Posted on 11 September 2012. Tags: Cnn, Cnn Abc, Cnn Poll, Democrats And Republicans, Double Digits, Election Republicans, Ibd, Independent Voters, Independents, Mainstream Media, Obama, Opinion Research, Party Makeup, Poll Analysis, Real Clear Politics, Republicans And Democrats, Romney, Single Point, Wapo, Waste Of Time
Well, there they go again. Polls should measure public opinion, not attempt to sway it. What makes for a good poll these days? Well, the same as always. A good sample size, I prefer at least 1,000. And most importantly, a party makeup that realistically reflects the public at large. These days, I accept a [...]
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Posted on 23 June 2011. Tags: Ames Straw Poll, Barack Obama, Bush Adviser, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Coniglio, Doug Wead, Fiscal Conservatives, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, George H W Bush, George W Bush, Iowa Straw Polls, Orchestrate, Party Coalition, Party Groups, Party Principles, Republican Nomination, Ron Paul, Tea Party
As reported here at THIS blog (based on RP forums): Wes Messamore, the Humble Libertarian, reported today that former Bush adviser, Doug Wead, has joined the RP 2012 campaign: Indicating that the Ron Paul campaign is bringing in the heavy political artillery to win the 2012 Republican nomination for U.S. President, former Special Assistant to [...]
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Posted on 10 June 2011. Tags: American Politics, Better This Time, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Gallup Survey, GOP, Gop Organizations, Many Things, Mitt Romney, National Review Online, Obama, Politician, Powerhouse, Practical Politics, Presidential Nomination, Reason Magazine, Ron Paul, Seven Points, State Library, Wright State
National Review did not have too much nice to say about Cong. Ron Paul in the 2007-08 primary season. i was very upset at the increasingly neo-con tone of my old tome I would go and read in the Wright State library when I got the chance! (I read Human Events, too!) But this from [...]
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Posted on 19 April 2011. Tags: Abc News Poll, Approval Rating, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Democrats, Downward Movement, Financial Hardship, Gas Price Increases, Gas Prices, Gasoline, Holland, Independents, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill, Opinion Research Corporation, Pessimism, Presidency, Republicans, Seven Points, Washington Post
Reporting on a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, The Post writes, “Deepening economic pessimism has pushed down President Obama’s approval rating to a near record low . . . . In the survey, 47 percent approve of the job Obama is doing, down seven points since January. Half of all Americans disapprove of his job [...]
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Posted on 25 March 2011. Tags: Advocacy Group, Andy Griffith, Andy Of Mayberry, Billable Hours, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Deceptive Claims, Fellow Seniors, Freedom Of Information Act, Health Care Bill, Health Care Law, Journal Editors, Media Consulting, Medicare Benefits, New Health Care, Porter Novelli, Taxpayer Money, Tv Ads, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
The Wall Street Journal editors write today, “We don’t work for the government, but here’s our ‘save’ suggestion: How about not spending some $3.5 million to deceptively promote ObamaCare? It turns out it cost the Health and Human Services Department $2.78 million to buy airtime for three cable TV ads last year, [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2010. Tags: Citizen Rights, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Federal Government, National Poll, Opinion Research Corporation, Ordinary Citizens, People, Rights And Freedoms
A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.
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Posted on 09 August 2009. Tags: Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Failure, Former President George Bush, George Bush, Half Year, Predecessor, President Bush, President George Bush, Same Time Period, Six Months, Success, Tenure
When asked whether they thought the first six months of Obama’s tenure in office has been a success or a failure, 37 percent responding to the poll released Friday said they believe it was a failure. After Bush’s first six months in office, a similar CNN poll from August of 2001 showed only 32 percent considered it to be a failure.
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