Posted on 03/07/2011 8:26:42 AM PST by SeekAndFind
If we’re governing by polls now, it’s time to sell the capitols and institute a daily American-Idol phone referendum system.
The average citizen does not realize how the unions combined coercive power with government power threatens the liberty of individuals in every county and state--indeed, the very nation itself.
Your analysis is absolutely, positively, 100% spot on target. If Walker doesn't get the message out clearly his "blitzkrieg" will become a "sitzkrieg" and the tie will go to the runner.
Regards,
GtG
PS Maybe Wisconsin Freepers should start a letter writing campaign to their local fish-wrappers?
Of course. Unfortunately the middle gets its info from the partisan media, who long ago abdicated its responsibility to educate the electorate.
So the GOP at large has two choices, what they've done for years - fold up under pressure, or FINALLY develop a coherent strategy to deal with a hostile media.
So...the voters want fiscal responsibility but aren’t willing to back Walker? That doesn’t make any sense.
Tough times call for tough decisions. True leaders are willing to make those decisions. I think Mr. Walker is one of those leaders. I’m hopeful that he will be able to show a whole lot of progress in that state by 2014 and he is able to be re-elected. If the state doesn’t show a decent recovery, he will be toast, even if it’s not his policies that cause it.
So what!? Just do what’s right and get out if you have to.
Ironically, if he caves now he is toast, forever seen as a weaking.
If (when!) he prevails, watch his “poll numbers” skyrocket.
In any event, Walker has plenty of time until the next election. He can either win a hard-fought victory now and proceed onto other matters, or he can immediately become a lame duck. Let’s see what he does.
Their business is to create hits to their website. The easy way is to post troll articles that no one likes.
They have to spend political capital because they have budgets to balance by a certain date. what part of this don’t you understand?
Polls are useless at this point. they are up and down and who cares? Once the policies are intact, people will calm down and see a huge difference for the good in their states.
THe unions and libs want people to believe these polls so they can retain power and cause the R governors to back down.
Wise up.
Actually it was Davy Crockett who said: ‘BE SURE YOU’RE RIGHT THEN GO AHEAD..’
Lots of these “dissatisfied” voters just want the problem to go away. Once the problem goes away, and it will, they will make another judgment about whether they are happy with the resolution. The Republicans need to stick to their guns. Oops, they need to remain resolute.
Pensions: Eight out of ten Wisconsinites (81 percent) favor requiring public employees to contribute to their own pensions while only 18 percent oppose it.
And then there is this question/statement:
Q20. As you may know, Governor Scott Walker recently announced a plan that would require public employees to contribute to their own pensions and pay greater amounts for their health insurance, which would, in effect, be a pay reduction. The plan would permit most public employees to negotiate only their wages, and future wage increases above the rate of inflation would have to be approved by a voter referendum. Contracts would be limited to one year. In addition, Walker’s plan also changes rules to require public employee unions to take annual votes to maintain certification as a union, stops state or local government from collecting union dues, and allows individual members to decide if they wish to pay union dues. Unions for law enforcement and firefighters would be exempt from the changes Do you favor or oppose Governor Walker’s plan?
Strongly favor 32
Somewhat favor 14
Somewhat oppose 9
Strongly oppose 42
Don’t Know/Refuse 3
He’s got the “moderates” upset. No matter. They’ll just blow with the wind as usual by next election.
When asked whether they favored "limiting" public employees ability to negotiate over non-wage issues: the poll splits 47% in favor, 50% opposed. (That is within the margin of error.)
When that question is changed to whether employees should be "stripped of their rights to collective bargaining," along with other loaded language, support drops to 32%.
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So we always have to look closely at the polls to see if they are worded to try and bias the results.
Morrissey is a RINO squish who supported Romney.
And Hot Air has been a commie front group for years that hatched the likes of the execrable Marxist moron Chuck Todd.
Add those two together and you get crap.
A commercial using the UPS Whiteboard approach would be short, simple, powerful, and effective.
“What are these people smoking?”
What? They can’t have high benefits and free ice cream AND low taxes? Well then, someone else will promise it to them and they’ll vote for him! Never mind if it’s impossible. What they want they are entitled to. Just make it magically appear.
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