Posted on 07/14/2006 11:51:36 AM PDT by Sam Hill
-PJ
Actually, there are more problems with the Absurdly Pitiful push-poll that you noted in your excellent post. To begin with, the Pubbies, Democraps and Independents should be split about 1/3 each. Next, about 10-20 percent of the sample will typically refuse to provide a response or will have no opinion.
All in all, this poll smells worse than Teddy Kennedy's breath after a night with Willie in the Au Bar.
WOW.....thanks for the pingeroo....
#6 the recent Senate vote on funding a wall on the Mexican border.
Zero dims voted for it.
You don't believe a poll like this?
* June 6, 2006: AP/Ipsos Poll: Improved Attitudes Toward Immigrants In U.S., Europe; Europeans Remain More Skeptical Than Americans
And this was taken right at the height of the immigration demonstrations.
Yeah, I'm sure they convinced a lot of Americans to be more welcoming to illegal aliens.
The Associated Press-Ipsos is just another special interest group that should be posting their "results" on the Democratic Underground site only.
Unfortunately, most of the mainstream media read that site for their "inside" information -- reported as credible (anonymous) news sources they can't divulge.
But...but...but. Don't you know?! It's the elections that are rigged. Not the polls.
...snicker...
Only 5% of those polls identified themselves as independent or not sure? That sounds awfully low.
Another factor: most polls "norm" their results. In other words, what the pollsters report as the poll results may not be the raw totals, but rather the raw totals as "adjusted" by them to correspond with what they believe to be the American "norm". How this works is that a polling group (Gallup, Ipsos or whomever) decides in advance that America is, say, 40% GOP, and if 45% of their poll respondents say they're GOP, the pollers then adjust the raw totals to, in this case, reduce the GOP responses accordingly. In this instance, without the raw data underlying the poll, we cannot say for certain what if any "norming" has been done.
...which explains the expression on Pelosi's face all the time.
If the sample is 53% Dumbocrat and only 51% favors them, isn't it the D's who have the problem?
They have been trying to drive public opinion with these things for some time. Now they may be also trying to set up a basis for a neverending hue and cry about how they was robbed when they don't win elections because, after all, all of the polls said they should win. What a bunch of loons.
BTT!
Tax cuts vs. tax increases
Also:
Conyers wants to impeach the President. He would be chairman of House Judiciary.
Wrangel wants Reparations for slavery paid to Blacks of today, and tax increases out the wazoo. He would chair House Appropriations.
There's more, but you get the idea.
You could summarize this stuff in the form of "extreme Liberal mindset and record of those who would come to power in the House if Dems were to win." You could do the same for Reid and Leahy and Kennedy (you're talking about the Supreme Court here) etc. in the Senate.
Let's just say "I view it with deep suspicion." ( hattip: Winnie ther Poo )
BTW, I neglected to mention that I liked your analysis, and always enjoy your researches.
They sampled 40% Dims and only 32% Republicans!
Good catch. And simple-minded idiots like Bill Handel on KFI here in LA were picking up on this on his radio show this morning to say "The GOP is doomed in November!" He's such an idiot. I can't wait to see the look on his dumb face come November, and the look on the other DemoDupes, when the GOP maintains control of both chambers with little or no loss.
AP = A pee!
Knowing their chances are slim, the libs publish poll after poll showing the DemWits winning... then when they lose, they scream "stolen election". That way they never have to admit they're just plain wrong. The liar ALWAYS lies to himself first!
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