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It’s time for stocktaking by GOP leaders
Washington Post ^ | October 12, 2013 | by Dan Balz

Posted on 10/13/2013 7:48:46 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Sometimes polls state the obvious. Sometimes they surprise. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal and Gallup surveys, which landed late last week during the government shutdown, did both.

Republican pollster Bill McInturff and Democratic pollsters Peter Hart and Fred Yang conducted the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. All are longtime practitioners, but even they seemed startled by the findings. McInturff wrote in an analysis, “Overall, this is among the handful of surveys that stand out in my career as being significant and consequential.” Hart called the findings “jaw-dropping.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; gop; obamacare; polls; shutdown; zerocare
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bill McInturff acted as pollster for both John McCain and Mitt Romney. ‘nuff said.


21 posted on 10/13/2013 8:43:20 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (The best War on Terror News is at rantburg.com)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

What’s your proposal? Let’s hear details.


22 posted on 10/13/2013 8:53:08 AM PDT by Red White and Blue patriot
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To: VanDeKoik

It’s simple. Tariffs. Something ever other country in the world does.

A Chinese national can buy a bunch of property in California and drive up prices but I can not do the same in China or Mexico, or anywhere.

Free trade is a slogan, we don’t have it now and never will.

Like immigration reform (a version of free trade, btw) the rules of the game are rigged to favor elites.


23 posted on 10/13/2013 9:10:20 AM PDT by sunrise_sunset
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gee, I took an informal poll at work and my results are about 75% for the Repubs and 25% either for the Dims or willing to split the blame. Take that NBC...


24 posted on 10/13/2013 9:11:48 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb
Gee, I took an informal poll at work and my results are about 75% for the Repubs and 25% either for the Dims or willing to split the blame. Take that NBC...

There's your difference right there. You were polling people with "jobs". A new minority in Obamerica.

25 posted on 10/13/2013 9:18:14 AM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: AmusedBystander

They are some of the eviiil DoD civilians who value their jobs and hate it when those on the Left try to hide behind unions to get away with not pulling their fair share. Many would be hurt deeply if laid off, but are willing to suffer it if it puts the Constitution back on the table.- not all are dumb leftists.


26 posted on 10/13/2013 9:38:49 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Oldeconomybuyer.

Media Pushing Bogus Polls To Force GOP Cave
10/13/2013 | Me
Posted on 10/13/2013 1:50:53 AM PDT by Viennacon
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3078263/posts


27 posted on 10/13/2013 10:21:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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