Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
CNN Poll: Double-digit post-speech jump for Obama plan

Really? Well, let's take a look.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...or-obama-plan/

"The sample of speech-watchers in this poll was 45 percent Democratic
and 18 percent Republican. Our best estimate of the number of
Democrats in the voting age population as a whole indicates that the
sample is about 8-10 points more Democratic than the population as a
whole."

I guess it's better to be openly dishonest rather than just plain
dishonest.

There's nothing dishonest about it, since the poll was taken of those
who watched the speech, and the number of Dems who watched greatly
exceeded the number of Repubs who watched.

More important, Obama cut the balls off the crazier congressional Repubs
last night and firmed up his positions among those in the House audience
who mattered. I think it is now possible that with a handful of Repub
senators, Obama is damned close to 60 votes right now in the Senate.

It'll be lovely when it passes, for the obvious reasons that it will
help those who need the help. Just as nice, it will give the Dems a
terrific campaign issue against the Repubs, who not only are against
health insurance reform, but are also against Medicare.

And...hopefully...it'll give some of those on the far right, the Obama
haters, a stroke. :)


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