Republicans All Alone in Viewing the Economy as in Good Shape

Gallup ^ | 3/21/06 | Frank Newport

[pissant]

Yet another quagmire of the Bush Legacy. /sarc

[Bringbackthedraft]

Who are they polling? We have the lowest rate of unemployment in years here in Florida. Help wanted signs all over the place. I guess there aren't enough 50k a year starting salaries ofr HS drop outs?

[Mo1]

Independents in particular have become more negative in their views of the economy this year, and now are much closer to the negative attitudes of Democrats than to the more rosy views of Republicans.

Could it be because most Independents are actually Democrats??

[RightWingAtheist]

The Democrats must be correct in their assessment of the economy. After all, they're the reality-based community

[rightinthemiddle]

There are five reasons for this:

1. The Media lies.

2. Most people are whiners.

3. The Media lies.

4. The price of a gallon of gas

5. The Media lies.

[AD from SpringBay]

The facts don't matter to the MSM - it's the same template they use in Iraq: If it's good news for Bush, don't report it. If it's bad news, then report it loud and long. Between now and the midterms they will expand the plan to include making bad news up (not that they don't do some of that already).

[kb2614]

The MSM have served there masters well.

[Obadiah]

Ya think the MSM dumping every day over Iraq, the economy, and anything else to do with Bush has anything to do with creating a downer attitude?

You know if this were Clinton the MSM would all be singing "Glory Hallelujah, What a Wonder Is he."

[pissant]

I am convinced beyond doubt that the pollsters (most, not all) are cooking their books. Or conversely, only publishing a poll when the news looks bad for GWB. The series of recent CBS polls have been total frauds. But I guess CBS/Fraud is redundant.

[longtermmemmory]

push polling.

Is the gallup organization that stupid?

It is really too bad there is no FreeRepulicTV.

[facedown]

Who are they polling?

Whoever gives them the "right" answer. Gallup lost all credibility years ago.

[Tarpon]

The real question is why the Republicans don't bring it up and make it stick. They could do every interview with an initial speech about the economy.

[pissant]

Or the ones that claim "independent" are anyway. I've been an independent my entire life, and have NEVER been polled.

[mewzilla]

All alone?

Not according to Gallup's own poll numbers. That headline's a lie.

[longtermmemmory]

and advertisers continue to pay money to them.

[longtermmemmory]

and advertisers continue to pay money to them.

[in hoc signo vinces]

Typical scenario:

There's a group think lib that works at the company I do...she just bought a new car, is on the all employee stock option plan, the company is doing great...yada, yada, yada...but...to her "The economy is just terrible under Bush."

She wont listen to the facts, doesnt understand the country has had several quarters of about 3% growth, that the unemployment rate is at 4.8% (pretty much full employment in macro economic terms)...just doesnt care...cuz in her small mind...Bush is evil.

Sad.

[pissant]

ROFL! That makes the Smokey Back Room here look sane!

[pissant]

Yes. I'd add a sixth: The media lies.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Reason #6: The Media lies. :)