Posted on 11/15/2004 1:04:53 PM PST by hinterlander
I explained this to you once. Exit polls are asked of people as they leave the polling place. There are many questions on the Exit Poll Questionare. Two of the questions asked were, "VOTE BY RELIGION" and "WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?" They are two different questions. Get it?! LOL
Where did I say that? You're the only going off the deep end here; I merely pointed out that that 23 perecent if inclueded in the VOTE BY RELIGION cateogry; it's a SUBCATEOGY. You need to admit that that 23 percent is NOT a separate group of people voting for Bush.
Don't be disingenuous.
I provided you with a link to an article that published what the Pew Research Center said.
And I suggest you do a search on Krauthammer; you'll be REAlLY surprised.
I rarely hit abuse. Only do it in the most egregious cases.
That is absolutely NOT true.
Pathetic!
There is NO sub-catagory! The 23% are the total amount of voters, who took part in the Exit Poll Questionare, that identified themselves as "WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?", AKA. members of the "Religious Right". I don't see why you're having difficulty grasping the data contained in the exit polling from 2000 and 2004. This is basic stuff.
I'm still not holding my breath...
*snicker*
Never tattle to Jim, either, do you?
That is absolutely true! What do you think that 23% stands for? In 2000 it was 14%. That's a 9% increase in votes cast by members of the Religious Right.
And the one link you provided me contains nothing that rebutts the exit polling data I supplied from 2000 and 2004.
That's ricidulous. First they ask you if what religion you are and you identify WHICH religion.
And THEN they ask you if you consider yourself to be what is called born-again.
Obviously you've never been polled.
Born-Again is not a cateogry like Protestant, Jewish, Catholics, Other, or None.
All the 23 means is that 23 percent of the people who consider themselves a member of a religion believe themselves to be born-again.
In fact, it's not even the same question:
In 2000, ABC has "Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right?"
You can consider yourself part of the religious right without being born-again.
It stand for the 23 percent of ALL religions who consider themselves BORN AGAIN and/or Evangelicals.
[Dobson shut the hell up... we'll take care of Arlen in our own way.]
Sounds like you have a few "issues" with God....I don't see what harm Mr. Dobson is doing. But I have noticed lately alot of people don't want to be seen as some of those "Jesus Freaks". As for me...you can call me a "Jesus Freak" ANYTIME!!!
My guess, whoever composed this puff piece didn't know where the collar counties were, nor that they are usually carried by Republican's by 65% to 70%. A 47% showing is/was less than spectacular.
Here's hoping all those contributions were well spent.
Mr. Dodson is NOT God, FGS.
BTW, these are the exit polls that gave the victory to Kerry that we're all so excited about, are they not?
Your point?
Wrong again.
>>>>Born-Again is not a cateogry like Protestant, Jewish, Catholics, Other, or None.
Of course it is. You can deny it all you want. Evangelical, born again Christian, Christian conservative are all members of the so-called Religious Right. And in 2000 they constituted 14% of the votes. In 2004, they constituted 23%. The exit poll questions are specific.
You're the one attempting to twist the truth and its not working. For years the figure of 20%-25% has been tossed around when trying to define the percentage of Americans who identfy with the Religious Right. Looks like in 2004, most of the Religious Right came out to vote and 78% voted for Bush.
Ah, yeah.
Some people think he is. I do listen to Focus on the Family and sometimes I get annoyed but not everyone has to agree with me *LOL*
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