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  • Rasmussen Should Have Asked: Do You Want a Chance in Life, or Do You Want To Be Completely Screwed?

    04/09/2009 9:32:45 AM PDT · by bloodmeridian · 28 replies · 546+ views
    Feed Your ADHD ^ | 4/9/2009 | Dr. Dave
    A new Rasmussen Reports poll says only 53 percent of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism. But what if the poll questions went like this: 1. Do want to pick your own doctor… or would you prefer to wait for one all day in an overcrowded hallway between a slobbering drunk who keeps farting and drooling on your shoulder and a man with no legs oozing something green that puddles and forms a trail toward your shoe?
  • Beware Exit Polls!!

    11/04/2008 9:44:48 AM PST · by USMC 4-ever · 23 replies · 2,609+ views
    I have been told several times that i look like Sarah Palin when I wear my glasses and put my hair up. (I take that as a huge compliment) This morning when I went to go vote in Madison, Wisconsin, I wore a red shirt, my glasses, and put my hair up in my silent support of the McCain/Palin ticket. The exit pollers were at the door trying to talk to as many people as they could, with the exception that they noticably avoided me as I left after voting. I thought this was an interesting show of just how...
  • (Vanity) The Polls are (mostly) nonsense. Here's why.

    11/03/2008 7:38:36 AM PST · by MaverickElephant · 48 replies · 2,020+ views
    Self | 11/3/2008 | Self
    Friends: If you've been listening to the news and poll results this past week, you're probably thinking the election on Tuesday is a mere formality at this point, and that the outcome is all but pre-ordained. Nothing could be further from the truth. Did you know, for instance, that pollster John Zogby predicted Barack Obama would beat Hillary Clinton in the California Presidential Primary by 13 points? She won by 9.6 percent. That's nearly a TWENTY-THREE POINT DIFFERENCE (result vs. poll prediction). The same exact thing happened in many other States. How can any "professional" pollster be off by TWENTY-THREE...
  • McCain Up By 5 Points In Latest Florida Poll

    09/10/2008 8:30:10 AM PDT · by tomymind · 71 replies · 369+ views
    gantdaily.com ^ | September 10th, 2008 | Kris Alingod - AHN News Writer
    Tallahassee, FL (AHN) - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is ahead by five points in the first poll of Sunshine State voters since the GOP convention last week. According to the Public Policy Polling, McCain leads Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) 50-45 percent, up from his 47-44 percent advantage last month. McCain has the support of white voters, 61-34 percent, men, 51-42 percent, and all age groups except those younger than 29 years. He leads seniors, 57-38 percent. Obama holds the edge among Hispanics, 49-42 percent, blacks, 88-10 percent, and young voters, 52-44 percent. Women are essentially tied between McCain and Obama...