Comments on: Another Day, Another Poll http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html Indiana Barrister is the source for local Indianapolis and Indiana news, politics and commentary. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: good http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15524 good Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:31:08 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15524 Public Policy Polling Hmmm....i have worked on political races my whole life, from NYC to Wash DC to Indiana to a senate race in Alaska...I have never heard of this polling group...interesting... Public Policy Polling

Hmmm….i have worked on political races my whole life, from NYC to Wash DC to Indiana to a senate race in Alaska…I have never heard of this polling group…interesting…

]]> By: Tom http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15486 Tom Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:23:15 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15486 Hey anyone going to the big rally tommorrow? I can't wait. Hey anyone going to the big rally tommorrow? I can’t wait.

]]> By: Tom http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15484 Tom Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:19:00 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15484 Shorebreak: National Socialism? Shorebreak: National Socialism?

]]> By: Shorebreak http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15481 Shorebreak Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:04:05 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15481 "These other 2 races will be decided by the thoughts people have literally when they walk in to vote." Provided that the voting machines aren't tampered with. Keep in mind - if those in control of the polling stations truly wanted accurate polling results, they wouldn't be relyong on machines who've been proven time and again to be very easy to tamper with, and that have been proven multiple times to have been tampered with during an election, resulting in the wrong candidate winning. . Here's a poll I'd love to see: In recent elections where exit polls showed dramatically different results from actual voting, what percentage of those polling stations used electronic voting machines? I would then compare that data to exit poll results from stations that relied upon paper ballots. . It wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that the majority of inconsistencies occured at stations that used electronic voting machines. “These other 2 races will be decided by the thoughts people have literally when they walk in to vote.”
Provided that the voting machines aren’t tampered with. Keep in mind – if those in control of the polling stations truly wanted accurate polling results, they wouldn’t be relyong on machines who’ve been proven time and again to be very easy to tamper with, and that have been proven multiple times to have been tampered with during an election, resulting in the wrong candidate winning.
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Here’s a poll I’d love to see: In recent elections where exit polls showed dramatically different results from actual voting, what percentage of those polling stations used electronic voting machines? I would then compare that data to exit poll results from stations that relied upon paper ballots.
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It wouldn’t surprise me at all to learn that the majority of inconsistencies occured at stations that used electronic voting machines.

]]> By: Arend Wesley http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15480 Arend Wesley Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:58:09 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15480 While I take polls with as a grain of salt, Tony Bennett definitely has the marketing edge over Richard Wood... I mean. If a Jerry Lewis or Tom Jones was running for state senate... Come on, I'd vote for them. That was all a lie of course. Just social commentary. Abdul you're awesome. While I take polls with as a grain of salt, Tony Bennett definitely has the marketing edge over Richard Wood… I mean. If a Jerry Lewis or Tom Jones was running for state senate… Come on, I’d vote for them.

That was all a lie of course. Just social commentary.

Abdul you’re awesome.

]]> By: just a point http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15477 just a point Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:52:11 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15477 Public Policy Polling is not with a live person asking questions. It gives you the questions and than you hit the buttons on the phone. It is probably pretty accurate. Does anyone believe the Governor is not up 21 points on JLT? Does anyone not realize at this point the McCain-Obama race will be close. It is because of that race that we are seeing the tight numbers in the AG and Super of Ed race. Most people know Governor Daniels and have made up their mind one way or another. Same as for President. These other 2 races will be decided by the thoughts people have literally when they walk in to vote. That's why they will poll close and probably will be tight on election day. Public Policy Polling is not with a live person asking questions. It gives you the questions and than you hit the buttons on the phone. It is probably pretty accurate. Does anyone believe the Governor is not up 21 points on JLT? Does anyone not realize at this point the McCain-Obama race will be close. It is because of that race that we are seeing the tight numbers in the AG and Super of Ed race. Most people know Governor Daniels and have made up their mind one way or another. Same as for President. These other 2 races will be decided by the thoughts people have literally when they walk in to vote. That’s why they will poll close and probably will be tight on election day.

]]> By: Shorebreak http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15475 Shorebreak Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:24:22 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15475 Tom - they are corporatists, not wild-eyed liberals. Their goal is the seamless intertwining of government and private enterprise - under their control. . How does that translate to wild-eyed liberalism? Simple. If you're a large corporation, it is to your benefit if you can have socialist legislation passed that finances your services, married with so-called conservative principle of using private industry for services in order to cut wasteful government spending. . In a perfect world for corporations, they would support both parties - the GOP to promote and initiate privatisation of government services, and the Dems to make social services broad and indepth so that the corporations can get more of our tax dollars. . That's how a national healthcare plan would look - our tax dollars financing private corporations to provide medical and pharmaceutical services. For example, New Jersey just passed a mandatory law stating that all pre-k and k kids require mandatory flu shots before attending classes. Do you think that initiative was promoted by parents, or by the flu vaccine manufacturer? . In short - socialism is not a wild-eyed philosophy at the policy level. The wild-eyed bunch are the ones who are presented to distract you from the dangerous ones who sit in authoratative positions. Like Rupert Murdoch, possibly the strongest Clinton supporter and lifelong fan of Karl Marx. Or like George Bush, who has overseen the largest expansion and centralization of US federal government in our history. Or like the most aggressive corporate monopolists, who understand that perfect success is to achieve victory and control over a national economy rather than a handful of business sectors. . That could be achieved by using your collective media and cotrporate resources to focus only on candidates who support your agenda - and then to use them to begin the process of nationalizing the finance industry under the excuse of protecting the economy. And you make sure that your media doesn't remind viewers that the same gov't reps and companies who are participating in the solution are the ones who made the mess. Because you don't want viewers to realize that the solution was planned long before the problem materialized. Tom – they are corporatists, not wild-eyed liberals. Their goal is the seamless intertwining of government and private enterprise – under their control.
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How does that translate to wild-eyed liberalism? Simple. If you’re a large corporation, it is to your benefit if you can have socialist legislation passed that finances your services, married with so-called conservative principle of using private industry for services in order to cut wasteful government spending.
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In a perfect world for corporations, they would support both parties – the GOP to promote and initiate privatisation of government services, and the Dems to make social services broad and indepth so that the corporations can get more of our tax dollars.
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That’s how a national healthcare plan would look – our tax dollars financing private corporations to provide medical and pharmaceutical services. For example, New Jersey just passed a mandatory law stating that all pre-k and k kids require mandatory flu shots before attending classes. Do you think that initiative was promoted by parents, or by the flu vaccine manufacturer?
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In short – socialism is not a wild-eyed philosophy at the policy level. The wild-eyed bunch are the ones who are presented to distract you from the dangerous ones who sit in authoratative positions. Like Rupert Murdoch, possibly the strongest Clinton supporter and lifelong fan of Karl Marx. Or like George Bush, who has overseen the largest expansion and centralization of US federal government in our history. Or like the most aggressive corporate monopolists, who understand that perfect success is to achieve victory and control over a national economy rather than a handful of business sectors.
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That could be achieved by using your collective media and cotrporate resources to focus only on candidates who support your agenda – and then to use them to begin the process of nationalizing the finance industry under the excuse of protecting the economy. And you make sure that your media doesn’t remind viewers that the same gov’t reps and companies who are participating in the solution are the ones who made the mess. Because you don’t want viewers to realize that the solution was planned long before the problem materialized.

]]> By: Tom http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15473 Tom Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:51:39 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15473 We will see in the final poll. People are fed up and the polls reflect that. I get so bored with Blame-the-Media. Do you really think the media owners at General Electric, Time Warner, Newscorp and Disney are a bunch of wild eyed liberals? Give me a break. We will see in the final poll. People are fed up and the polls reflect that. I get so bored with Blame-the-Media. Do you really think the media owners at General Electric, Time Warner, Newscorp and Disney are a bunch of wild eyed liberals? Give me a break.

]]> By: Pascal http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15469 Pascal Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:26:31 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15469 http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/10/21/gallup-and-new-coke.php http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/10/21/gallup-and-new-coke.php

]]> By: Disgusted Voter http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2008/10/another_day_another_poll-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-15450 Disgusted Voter Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:36:41 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/?p=1467#comment-15450 McCain/Palin will win Indiana and the media knows it. Reason they keep promoting Obama and attacking Palin. McCain/Palin will win Indiana and the media knows it. Reason they keep promoting Obama and attacking Palin.

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