Posted on 09/03/2004 6:53:13 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
In the hours after accepting the Republican nomination for another four years in the White House, President Bush's popularity skyrocketed in the America Online straw poll, as he led in all 50 states.
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Even in Massachusetts? Yeah, right, and I invented the internet.
Meaningless on one point: Most internet users are Republicans. Democrats don't even know how to spell computer, much less use one.
this has been going around now the last few days. i think we have to be honest...it's about as reliable as the msnbc poll that readers respond to that has Kerry ahead over 55%
nick
let's not waste anymore time on this....
this has been going around now the last few days. i think we have to be honest...it's about as reliable as the msnbc poll that readers respond to that has Kerry ahead over 55%
Not true anymore W is up 52-46 on the PMSNBC poll 450,000 respondents
And who would believe AOL?
Although I would like to with this headline! (Bet it's driving the lefties crazy! LOL!)
That's not good enough. I won't be satisfied till W carries France, Germany and the Gaza Strip.
Zogby Released: September 02, 2004 Bush Runs Offense and Leads Kerry by 2 Points; President Rallies Troops and Stumps on Leadership, Strength and Decisiveness; New Zogby America Poll Reveals
Rasmussen: Friday September 03, 2004--For the second straight day, the Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll shows President George W. Bush with 49% of the vote and Senator John Kerry with 45%. The President is clearly enjoying a modest Convention bounce. By way of comparison, Kerry was ahead of Bush by 3-points on the morning after his Acceptance Speech. The President's Job Approval ratings are now at the highest level since April and voters view him a bit more favorably than Senator Kerry. Data provided to Premium Members shows that perceptions of the President improved daily in the Battleground States during the convention.
And those are suppose to be important polls.
Here's my take on this, for what it's worth. This is a great sign and probably the way things will go. I would assume that more likely than not, computer savvy children and young teens are likely to vote in the AOL pole simply because they use the computer more often for chat. Being both a father and IT security administrator, these people are also more likely to take the bait.
That being said, children and young teens are politically aligned with their parents. Just my opinion and I have nothing to back up my thoughts.
It is in the interest of major poling companies to keep it close because it creates repeat customers. The only down fall of this pole is it would less likely account for the elderly vote, who have high turn outs but are less likely to have a computer.
Hey! I invented the Internet. You can expect to be hearing from my lawyer...!
The poll was Freeped.
Bush is pitching a shut out...from the real mound.
Better line would have been," Democrats don't even know how to spell CPU much less use a computer."
Okay, 'fess up. Which one of you is Al Gore?
Bush is indeed up big in the AOL straw poll. Nationwide, he has moved out to a 63 - 36 - 1 point advantage, over Kerry and Nader. It is because of the enormous nationwide lead that Bush is carrying all fifty states in that poll.
What this possibly shows is that there are a lot of swing voters in the AOL group. As of last week, there was only a small difference (favoring Bush) between the AOL straw poll and the average of the tracking polls. But, this week, there is an enormous swing to Bush in the AOL straw poll, and a smaller, but still significant swing to Bush in the tracking polls.
My guess is that the AOL group is younger than the general population, and not as committed to one or the other party. Break-outs of the tracking polls by age were showing younger voters tending to favor Kerry. That had to be considered "soft" support. Now that the campaign is in earnest, and the Republicans have had their opportunity to present their case, these younger, swing voters, who may have been undecided or merely leaning to one or the other candidates are breaking toward Bush.
This doesn't mean the race is over. Swing voters may be persuaded to shift yet again, at the debates. But, you have to ask yourself, how do you think that Dudley Dooright character from Massachusetts is going to do, mano a mano, against W? (I expect whoever Kerry now has running his campaign is going to be fired after the Presidential debates.)
But, wait, maybe the Democrats are looking past the Presidential debates, and are putting their hopes on Edwards in the Vice Presidential debate.
ping - AOL poll
If Ronald Reagan was running against Kerry, he would get 65 percent of the vote. Bush will get 56.
Bill Kristol on Fox News just speculated that on Monday when post-convention polling comes out, it will show Bush with a significant lead.
I'm not one to indulge in self-delusion or wishful thinking, but on this I think he's right. The Democratic convention was a bust and did nothing for Kerry. The Republican convention was an out of the ballpark homerun in every way. I think it will really give Bush a hefty bump.
I have not forgotten the last "Massachusetts Miracle" to run for President of the United States, Michael Dukasis, and how he was billed BY the Media as someone who was going to sweep the election.
The value in this AOL poll is that it acts as a psyops attack on the rats. They will have to live with this burning a hole in their brains until Tuesday or Wednesday.
I've worked in losing campaigns. Believe me you search for any good news. If frenchie was up in say 10 or 15 states, it would be comfort to them. But down in all states? Every single one? You are all right about it being unofficial but it still hurts, believe me it hurts.Everyone knows AOL is the only place that rats come close to our numbers on the Net. Now it's gone too?!!!!!!!
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