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Hekate

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68. Marketed specifically to oldsters, so there's a skew in the poll right there

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 02:14 PM

Jul 2014

Jitterbug is designed for people who (a) are uncomfortable with technology, (b) have stiff fingers/arthritis, (c) have failing eyesight. So it is simple to use and has big buttons with big numbers. Keep in touch with your grandkids!

Our only cell phone is a Nokia with prepaid minutes we never use up. As a person in my mid-60s I admit I have looked at those Jitterbug ads with a certain amount of interest. While I envy my friends' smart phones with a zillion features, one of the things that is off-putting to me is the tiny keyboard with tiny symbols.

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WTH??? Poll taps Obama as 'worst president' since World War II [View all] a kennedy Jul 2014 OP

33-35% of Americans are Republicans. Dawgs Jul 2014 #1

I wonder by how much Repubs were over sampled for those polls. LonePirate Jul 2014 #2

Probably the only people who still have telephone land lines. Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #16

Pollsters reach me on my cell once every six months or so LonePirate Jul 2014 #45

So telephone polls are totally inaccurate. I have a land line, but I don't answer the phone valerief Jul 2014 #51

No, because that information is false. former9thward Jul 2014 #65

? I have a land line. I have a cell phone, too, but I don't leave it on. nt valerief Jul 2014 #66

You said telephone polls were inaccurate. former9thward Jul 2014 #70

No, telephone polls are inaccurate, because most people don't answer them. valerief Jul 2014 #72

So when the Obama campaign spent millions on polling in 2008 and 2012 former9thward Jul 2014 #75

Debunked so many times. former9thward Jul 2014 #64

Never been polled on a cell phone. If I am I'll report them for wasting my minutes. Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #80

I have been polled several times and I don't care about minutes. former9thward Jul 2014 #81

There *is* a law, but it's kind of strange... SeattleVet Jul 2014 #83

from the crosstabs Sassysdad Jul 2014 #55

Mission Accomplished MSM (blurred lines) + I saw this on Mornin Joe introduced for Politico to lead underpants Jul 2014 #3

Amongst people with land lines in their homes, I'm betting. MADem Jul 2014 #4

from their website fwiw steve2470 Jul 2014 #7

Hmmm..."Jitterbug" cell phones...? nt MADem Jul 2014 #8

what's a jitterbug cell phone ? young/teen user ? nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #9

The opposite--old folks, not too many features, big buttons! MADem Jul 2014 #12

ah ok steve2470 Jul 2014 #13

I don't always participate, and they come after me alot. MADem Jul 2014 #30

I think, in general, younger voters are not as interested in being polled steve2470 Jul 2014 #31

I think you're right on that score--it takes a specific issue to energize them. MADem Jul 2014 #33

very correct about the draft ! nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #34

Wouldn't a good study take that into account and weight accordingly joeglow3 Jul 2014 #69

good question nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #77

I don't either. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2014 #28

it says jitterbug cell phones? JaneyVee Jul 2014 #37

Marketed specifically to oldsters, so there's a skew in the poll right there Hekate Jul 2014 #68

I was asking if the poll said jitterbug cellphones. JaneyVee Jul 2014 #71

No, I was asking that question. MADem Jul 2014 #90

It is bad, and only going to get worse ... Cosmocat Jul 2014 #11

And don't have caller id (n/t) Retrograde Jul 2014 #73

Heh heh.... "Survey" is another way of saying MADem Jul 2014 #85

I'm surprised it came from the Quinnipiac pollsters...... a kennedy Jul 2014 #5

I'm not. They got raked over the coals for first, MADem Jul 2014 #15

This was their breakdown. former9thward Jul 2014 #67

Well, the right wing blogs accused them of weighting MADem Jul 2014 #86

I have not found that to be true in real life. former9thward Jul 2014 #87

I'm just repeating some of the trash the wingnuts put out. It's not my theory. MADem Jul 2014 #88

Polls AKA Propaganda. Tell me what you want, I'll construct a poll to get you RKP5637 Jul 2014 #6

You can see a hive-mind orgasm in progress about this over at The Discussionist Orrex Jul 2014 #10

No, YOU'VE been warned, as has been everyone who finds reading those ignorant opinions "fun." WinkyDink Jul 2014 #19

Easy there, fireball. Orrex Jul 2014 #23

Which is why I don't bother with that cesspit of wretched human refuse anymore... truebrit71 Jul 2014 #49

Yeah, it was fun to lurk at the beginning Orrex Jul 2014 #50

By what criteria? moondust Jul 2014 #14

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1st president to have a 24/7 network dedicated to his downfall spanone Jul 2014 #18

Approve or disapprove. Better or worse. But not why. Scuba Jul 2014 #20

Your assumptions are off, as usual Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #24

I didn't make any assumptions. Scuba Jul 2014 #25

This is also true for Hillary Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #27

That would be a pretty ignorant thing to do. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #39

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I'm glad you see it my way. Our success is invested in President Obama's legacy. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #43

Let the conservatives call him "worst", I don't care. I care about policy, and the efforts made ... Scuba Jul 2014 #48

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Doom is GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #21

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Red Flag - Red Participants otohara Jul 2014 #61

("and romney would have been better") you must be right! m-lekktor Jul 2014 #63

No one called me gwheezie Jul 2014 #29

There Are So Many Variables grilled onions Jul 2014 #32

Any poll I see from Politico is questionable, especially when it is delivered mfcorey1 Jul 2014 #35

the poll is Quinnipiac. Even if they were commissioned by Politico cali Jul 2014 #36

Cali, Cali, CAli! mfcorey1 Jul 2014 #56

How can you call Bush a post-war president lame54 Jul 2014 #38

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SMH Mr Dixon Jul 2014 #44

This proves it Robbins Jul 2014 #46

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Before the 2012 election season started (overtly), merrily Jul 2014 #52

I would rank Reagan as worst gwheezie Jul 2014 #53

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Seen it all now damnedifIknow Jul 2014 #54

How could you have seen it all? nolabels Jul 2014 #58

I would have to believe that... kentuck Jul 2014 #57

I'll stick to what historians say. This is just a lot of embarassed W voters defensively digging in. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2014 #59

Shit, there go his chances for a third term! edbermac Jul 2014 #60

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Bull. Chucky-Doll Jul 2014 #74

So intent on picking a fight Spirochete Jul 2014 #89

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