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21. It is interesting that he decided to become a Democrat after his 22% approval ratings...

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 03:02 PM

Apr 2015

It is interesting that he decided to become a Democrat after his 22% approval ratings compelled him not to run for re-election for the Rhode Island governorship:

Hard as it is to imagine, Congressman David Cicilline and Gov. Lincoln Chafee have managed to lose even more public support.
Cicilline’s job approval rating has sunk to just 15% among all Rhode Island voters, down from 24% in December, according to a new Brown University poll released Thursday morning. Chafee’s approval rating isn’t much higher at 22%, down from 27%.

To put those numbers in perspective, President Richard Nixon’s approval rating was 24% a week before he resigned over Watergate in 1974. Slightly more voters rated Chafee’s job performance as poor (45%) than said so about Cicilline’s (43%).

http://wpri.com/blog/2012/02/23/cicilline-chafee-approval-ratings-now-worse-than-nixon-in-1974/

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Hillary Clinton crushes Republican rivals in new poll [View all] TheNutcracker Apr 2015 OP

This is going to encourage the Pukes to quadruple down on their efforts to smear her./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #1

They don't need any encouragement. MoonRiver Apr 2015 #2

Not to mention their little echoes here. okasha Apr 2015 #4

+1 Tarheel_Dem Apr 2015 #11

+2. William769 Apr 2015 #23

+3 leftofcool Apr 2015 #31

+4 NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #36

+5 iandhr Apr 2015 #57

+3 MaggieD Apr 2015 #63

Meh. A random national sample of 1,018 adult Americans, by telephone. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #3

How would you contact prospective voters? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #6

I wouldn't. I wouldn't poll people on who they might vote for. It helps the wrong people. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #7

It's a poll by a well-respected polling company using a typical sample size and methods. pnwmom Apr 2015 #15

The poll excludes people without phones and who don't participate in phone polls. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #30

Cellphone and landline phone penetration is like 99% DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #34

It measures a sample limited to people who engage in phone polls. That's a problem. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #35

If the desires of non -respondents and respondents diverged in significant ways DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #43

ORC has used these polls to predict elections for decades. ORC doesn't have a particular pnwmom Apr 2015 #64

Without the sarcasm thingy, I cant tell procon Apr 2015 #60

I'd "meh" a statistically valid poll if it didn't validate my biases too. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #62

Impressive but early. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #5

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This message was self-deleted by its author NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #9

He's polling at 1%. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #10

Does that mean he is literally the candidate of the 1% or he has nowhere to go but up? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #14

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It is interesting that he decided to become a Democrat after his 22% approval ratings... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #21

I was going to ask about this ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #39

African Americans were/are an essential part of her base DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #40

I can tell you, HRC's IW vote had zero to do with ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #44

LOL DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #50

Will you please... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #25

Damn. We'll never know! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #37

If I ever smeared you I apologize. I intend to use my scintillating personality... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #54

I consider us to be buds, despite our tastes in candidates! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #55

Rim shot Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #22

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Doesn't stand a chance. I find it curious that the folks who have most recently evolved from Repuke Tarheel_Dem Apr 2015 #12

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Chafee supports privitization of Social Security. Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2015 #27

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YES...END of Chafee, for he does support privatizing Soc Sec. DONE! TheNutcracker Apr 2015 #33

Welcome to Democratic Underground./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #17

Didn't seem to last... N/T Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2015 #49

At least I gave him a proper welcome. "Welcome back" would have been more appropriate./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #51

I didn't recognize the tone of their text... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2015 #52

I didn't have much contact with him because I ignore the Obama Bashers./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #53

You can tell by their toes and their feet. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #59

Impressive considering She hasn't appeared on any Sunday morning talk shows. misterhighwasted Apr 2015 #13

And once she's in office, her policies will crush us (unless we're CEOs) FiveGoodMen Apr 2015 #16

I think by June we will just about be done with fucking polls LOL snooper2 Apr 2015 #20

You should turn this question into a DU poll! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #42

Yep! You cannot count on GOP going Neg early!Bring up her neg!! lewebley3 Apr 2015 #24

But Hurricane Huckabee and the Santorum Storm are on the horizon underpants Apr 2015 #28

Ewww, a tidal surge of Santorum? NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #32

I'll write a check to Santorum SCantiGOP Apr 2015 #41

I believe Name Removed was Will Twain. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #38

Dammit, I missed it. MIRT is on the ball. Were you able to see his response to me? Tarheel_Dem Apr 2015 #45

This was one of Will's posts. Don't know if it was directed to you./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #47

Goodness, how many socks can one troll have? He really likes this place. A+++ for persistence. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2015 #48

17. One troll can have as many as 17 socks, which is amusing. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #58

At least, Americans still recognize intelligence realFedUp Apr 2015 #46

Unless they break out the respondents by state so we can add up electoral votes, it's meaningless Richardo Apr 2015 #56

LMAO IdiotsforPalin Apr 2015 #61