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Cosmic Kitten

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50. 50% of 1045 people who wasted time taking a survey

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 03:10 PM

Dec 2014

When will we see POLLS for what they are...
NOT a MEASURE of public sentiment
but a TOOL to CONTROL public sentiment!

Whem the MSM says 50% blah blah blah
but fail to say 50% of how many, or who...
they are WORKING TO MANIPULATE YOUR PERCEPTION!
Wake up and smell the coffee.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/12/01/cnnorcpoll12012014.pdf
Interviews with 1,045 adult Americans
conducted by telephone by ORC International on
November 21-23, 2014.

The margin of sampling error for results based on
the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The sample includes 692 interviews among landline respondents
and 353 interviews among cell phone respondents

Drill down through the survey results and look at
the demographics regarding ages, education, income
and how they view Govt.
The last few pages are revealing.

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All I can respond is, Facepalm: Poll: 50 percent say GOP majority is bad [View all] n2doc Dec 2014 OP

this makes me want to shoot myself in the face with a bazooka belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #1

Dear belzabubba333, Please send on to Andy Borowitz...n/t monmouth4 Dec 2014 #3

Actually, I think we voted for "More Outrage" demwing Dec 2014 #15

I don't see gridlock with Republicans yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #34

and potus should sign all of it each time remindimg the American People belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #44

Maybe it's like earmarks... CincyDem Dec 2014 #2

The "Brilliance" of the American Electorate n/t fredamae Dec 2014 #4

one word tk2kewl Dec 2014 #5

Doesn't explain the Senate. n/t n2doc Dec 2014 #6

true... for that one let's go with "Just 36.4 percent of eligible voters turned out in 2014" tk2kewl Dec 2014 #11

OK, so what did the Democratic Party give the rest as a reason to vote? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #13

no argument from me tk2kewl Dec 2014 #14

Yeah, yeah Andy823 Dec 2014 #38

agreed. this "OK, so what did the Democratic Party give the rest as a reason to vote?" xxxxx belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #45

Wow, are we talking about the same election? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #46

Just wait, the GOP will offer plenty of reasons to vote for Democrats Kennah Dec 2014 #64

That's what we said all through the election Savannahmann Dec 2014 #66

Senate is explained by Wyoming being equal to California starroute Dec 2014 #12

It was the same back in 2008, when we had 60 n/t n2doc Dec 2014 #21

It has to do with which 1/3rd of the Senate is up for election. ieoeja Dec 2014 #27

True. Problem is NorthCarolina Dec 2014 #42

+1 Scuba Dec 2014 #58

^^^THIS! Trailrider1951 Dec 2014 #8

This is a poll of "adults". dawg Dec 2014 #7

44% polled think GOP majority wll be good. malthaussen Dec 2014 #9

No shit libodem Dec 2014 #10

that's because more of us voted for Dems than Repubs--but didn't win the seats librechik Dec 2014 #16

No need to facepalm. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #17

13% of Americans think the are in the top 1% Douglas Carpenter Dec 2014 #18

50% apparently think they can get there on their own. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #20

Yeah, I ran into a Young College Republican earlier in the year from my 80's school days. Rozlee Dec 2014 #35

Good for you yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #57

Hope he's enjoying that fucking trickle downward onto his sorry ass. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #63

Ain't "New Math" great? Who knew there are so many 1%ers running around? bluesbassman Dec 2014 #29

I wonder if that poll asked respondents ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #39

They are willing to vote in a Facebook poll, but not in the mid-terms. FSogol Dec 2014 #19

Or if the effing idiots bothered to vote at all KamaAina Dec 2014 #22

Given the low approval ratings congress usually gets hughee99 Dec 2014 #23

Gaaarrrgghhh WilliamPitt Dec 2014 #24

With such a warm and lovely invitation as that..... DeSwiss Dec 2014 #31

The House is gerrymandered and the close Senate elections of 2014 were mostly in Red States, so... stevenleser Dec 2014 #25

Indeed, but do they think a Democratic majority would be a good thing? Mass Dec 2014 #26

Careful now. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #32

But they didn't vote... MaggieD Dec 2014 #28

i'm getting fed up with complaints about non-voters when there's so much disenfranchisement around. unblock Dec 2014 #30

Hmmm.... DeSwiss Dec 2014 #33

well, yes, this may explain why my op's usually drop like a stone.... unblock Dec 2014 #36

we wont get any of this by staying home and giving our vote to the cons belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #49

clarification: the cons are *taking* our votes. unblock Dec 2014 #51

You are saying that the vast majority of Americans upaloopa Dec 2014 #53

you're ignoring that i said i'm in agreement that everyone who can vote, should vote. unblock Dec 2014 #55

I support all those chastising the non voters upaloopa Dec 2014 #59

K&R to the OP and all the replies. +1000 ffr Dec 2014 #37

We had the chance to vote these clowns out of office. Initech Dec 2014 #40

If Democrats would campaign on their own terms... Kablooie Dec 2014 #41

I voted I have a right turbinetree Dec 2014 #43

stop being an elite party that blames everyone but itself for its failings and stands for something MisterP Dec 2014 #47

The party Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #56

too many americans can't get their asses off the couch to vote.... spanone Dec 2014 #48

50% of 1045 people who wasted time taking a survey Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #50

The last few pages support the rest of the survey results. Polls generally are right. stevenleser Dec 2014 #52

Are the POLLS driving opinion or reflecting opinion? Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #60

Reflecting opinion. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #62

Only if the poll "sample" is scientifically valid. Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #69

It's funny how people complain about the government, but don't vote. Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #54

Has this poll been mentioned in the M$M?? kentuck Dec 2014 #61

I thought exactly the same thing when I heard about that poll... MoonRiver Dec 2014 #65

The fact is: EVERY House & Senate race is important & we need Democrats to win EVERY one they can. baldguy Dec 2014 #67

Maybe voting should be mandatory! B Calm Dec 2014 #68