They're also very silly -- sillier when applied to the serious business of politics then when such precedents are cited by sports announcers.
Posted on 10/20/2012 2:50:49 PM PDT by GonzoII
The latest Gravis Marketing poll conducted in Ohio shows Governor Romney and President Obama locked in a virtual dead heat, 47% to 47%. ..
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Governor Romney leads with independents 52 to 33 percent.
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Considering no Republican candidate has ever won the presidency without first winning Ohio, the internals from this survey are rather encouraging. In fact, the ridiculous D/R/I sample breakdown — which is 41/32/27(!) — suggests that despite the obvious skew the Buckeye State is unquestionably up for grabs.
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>>Considering no Republican candidate has ever won the presidency without first winning Ohio<<
I am tired of that meme. Has no one ever heard of “post hoc ergo propter hoc?”
Governor Romney leads with independents 52 to 33 percent.
No way Obama is tied or ahead with percentages like this.
What’s so special about Ohio, besides the fact that it’s a three letter word?
This looks good for Romney. He’s tied with a couple weeks to go. He will seal the deal; I’ve got faith in his campaign.
Not sure how he could be up so much with independents and only be tied.
Gravis Marketing?
Whothehell are they; wherethehell did they come from; whatthehell is their track record?
Now they are even making up the polling outfits. Who ever heard of Gravis polls?
If the affiliation of Ohio voters is 41% Democrat, 32% Republican, and 27% Independent, it means that Democrats and Independents have been voting strongly for Republicans over the past few years.
How else to explain the fact that Ohio’s governor is a Republican and both branches of Ohio’s legislature are controlled by Republicans?
It doesn’t matter if 100% of Ohio voters are registered Democrats if they continue to join Republicans and Independents in putting Republicans into office. And why should we expect Mitt Romney to get any fewer Democratic votes than Republican Governor Kasich got when he won the governorship?
This is a 6-point Romney win. I don’t think he can win OH by that much-—I’ve said for a month that he’d get around 52-53% in OH-—but the way they jimmy these samples, you have to think they are keeping their fingers in the dikes for Obama.
Gravis Marketing: Polls and Reporting
http://www.angrybearblog.com/2012/09/gravis-marketing-polls-and-reporting-ii.html
And,for that matter,the fact that 13 of the state's 18 House seats are currently held by Republicans.
I keep them talking and waste their time and their dime by letting them think I might be persuaded to buy whatever cr*p they are peddling.
The liberal media and the pollsters must avoid telling the truth about Ohio. They have to prolong the race as long as they can.
“I am tired of that meme. Has no one ever heard of “post hoc ergo propter hoc?””
Now nobody will want to hire you to sell mutual funds :)
I do that too! And I progressively ask stupider and supider questions. They are reluctant to hang up on a potential hooked fish, but they aren’t sure if I am putting them on either. In the end, I am never interested. It can be quite fun, actually.
They're also very silly -- sillier when applied to the serious business of politics then when such precedents are cited by sports announcers.
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