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TheWraith

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13. It's a poll, not an absolute.

Reply to Worried senior (Reply #5)

Thu May 24, 2012, 06:57 PM

May 2012

And it's a poll which follows common sense: those people who use landlines primarily or exclusively are most likely to be older, whiter, and more rural, all groups which disproportionately skew Republican.

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Polls: Cell phone users prefer Obama, landline users like Romney [View all] cali May 2012 OP

I'll bet owners of black & white TVs prefer FAUX NEWS, too! qb May 2012 #1

sigh... outofstep May 2012 #2

And this is exactly what demographics show............ Swede Atlanta May 2012 #3

Hateful bigots are already a minority, it's just that they now have such a large megaphone bigbrother05 May 2012 #4

We have a land line Worried senior May 2012 #5

What, in your mind, "isn't correct"? jberryhill May 2012 #7

It's a poll, not an absolute. TheWraith May 2012 #13

Do you think it might be because older voters still have land lines, and younger ones cells? jtuck004 May 2012 #6

Yes abelenkpe May 2012 #8

Given that low percent, I would be tempted to push protecting Social Security talk at that jtuck004 May 2012 #11

Personally don't understand why anyone of any age would think it was a bad idea abelenkpe May 2012 #12

younger you are the more likely you only use cell phone--older landline WI_DEM May 2012 #9

Were they able to determine if they reached a business or an individual user? lpbk2713 May 2012 #10

Damn all these FACTS are hard for the MSM to swallow underpants May 2012 #14

I have both! Guess who I support? nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #15

Dinosaur's like Mittens. sarcasmo May 2012 #16