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Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Autumn of Discontent The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows serious political trouble for President Bush. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 - In the wake of the bombings in Jordan by suspected followers of Iraq’s Al Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the indictment of top White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers’s nomination to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president They're oversampling Democrats...as usual: "When NEWSWEEK asked registered voters whether they planned to vote for a Democrat or a Republican in those elections, 53 percent said a Democrat and 36 percent said a Republican" These polls mean nothing as long as they continue to oversample Democrats. But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: Sunday November 13, 2005--Forty-six percent (46%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans Disapprove of the President's performance. Bush Job Approval Strongly Approve 24% Somewhat Approve 22% Somewhat Disapprove 15% Strongly Disapprove 38% |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Autumn of Discontent The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows serious political trouble for President Bush. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 - In the wake of the bombings in Jordan by suspected followers of Iraq’s Al Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the indictment of top White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers’s nomination to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president They're oversampling Democrats...as usual: "When NEWSWEEK asked registered voters whether they planned to vote for a Democrat or a Republican in those elections, 53 percent said a Democrat and 36 percent said a Republican" These polls mean nothing as long as they continue to oversample Democrats. More likely it shows that a percentage of those who voted Republican last time around aren't going to do so in 2006 or 2008. Doesn;t mean they are Repubs or Dems. Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:13:40 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:
But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. Why are you arguing with Harry when you could be out at Tiburon watching some PGA golf? The weather looks beautiful down in Naples right now! -- John H. "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:18:48 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:
NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Autumn of Discontent The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows serious political trouble for President Bush. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 - In the wake of the bombings in Jordan by suspected followers of Iraq’s Al Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the indictment of top White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers’s nomination to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president They're oversampling Democrats...as usual: "When NEWSWEEK asked registered voters whether they planned to vote for a Democrat or a Republican in those elections, 53 percent said a Democrat and 36 percent said a Republican" These polls mean nothing as long as they continue to oversample Democrats. More likely it shows that a percentage of those who voted Republican last time around aren't going to do so in 2006 or 2008. Doesn;t mean they are Repubs or Dems. Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. Well, I don't watch Faux or read Fauxnewsmax. Who would expect someone enthralled with the 'Enquirer' to watch decent news? -- John H. "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Autumn of Discontent The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows serious political trouble for President Bush. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 - In the wake of the bombings in Jordan by suspected followers of Iraq’s Al Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the indictment of top White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers’s nomination to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president They're oversampling Democrats...as usual: "When NEWSWEEK asked registered voters whether they planned to vote for a Democrat or a Republican in those elections, 53 percent said a Democrat and 36 percent said a Republican" These polls mean nothing as long as they continue to oversample Democrats. More likely it shows that a percentage of those who voted Republican last time around aren't going to do so in 2006 or 2008. Doesn;t mean they are Repubs or Dems. Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. Well, I don't watch Faux or read Fauxnewsmax. Here is a sampling of local (and some national) news outlets that have made mention of Rasmussen polling data in the last couple of weeks: Fort Worth Star Telegram Kansas City Star Suffolk News Herald Palm Beach Post Richmond Times Dispatch Washington Times Stockton Record St. Petersburg Times The Free-Lance Star Lynchburg News and Advance Huntington Herald Dispatch LaCrosse Tribune Eatonville Dispatch Bloomberg Beaver Dam Daily Citizen Harrisonburg Daily News Record Daily Free Press And then, of course, there are plenty of Conservative "news" outlets that have carried it: Christian Science Monitor WorldNet Daily Rushlimbaugh.com etc... You may not be reading it in your local rag...but folks around the country are reading it in their local papers every morning. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"John H." wrote in message ... On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:13:40 GMT, "NOYB" wrote: But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. Why are you arguing with Harry when you could be out at Tiburon watching some PGA golf? The weather looks beautiful down in Naples right now! Yesterday, I went to the Ft. Myers in-water boat show, which gave me the new-boat bug again. So today, I went up to Fishtale Marina in Ft. Myers Beach to look a Grady White 300 Marlin that I'm thinking about buying. While up there, I had lunch at the Fish House restaurant. I jumped on the computer when I got back home to do some "boat research". I used to enjoy playing golf (even got my handicap down to an 18 for awhile), but when my second son was born, I gave up playing golf, moved to a house on the water, and now go boating every weekend with the family instead. But I've never enjoyed watching golf. The Tiburon golf course is a nice course that's attached to the Ritz Carlton Golf Lodge. (Trivia: Naples is the only city in the world that has two Ritz Carlton's--one on the beach and one on the gulf). I've played the course when it was new, and thought it was pretty but nothing special. IMO, the course that I used to live on (Olde Cypress) was a nicer, more challenging course...but there are a lot more homes around it making it less conducive to spectators. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. NOYB wrote: Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. I'd guess a large number of Republicans are so ashamed of their party now, they won't admit it to pollsters. But they'll "admit" it to a robot poll...which makes the robot poll more accurate. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. NOYB wrote: Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. I'd guess a large number of Republicans are so ashamed of their party now, they won't admit it to pollsters. Which makes the robot poll more accurate. No shame in your answers. Just truth. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Autumn of Discontent The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows serious political trouble for President Bush. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 - In the wake of the bombings in Jordan by suspected followers of Iraq’s Al Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the indictment of top White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers’s nomination to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president They're oversampling Democrats...as usual: "When NEWSWEEK asked registered voters whether they planned to vote for a Democrat or a Republican in those elections, 53 percent said a Democrat and 36 percent said a Republican" These polls mean nothing as long as they continue to oversample Democrats. More likely it shows that a percentage of those who voted Republican last time around aren't going to do so in 2006 or 2008. Doesn;t mean they are Repubs or Dems. Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. Well, I don't watch Faux or read Fauxnewsmax. Here is a sampling of local (and some national) news outlets that have made mention of Rasmussen polling data in the last couple of weeks: Fort Worth Star Telegram Kansas City Star Suffolk News Herald Palm Beach Post Richmond Times Dispatch Washington Times Stockton Record St. Petersburg Times The Free-Lance Star Lynchburg News and Advance Huntington Herald Dispatch LaCrosse Tribune Eatonville Dispatch Bloomberg Beaver Dam Daily Citizen Harrisonburg Daily News Record Daily Free Press And then, of course, there are plenty of Conservative "news" outlets that have carried it: Christian Science Monitor WorldNet Daily Rushlimbaugh.com etc... You may not be reading it in your local rag...but folks around the country are reading it in their local papers every morning. Yes, I often read the Beaver Dam Daily, the Eatonville Dispatch, and the Lynchburg News. Maybe not. But the folks living in Beaver Dam, Eatonville, and Lynchburg sure do. Doesn't it bug you that some backwoods inbred in Lynchburg knows more about the President's accurate approval rating than you do? |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
Maybe not. But the folks living in Beaver Dam, Eatonville, and Lynchburg
sure do. Doesn't it bug you that some backwoods inbred in Lynchburg knows more about the President's accurate approval rating than you do? I don't worry about the "backwoods inbred in Lynchburg" that votes Dem allthe time. I doubt if they really care who is President, as long as the aid check flows on a regular basis, they probably dont' care who is what..... |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
10. Harry Krause
Nov 13, 6:42 pm show options Newsgroups: rec.boats From: Harry Krause - Note: The author of this message requested that it not be archived. This message will be removed from Groups in 6 days (Nov 20, 6:42 pm). - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Autumn of Discontent The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows serious political trouble for President Bush. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 - In the wake of the bombings in Jordan by suspected followers of Iraq's Al Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the indictment of top White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers's nomination to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president They're oversampling Democrats...as usual: "When NEWSWEEK asked registered voters whether they planned to vote for a Democrat or a Republican in those elections, 53 percent said a Democrat and 36 percent said a Republican" These polls mean nothing as long as they continue to oversample Democrats. More likely it shows that a percentage of those who voted Republican last time around aren't going to do so in 2006 or 2008. Doesn;t mean they are Repubs or Dems. Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. Well, I don't watch Faux or read Fauxnewsmax. Here is a sampling of local (and some national) news outlets that have made mention of Rasmussen polling data in the last couple of weeks: Fort Worth Star Telegram Kansas City Star Suffolk News Herald Palm Beach Post Richmond Times Dispatch Washington Times Stockton Record St. Petersburg Times The Free-Lance Star Lynchburg News and Advance Huntington Herald Dispatch LaCrosse Tribune Eatonville Dispatch Bloomberg Beaver Dam Daily Citizen Harrisonburg Daily News Record Daily Free Press And then, of course, there are plenty of Conservative "news" outlets that have carried it: Christian Science Monitor WorldNet Daily Rushlimbaugh.com etc... You may not be reading it in your local rag...but folks around the country are reading it in their local papers every morning. Yes, I often read the Beaver Dam Daily, the Eatonville Dispatch, and the Lynchburg News. Harry, I didn't know you were really that intrested in the opinions of "backwoods inbreds".. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Autumn of Discontent The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows serious political trouble for President Bush. WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 - In the wake of the bombings in Jordan by suspected followers of Iraq's Al Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the indictment of top White House aide I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers's nomination to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president They're oversampling Democrats...as usual: "When NEWSWEEK asked registered voters whether they planned to vote for a Democrat or a Republican in those elections, 53 percent said a Democrat and 36 percent said a Republican" These polls mean nothing as long as they continue to oversample Democrats. More likely it shows that a percentage of those who voted Republican last time around aren't going to do so in 2006 or 2008. Doesn;t mean they are Repubs or Dems. Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. But for the second day in a row, Rasmussen has Bush at 46%: HArd to find anyone paying attention to Rasmussen and his autodialers. Hard for someone intentionally trying to ignore it maybe. Well, I don't watch Faux or read Fauxnewsmax. Here is a sampling of local (and some national) news outlets that have made mention of Rasmussen polling data in the last couple of weeks: Fort Worth Star Telegram Kansas City Star Suffolk News Herald Palm Beach Post Richmond Times Dispatch Washington Times Stockton Record St. Petersburg Times The Free-Lance Star Lynchburg News and Advance Huntington Herald Dispatch LaCrosse Tribune Eatonville Dispatch Bloomberg Beaver Dam Daily Citizen Harrisonburg Daily News Record Daily Free Press And then, of course, there are plenty of Conservative "news" outlets that have carried it: Christian Science Monitor WorldNet Daily Rushlimbaugh.com etc... You may not be reading it in your local rag...but folks around the country are reading it in their local papers every morning. Does not matter what the polls say, Bush is POTUS until January 2009. What kind of candidate is the Democratic party going to run? Another loser like AGore or Kerry? If the Dem's persist on peeing on their leg, and the Republican's put up a more moderate candidate, the Dem's are toast for another 8 years. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. You misstate the data. ---- Question #1: Do your beliefs tend to lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans? ---- Which does not necessarily equate to party affiliation. (hint: independents) |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"-rick-" wrote in message . .. "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. You misstate the data. ---- Question #1: Do your beliefs tend to lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans? ---- Which does not necessarily equate to party affiliation. (hint: independents) Independents are those that have not internalized that they are Republican or Democrat. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"-rick-" wrote in message . .. "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Yeah, they conveniently leave out the statistics about how many respondents were registered Democrats vs. registered Republicans. But the AP-Ipsos poll *did* provide that data: 52% registered Dems and 39% registered Republicans. I'd suspect that this poll is just as badly skewed. You misstate the data. ---- Question #1: Do your beliefs tend to lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans? ---- Which does not necessarily equate to party affiliation. " Half the respondents were asked party identification in this location, the other half were asked at the end of the survey with the other demographic questions. Results for the respondents who were asked the question early were 40% Republican, 50% Democrat. For the respondents asked later in the survey, the results were 39% Republican, 52% Democrat." (In your opinion, party identification doesn't mean the same thing as party affiliation? ) (hint: independents) Yes, independents...which is explained by the fact that 52%+39% doesn't equal 100%. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:09:12 +0000, Bill McKee wrote:
Does not matter what the polls say, Bush is POTUS until January 2009. What kind of candidate is the Democratic party going to run? Another loser like AGore or Kerry? If the Dem's persist on peeing on their leg, and the Republican's put up a more moderate candidate, the Dem's are toast for another 8 years. There are quite a few "ifs" in there, but the main one is a "more moderate candidate." A lot of Americans don't have a problem voting Republican or Democrat. A lot of Americans do have a problem with voting for someone who panders to the far wings, left or right. This country has always been run from the center. Some of the most vocal in the Republican Party, think they have a mandate to move this country way over to the right. They don't. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"thunder" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:09:12 +0000, Bill McKee wrote: Does not matter what the polls say, Bush is POTUS until January 2009. What kind of candidate is the Democratic party going to run? Another loser like AGore or Kerry? If the Dem's persist on peeing on their leg, and the Republican's put up a more moderate candidate, the Dem's are toast for another 8 years. There are quite a few "ifs" in there, but the main one is a "more moderate candidate." A lot of Americans don't have a problem voting Republican or Democrat. A lot of Americans do have a problem with voting for someone who panders to the far wings, left or right. This country has always been run from the center. Some of the most vocal in the Republican Party, think they have a mandate to move this country way over to the right. They don't. We'll see. Two successful conservative Supreme Court nominations could certainly move us to the right. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:09:28 +0000, NOYB wrote:
We'll see. Two successful conservative Supreme Court nominations could certainly move us to the right. Uh, no, that would move the Court to the right. Personally, I'm thinking it's a wash. Rehnquist was already quite conservative. I think Alito will be comparably right, but I'm also suspecting Roberts is a lot close to an O'Connor than you would like. Still, Stevens is 85. If he can't hang on, and Bush gets to appoint yet another Justice, all bets are off. I'd also point out, if you think the Court is too liberal, you have no one to blame but Republicans. They have appointed 7 of the 9 Justices. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier (OT)
"NOYB" wrote ... " Half the respondents were asked party identification in this location, the other half were asked at the end of the survey with the other demographic questions. Results for the respondents who were asked the question early were 40% Republican, 50% Democrat. For the respondents asked later in the survey, the results were 39% Republican, 52% Democrat." (In your opinion, party identification doesn't mean the same thing as party affiliation? ) Not exactly. Expectations and performance vary over time. "Do your beliefs tend to lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans?" is not equivalent to "what is your party affiliation" or "are you a registered republican or democrat?" as you seem to imply. That was my point. I don't mean to unreasonably split hairs but your premise that this response invalidates the poll isn't obvious to me. If a statistically significant random sample yields that result why is it not valid within the probabilities of it's margin of error? Do you have evidence of non-random sampling? -rick- |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "thunder" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:09:12 +0000, Bill McKee wrote: Does not matter what the polls say, Bush is POTUS until January 2009. What kind of candidate is the Democratic party going to run? Another loser like AGore or Kerry? If the Dem's persist on peeing on their leg, and the Republican's put up a more moderate candidate, the Dem's are toast for another 8 years. There are quite a few "ifs" in there, but the main one is a "more moderate candidate." A lot of Americans don't have a problem voting Republican or Democrat. A lot of Americans do have a problem with voting for someone who panders to the far wings, left or right. This country has always been run from the center. Some of the most vocal in the Republican Party, think they have a mandate to move this country way over to the right. They don't. We'll see. Two successful conservative Supreme Court nominations could certainly move us to the right. Back to the dark ages. Were the 1950's really all that dark? |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"thunder" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:09:28 +0000, NOYB wrote: We'll see. Two successful conservative Supreme Court nominations could certainly move us to the right. Uh, no, that would move the Court to the right. Personally, I'm thinking it's a wash. Rehnquist was already quite conservative. I think Alito will be comparably right, but I'm also suspecting Roberts is a lot close to an O'Connor than you would like. Still, Stevens is 85. If he can't hang on, and Bush gets to appoint yet another Justice, all bets are off. I'd also point out, if you think the Court is too liberal, you have no one to blame but Republicans. They have appointed 7 of the 9 Justices. Just because a President has an (R) after his name, doesn't mean that every choice he makes is a good one. That is, unless we're talking about Bush 43. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
"thunder" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:09:28 +0000, NOYB wrote: We'll see. Two successful conservative Supreme Court nominations could certainly move us to the right. NOYB, with all of this torture talk coming from the VP's office, I'm starting to see things your way. I'm thinking Cheney might be on to something. I'm thinking if Fitzgerald put the electrodes to Libby we might get to the bottom of this Plame mess. What say you? Sure. As long as he doesn't turn the thing on, it's not torture. Maybe not real "torture", just the fraternity type hazing Rush keeps talking about. You know, strip Libby naked, hook up some wires, snap some pics and plaster them all over the world's televisions. I think Libby will sing like a canary. What say you? Only the Commander in Chief gets to choose who is lucky enough to receive such forms of interrogation. I say Bush hooks Wilson up to the electrodes. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier (OT)
"-rick-" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote ... " Half the respondents were asked party identification in this location, the other half were asked at the end of the survey with the other demographic questions. Results for the respondents who were asked the question early were 40% Republican, 50% Democrat. For the respondents asked later in the survey, the results were 39% Republican, 52% Democrat." (In your opinion, party identification doesn't mean the same thing as party affiliation? ) Not exactly. Expectations and performance vary over time. "Do your beliefs tend to lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans?" is not equivalent to "what is your party affiliation" or "are you a registered republican or democrat?" as you seem to imply. That was my point. I don't mean to unreasonably split hairs but your premise that this response invalidates the poll isn't obvious to me. If a statistically significant random sample yields that result why is it not valid within the probabilities of it's margin of error? Do you have evidence of non-random sampling? The sampling may be fine. It's the weighting that I have a problem with. |
Newsweek Poll makes a sunny Sunday sunnier
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:28:54 -0500, thunder wrote:
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:09:28 +0000, NOYB wrote: We'll see. Two successful conservative Supreme Court nominations could certainly move us to the right. NOYB, with all of this torture talk coming from the VP's office, I'm starting to see things your way. I'm thinking Cheney might be on to something. I'm thinking if Fitzgerald put the electrodes to Libby we might get to the bottom of this Plame mess. What say you? Maybe not real "torture", just the fraternity type hazing Rush keeps talking about. You know, strip Libby naked, hook up some wires, snap some pics and plaster them all over the world's televisions. I think Libby will sing like a canary. What say you? What's Rush been talking about lately? -- John H. "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
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