10/24/2008 1:05:27 PM PDT by JRochelle
After releasing this morning’s numbers showing McCain ahead in Ohio and Florida, the Strategic Vision polling company received several death threats through the contact e-mail on the company’s web site.
David Johnson, the CEO of Strategic Vision, shared the messages with National Review Online.
One of the messages stated:
My goodness, your polls stinks. There are 3 polls that have Obama by double digits and only yours has Obama down. WOW!. How come your poll is the only one giving Palin high favor ratings? I think you nee dto be careful tonight when you get in your car and might want to check underneath your car. SCRAP YOUR IDIOTIC POLLS OR ELSE!
Another stated:
A poll that gave Sarah Palin and Barack Obama the same favorability rating is wrong off the bat. Be careful going outside tonight because you might not see tomorrow.
A third message stated:
Why would your presidential election poll results be so drastically different from every other reputable poll taken over the same time period? Are they that dumb or are you guys that smart? Smart guys wind up dead.
The company has contacted the FBI and appropriate authorities, Johnson said. There was, thankfully, nothing in the messages that indicated that the sender had actually sought out the location of the company or its employees. Johnson noted that while the messages came from different addresses, they all came within a short period of time, and that it was possible they were from the same person.
Johnson said he’s not fearful, but taking appropriate measures.
“It’s probably just a bunch of nut cases, but this is first time we’ve ever experienced something like this,” Johnson said. “It’s highly, highly unusual. We get messages in the vein of 'your numbers are wrong, the other guy's numbers are right' all the time. But this has never happened before.”
The Obamathugs are at it again. Amazing.
That’s because it really is that serious this time...
We can only hope they blow themselves up like the weathermen used to do frequently.
Let’s not forget that this is the polling company that predicted who would be on the Republican ticket in 2007.
Here ya go!
Strategic Vision Pollster Predicted Palin VP Pick last year
newxmax ^ http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Pollster_Predicted_Palin_/2008/08/30/126415.html?utm_medium=RSS
David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC accurately predicted the presidential nomination of Arizona Senator John McCain in 2007 on POTUS Radio when all political experts had written McCain’s obituary.
Johnson also predicted that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would be McCain’s running mate in March 2007.
Johnson reiterated that Palin would be the candidate following Barack Obama’s selection of Joseph Biden as his running mate.
Johnson based his predictions upon polling done by Strategic Vision, LLC in key battleground states and his own political expertise of over twenty years.
“Based upon our polling in key battleground states in 2007 and early 2008, all indicators pointed to John McCain as the only plausible Republican presidential nominee,” said David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC. “Our polling showed that McCain was the second choice of the other candidate’s supporters particularly in Florida which really made McCain’s nomination possible.
Our polling in 2008 have shown that Barack Obama underperforms among female voters particularly in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin that provides an opening for Senator McCain,” continued Johnson.
“Additionally, John McCain has a unique opportunity to present the future of the Republican Party in his vice presidential selection.
All of this indicated a strong dedicated conservative that would be outside of the box and Sarah Palin headed that list along with her appeal to social and fiscal conservatives and her moving life story.
Strategic Vision polling in the key battleground states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, and non-traditional battleground states such as New Jersey indicate that 25% to 35% of Hillary Clinton supporters will not vote for Barack Obama and might consider voting for John McCain based upon his running mate.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
This is happenning nation wide, but there is no central clearing-house for reports from across the country.
Did they get a note which said “Change your poll numbers or I will carve a backward ‘B’ on your face.”
Honestly,
I think too little is made of this kind of thing. This material is widely available on the internet any time Palin and McCain are discussed. The fantasy of killing and maiming conservatives is a widespread internet fantasy.
Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Rachel Bernard all call for violence against Palin— fantasizing about shooting her as a wolf from a helicopter or gang raping her in NY.
These statements by public figures differ greatly from fabricated statements by unknown and unwitnessed advocates saying “kill him” of Obama.
The high public nature of incitements to kill or injure conservatives and anyone helping them is ‘yelling fire in the crowded theater.’
The media is complicit in this growing social crime which will not be mitigated by either outcome in this election. Conservative reactionaries will feel entitled to actualize their rage.
The fabricated B face incident will only further insulate these reactionaries from public admonition.
The typing profiles all look the same.
I've never heard of Rachel Bernard. Do you mean Sandra Bernard or Rachel Madcow?
Heck I’ve said worse things to them on the phone. I hate getting calls from surveys or businesses, or really anybody.
I’m one who had a guy pull up in front of my house and write down my address....back up and write down address of house across the street. Strange?? Yes it was....and we were the only two houses with McCain signs. He rolled the window down so I could get a good look at him...gave me a look as if to dare me to say something......intimidation....yes I’d say so consdering at age 73 I wasn’t about to chase him.....and I did take my sign down.......
We NEED this election to be won by the good guys, and not by Satan’s minions,
because with the legitimacy of the gov’t behind them, their thuggery will know no bounds.
You know folks - I don’t give a s*** about any riots. This is why we have guns, the National Guard and police.
I am not speaking directly to this poster but to everyone.
Screw the riots. The Korean-Americans in LA quickly solved any rioting of their businesses in LA. They shot back and they shot rioters.
No whining - GOTV this weekend. Donate and volunteer.
This election has ALREADY done much to expose those who love wickedness.
(They were the ones attacking people like Palin and Joe)
I call them “0bama’s Volunteer Brownshirts”.
Kinda like Perot’s “volunteers”, but eschewing the phonebanks for clubs and knives.
Granny, get your gun...
Can’t you just see Bill Clinton with the very same look on his mug?
I think law enforcement can, if they really want too, trace these emails from the sender. They certainly did on the punk who got into Palin’s email. They can find out who sent these threats.
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