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Indies shifting, or not
Politico ^ | July 10, 2009 | Ben Smith

Posted on 07/10/2009 6:20:17 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

I wrote earlier this week about hints in public polling that independent voters are having doubts about President Obama and the Democrats, so naturally the next poll out of one of the states I mentioned, Ohio, suggests the opposite.

DailyKos's Research 2000 poll out yesterday has Obama at a very healthy 64% among independent voters; that's far above the Quinnipiac 48% job approval rating -- though it's worth keeping in mind those are different numbers, and Obama is personally consistently somewhat more popular than his actions.

On the national polling front, Gallup's Frank Newport (looking at numbers I mentioned) also suggests independents are an issue, and finds Obama's job approval about where George W. Bush's was in July of 2001, though well above Bill Cltinton's...

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DailyKos polls are known for their reliability ... /horse hockey
1 posted on 07/10/2009 6:20:17 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Politico referencing a Kos poll...
Well, I’M convinced!


2 posted on 07/10/2009 6:23:47 AM PDT by astyanax (I'm here to spread peace, love and happiness... so get the f*#% out of my way.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Like Goebbel’s poll on how things were going in Stalingrad.
3 posted on 07/10/2009 6:24:05 AM PDT by throwback
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Daily Kos” and “independent” are a contradiction in terms.

How about a Free Republic poll of independents?


4 posted on 07/10/2009 6:24:34 AM PDT by silverleaf (Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bam does not care about indies shifting (he is paying too much attention to undies shifting...on that 16 yr. old babe at the G8...)


5 posted on 07/10/2009 6:26:16 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And why should we believe anything written by Ben Smith at Politico? 64% support from indies? Yeah right.


6 posted on 07/10/2009 6:30:42 AM PDT by princeofdarkness ("Obama Lied. Liberty, Morality, and Prosperity Died.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I always look to DailyKos for accurate polling. Doesn’t every one? /s


7 posted on 07/10/2009 6:31:22 AM PDT by Bahbah (Only dead fish go with the flow)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

DailyKos = the dems’ Baghdad Bob


8 posted on 07/10/2009 6:40:28 AM PDT by hsalaw
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To: silverleaf
How about a Free Republic poll of independents?
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I've voted for two Democrats in my life. That makes me an independent. I'd like to see Obama struck by lightening while he's on camera staring at the bum of a teenage girl. There.

9 posted on 07/10/2009 6:41:19 AM PDT by Woebama (Paying for my neighbor's mortgage and Wall Street's bonuses sure is hard.)
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To: silverleaf
“Daily Kos” and “independent” are a contradiction in terms.

I used to believe that was true, but recently read something from an Independent group seeking to preserve and expand the open primaries. We need to begin pushing in the other direction, and soon.

10 posted on 07/10/2009 6:56:27 AM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: Woebama

#9. Better watch those struck by lightning comments. You could have Secret Service knocking at your door!


11 posted on 07/10/2009 7:52:43 AM PDT by mono
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To: Charles Martel

YES; We need to Demand this from the RNC at a “minimum”.


12 posted on 07/10/2009 11:39:00 AM PDT by JSDude1 (DHS, FBI, FEMA, etc have been bad little boys. They need to be spanked and sent to timeout!)
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