I have posted several items quoting different polling information in the year since we began this blog. I am a numbers guy – I work with numbers daily, and I enjoy looking at different polling data to determine the pulse of the nation. Often you hear people complain that such a poll is biased…”Oh look, it’s a Fox News poll, you can’t trust that – they are conservative”…”Don’t trust an MSNBC poll, they obviously are liberal”. Well, what happens when one of those polling firms are accused of fraud by the agent that hired them?
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Archive for the ‘Polls’ Category
DailyKos Suing Research 2000 Polling Firm
Posted in Media, Polls, tagged Biased Polling, DailyKos, Faulty Polling, FiveThirtyEight, Markos Moulitsas, Nate Silver, Polling, Research 2000 on June 29, 2010| 2 Comments »
Arizona Immigration Law: Republican Response
Posted in Immigration, Polls, Republicans, tagged arizona, arizona boycott, arizona immigration law, gallup poll, GOP, hispanics, illegal immigration, immigration, latinos, Republican Party, Republicans, Wrigley Field, Wrigley immigration protest, Wrigley protest on April 30, 2010| 3 Comments »
We are almost a full week into the debate on the new immigration law passed in the state of Arizona and the heated rhetoric is still prevalent. The opponents are bringing out the big outrage guns through marches planned by Rev. Sharpton, boycotts against traveling to Arizona, boycotts against companies headquartered in Arizona, and even boycotts against Arizona iced tea…which is manufactured in New York (like a bad salsa commercial). Facebook groups against the bill have been created, Paul Rodriguez has canceled his comedy tour through Arizona, and people are picketing the Arizona Diamondbacks…even on the road. You cannot view the media without finding some opinion relating the law to racism, Nazi Germany, or apartheid which no doubt should shape the opinion of the nation. Unless it hasn’t. (more…)
More Amusement
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Fraud, hypocrisy, Politics, Polls, Republicans, tagged ACORN, Ben Nelson, CBS, Cornhusker Kickback, Democrats, Health Care, James O Keefe, Medicaid, Obama, Politics, Raging Grannies, Republicans, Tim Tebow on February 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A story our website failed to cover extensively was the backroom deals that took place in the Senate to get Obamacare passed. One of the big recipients was Ben Nelson a formerly popular Governor from Nebraska. In return for his vote his state received ‘the cornhusker kickback’, which among other things gave the state a permanent exemption from the state share of Medicaid expansion for Nebraska, meaning federal taxpayers have to kick in an additional $45 million in the first decade. Maybe America is beginning to wake up, the very constituents that benefited from this deal booed and heckled Nelson out of a Pizza Hut. Now he trails by 31 points in a hypothetical match-up with Nebraska’s current governor for the 2012 elections. I commend the citizens of Nebraska for holding their representatives accountable.
While the heat was on Nelson and negotiations were being made, Nelson ran this video to help persuade his fellow constituents.
We found out this week, that it’s not a Ben Nelson campaign ad. You probably can’t make out the disclaimer, but the ad was paid for by the Nebraska Democratic Party. So, not only did Nelson get bought off with Medicaid funding from the federal treasury, it now appears he got TV ads from the NDP. The DNC and Organizing for America have been asking supporters of “real” health care reform for funds and to the tune of about 500,000 dollars that support went to Nelson. The same Nelson that helped kill the public option, medicare buy-in, and insisted on harsh anti abortion language. Funny, that at this very time in Martha Coakley was running some horrendous ads in Massachusetts. Think this money could have been better spent?
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Quick Hits – Vol. XX
Posted in Elections, Keith Olbermann, Media, Polls, Quick Hits, Radical Islam, tagged 2010 Elections, 2010 Midterms, CNN, Keith Olbermann, Media Bias, Mediaie, Polls, Radical Islam, Rasmussen, Retiring Democrats, S.E. Cupp, ThinkProgress, war, War on Terror, Washington Post on January 7, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A few times per week, around noon time Every so often, we will post a few op-ed pieces from newspapers, mainstream websites, or elsewhere from the blogosphere: (more…)
2009 Election Preview
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Polls, Republicans, tagged 2010 Midterms, Christie, Corzine, Deeds, Democrats, Election, governor, Hoffman, McDonnell, NY-23, Owens, Republican Party, Republicans, Scozzafava on November 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There are a few important elections happening on the east coast on Tuesday that may affect the outlook heading into next year’s midterms. The results from these election will likely frame the media debate for the next 12 months. Will the results show a quick turnaround in voter rebuke from the 2008 general elections? Will the Democrats hold strong in key states? And what role will the results have in 2010 nominations?
First off, the most attention is being given to a peculiar race in northern New York’s 23rd district. In a district that has been reliably Republican since the 19th century, far right Republicans have gone against their party and supported a third-party conservative candidate. The aftermath of this move will weigh heavily on the party next year. (more…)
Quick Hits – Vol. XV
Posted in Human Rights, Media, Obama, Polls, Quick Hits, Race Relations, tagged conservative, Fox News, Halloween, Human Rights, hypocrisy, Newsweek, Obama, Polls, Race Relations, Rasmussen, republican, Townhall, White House on October 26, 2009| 3 Comments »

In Honor of the Best Costume Ever - USA Rocket Boy
A few times per week, around noon time we will post a few op-ed pieces from newspapers, mainstream websites, or elsewhere from the blogosphere: (more…)
National Support for a Public Option Increases
Posted in Health Care, Polls, tagged ABC News, Baucus Bill, Health Care, Public Option, Washington Post on October 20, 2009| 19 Comments »

Im just a bill.
As the health care debate rages on at Capitol Hill and the Baucus Bill continues its way through the legislative process, the American people are still on hold waiting to see if their coverage will ever improve. The Washington Post and ABC News released their latest poll this week and it shows improving numbers for Democratic health care initiatives. According to the Washington Post/ABC News poll, 57% support a public option being added to the Baucus Bill, while 40% disapprove. This is a 2% increase from last month, but still a 5% decrease from its highest numbers in June. But here begins where the poll numbers become interesting… (more…)
Poll: 80% of Americans Satisfied with Their Health Care
Posted in Health Care, Polls, Republicans, tagged capitol, FiveThirtyEight, gallup poll, Glenn Beck, Health Care, healthcare, NBC/WSJ, Obama, Polls, Rush Limbaugh on September 23, 2009| 2 Comments »
It’s that time of the month when pollsters begin releasing their latest surveys into the national psyche of current events and hot topics. For the most part, the latest numbers are not too surprising. Obama is still rating favorably (51%). Americans are still skeptical of health care reform (39% For; 41% Against). But there were a few interesting items reported. Foremost, 80% of Americans say they are satisfied with their health care. But that’s not even the most shocking part of that high statistic. (more…)
Quick Hits – Vol. VII
Posted in Democrats, Health Care, Polls, Quick Hits, Race Relations, tagged Election, Health Care, Racism on September 14, 2009| 2 Comments »
A few times per week, around noon time we will post a few op-ed pieces from newspapers, mainstream websites, or elsewhere from the blogosphere: (more…)