Poll Shows Ahmadinejad Leading in Iran's Presidential Election

[Old Coot]

Source: Voice of America

A new public opinion survey of Iranians shows that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the leading candidate in the country's presidential elections scheduled for Friday.

The telephone survey of about 1,000 Iranians, commissioned last month by two Washington-based public policy institutes - Terror Free Tomorrow and the New America Foundation - found that 34 percent of those surveyed plan to vote for President Ahmadinejad.

His main rival, reformist former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, was favored by 14 percent of the respondents. Twenty-seven percent of those surveyed said they are undecided.

The survey found that the two other candidates in the race are trailing far behind - Mehdi Karroubi attracted two percent of likely voters and Mohsen Rezaei was favored by one percent.

Read more: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-08-voa60.cfm

[Dennis Donovan]

1. great... he's Iran's "W"....

:banghead:

[givemebackmycountry]

2. I don't buy it.

Did I not just read a story that said that Ahmadinejad was down like 59% to 34% or something like that?
That there were clashes in the street between sides, and that Ahmadinejad dissed his opponents wife and that was hurting him big time?

I don't know.
I kinda smell bullshit.
The Right Wing NEEDS desperately for Ahmadinejad to win.
If he falls that's one less bogeyman to scare the hell out of the sheeple.

And if it's one thing they need right now, it's a bogeyman to scare the hell out of the sheeple.
Because, Barack Obama as the bogeyman ain't working out for them.

[grantcart]

4. this poll has him down to 34%

No one will win and there will be a run off and he will get whacked.


here are the results from 2005


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_presidential_election,_2005

[ShortnFiery]

3. Perhaps Iran's Media Polls are as CORRUPTED as our own?

:-)

[Alamuti Lotus]

7. the polls were carried out by American "thinktanks" and reported in VOA

that's about as corrupted and suspect as it gets..

[ShortnFiery]

11. VOA? Today, that's enough to give most thinking people pause. NT

[grantcart]

5. You have to get 51% to avoid a runoff

There will be a second runoff election. in 2005 Ahmadinejad got 19% in the first run and 61% in the second.



The fact that he can only get 34% now is a good sign. That is very low for an incumbant.

[Alamuti Lotus]

6. Obama & Netanyahoo have been campaigning virtually around the clock for him

unfortunate that Dr. Ali Larijani was advised not to run.

as an aside -- "Terror Free Tomorrow" and "New America Foundation"?! Really? Yes, it's certainly that pack of Unthinktanks that I would trust to tell me what "Iranians really think".

[Third Doctor]

8. for some reason

i don't trust their polls. Besides if the ruling Ayatollah want's the incumbent back then that's what's going to happen.

[Strong Atheist]

9. Belated Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[tomm2thumbs]

10. either way, we have Obama to make lemonade out of lemons nt

[ohio2007]

12. The mullahs will set up a run off election like they did last time.

the also ran qualified as a third place finish only to be granted presidency after the runoff.
Iranian democracy is decided with theocracy veto power.

There looks to be another runoff and it would be nice if the mullahs decided nutjob wasn't worthy. The middle class wants him squeezed out before they become extinct by his 'scientific' means of managing the economy and country as election less then a week away.




http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/23/iran.elections.facebook/index.html

cuz you can never be to careful with "spy's" influencing an election

[Sebastian Doyle]

13. Was this poll taken before or after Hillary started up the "obliteration" bullshit again?

I'm only asking because I could have sworn I saw a poll just the other day that had Mousavi with a decent lead. And upon hearing Hillary's comments, I couldn't help think of how Chimpy's stupid shit is what pissed off Iranians into voting for Ahamadinawackjob in the first place. Between NuttyYahoo and Hillary, they might vote for him again just out of defiance.

And NuttyYahoo would love nothing better :nuke:

[ohio2007]

14. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Vs Presidential Candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi debate

10 min video;
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Clashes with Presidential Candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in a Televised Debate

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=928_1244583488

good luck finding any other site willing to translate such back water low TV rating shows. In the end, it will be the nuts who continue to run the asylum

[Junkdrawer]

15. Juan Cole commented on this poll today...

http://www.juancole.com/2009/06/terror-free-tomorro-poll-did-not.html