Posted on 09/29/2008 4:49:34 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
After the first presidential debate, CBS / Knowledge Networks asked previously undecided voters, who saw it, which candidate is better prepared to be president. An overwhelming 78% said John McCain.
This result is not surprising.
America is basically a center Right country. When given a clear choice we vote conservative in most elections. Some of the largest beatings in presidential election history have been poured onto candidates perceived to be liberal by candidates perceived to be conservatives. Recently the Battleground poll, a bipartisan polling firm, released this years edition of its well known and well respected likely voter survey.
Among the many questions it asks is number D 3. Battleground has been asking D 3 since at least June of 2002.
D 3 is about the voters themselves, so not surprisingly it’s the most regularly responded to question. It requires respondents to categorize themselves along the political scale. There is no other question like this that is as consistently asked each year.
D3 Asks, “When thinking about politics and government, do you consider yourself to be… very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, very liberal, unsure (refused)?” No party or candidate is mentioned.
The results are virtually the same every year. This year was no different. The numbers are as follows: 20% of likely voters called themselves very conservative, another 40% said they were somewhat conservative. For a total of 60%.
At the other end of the scale, 27% called themselves “somewhat liberal” and just 9% said they are “very liberal.” This 60/ 36 split is tightly in line with all previous results
The 60/36 split is clear. The message to John McCain should be clear. To finish strong and beat Barack Obama , he would be wise to go conservative hard right for the next six weeks...
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what number are you referring to exactly?
— Voices in the Wilderness
So only the insiders at the O'bomber campaign headquarters are going to care about this and the media will make sure they fill their pages with the usually cr@p so they can put the poll on the back page of some obscure section buried in the middle of the paper.
The “silent majority” will rise up and poke the man child in the eye on election day.
there are no undeciced voters. I have not met one in years.
...he would be wise to...
START CAMPAIGNING AGAIN !!
I certainly find it difficult to believe as well. I don't believe--as the polls would suggest--that "undecideds" vacillate from day to day, depending upon what the latest news cycles suggest.
IMO, there are no undecided voters, only voters with differing levels of awareness. Those who are more aware of the candidates and the issues, will have a tendency in this country, to vote more conservative.
I don’t believe in undecided’s either. Never met one except
during primary battles. But not in the General Election.
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