ok ok i give

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Am I the only one who thought, "Gee, well then isn't it convenient that you hadn't caught him yet?" when Bush said that Bin Laden's taunting probably helped him in the election?

So your saying that Bush not catching bin Laden was more effective than bin Laden's taunting and threats to the American voter? I do believe that the taunting helped Bush and always have beleived it. But I would have helped him more to catch bin Laden.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

So your saying that Bush not catching bin Laden was more effective than bin Laden's taunting and threats to the American voter?

How did you get that out of GD's post?

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

How did you get that out of GD's post?

It seemed to me - and I certainly could be reading what he wrote incorrectly - that he was suggesting some sort of conspirac, that Bush intentionally hadn't caught him yet so that the threat of terror would be more in the front of the minds of American voters. If my interpretation of what he is writing is correct, I think it is wrong. Catching bin Laden would of course been a bigger boost to his candidacy than threats from bin Laden.

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I do believe that the taunting helped Bush and always have beleived it.

Stunning, ain't it? Three years after promising to get Bin Laden (Dead or Alive!), dude gets a bump for being taunted by his sworn enemy.


It's as staggeringly unbelievable today as it was 16 months ago.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

In the polling sample of this particular poll, there was a full third more democrats polled than republicans (I had read the data, but can't seem to find the link).

If that margin was equalized and only half the republicans said they approved, it would have been 40%.

Now, I am not saying that 40% is anything to write home about. But it isn't 34%.

What would be the use of polling political affiliations in equal numbers when they are not equal IRL?

Do you realize that people claiming to be democrat outnumber those claiming to republican by between 7 and 9 percentage points, and that further 34% percent of the population claim to be independent?

This is the reason the poll was conducted with 28% republican participation, 37% democratic participation and 34% independent participation.

Equalizing the poll to 50% republican and 50% democratic would serve only to falsely inflate Mr. Bush's numbers. But of course, if that's all you're after...

Now, there is the point to be made that little can be gleaned from this concerning future elections, since not all people vote, and those that do are fairly evenly divided here lately.

Originally Posted by scaeagles

When CBS was questioned about the polling sample, they said that it was valid because people were changing their party affiliation because of the posts deal.

THAT I haven't heard. Could you link that article when you find it?

[Nephythys]

damn- guess I can't vote for him in '08..shucks

[MickeyLumbo]

WTF

hello?!! didn't we learn anything?


so now we let the Chinese guard the hen house.


good thing i rike beef and brocorri.




MickeyRumbo