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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:35 AM Original message |
Why don't the approval numbers ever fall below 43%? |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. Those are the Christian Taliban and the fascists |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Maybe that is why it is important for this number to fall... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. 43 at 43 |
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rooboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. 43% does seem a little high... n/t |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. Because they lie about it and artificially inflate the figures. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. They do. You just have to ask the right questions |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. Here's MY math. There are the nutbags who would sacrifice all |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. And consider that 27% was in Illinois, a fairly liberal state... |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I can buy that the 27% would be higher in red states... |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. I don't think Illinois is a "fairly liberal state" |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 11:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. If a state has a "fair amount of liberals in it" |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 08:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. No, just has it's fair share. |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Agree... |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Now that you mention it, I think that's right |
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AlGore-08.com (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I don't agree with your math |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. The Dems number will change... |
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kliljedahl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. "chromatically challenged" |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Your mistakes are: |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. 20% hardcore theocrats + 20% hardcore greed/hate mongers |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. That's just about the percentage that will vote for him no matter what |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
15. Here's My Hypothesis |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
17. The number is inflated... |
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BringEmOn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
18. If it drops below 43%, it's time to pull another play from the |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
19. They will always poll "likely voters" to skew the figure higher. Meaning |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. All during the Clinton "troubles" , there was a firm 30% who |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. The Clinton numbers do correspond with the Keyes number (see my post 6) |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. That 1/3 is the "base"...and always has been |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 08:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. That is an excellent point |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-11-05 04:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. or they are "niche" dem-haters |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
26. I think they oversample the nut jobs. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
27. that's the floor programmed into the Diebold polling machines |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
28. that is the core Republican vote |
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lala_rawraw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
30. Because the reality myth of |
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lala_rawraw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
31. Because the reality myth of |
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LightningFlash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
33. Corporate media doesn't tell the truth. Not real numbers. |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
34. Interesting, ain't it? I would guess they are between 28-32% |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I agree and that is about what my guess would be |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
35. I have noticed the same thing |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. When they finally do get the balls to show a numbe lower than 43,... |
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kodi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. because at the least 43% (and up to 50%) of the american people are idiots |
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michaelwb (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-11-05 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
41. Because |
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