christiefan915
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Such a big difference in forty-eight hours? Just what did Newtie do over the last two days, I must have missed it.
Rasmussen: Gingrich soars ahead of Mittens by 21%
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Such a big difference in forty-eight hours? Just what did Newtie do over the last two days, I must have missed it.
Dixie - In Memoriam
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What it's going to be the end of, is Keynesian Liberal policies that do not work.
Oh, and Obama's re-election is not likely, even if the GOP nominates Mitt Romney's DOG!
christiefan915
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I don't take them with a grain of salt because they're recent. I disagree with their methodology. The way they word questions to garner a specific response.
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As SF pointed out, you posted an RCP AVERAGE (Are you familiar with the word?) Which was taken over the course of a month, so a month is slightly longer than 48 hours. In the past month, Newt has virtually slaughtered everyone in every debate, and has steadily gained ground, to bring him to where he is now, which is 21% higher than Romney, and the largest lead of any candidate to date.
Rasmussen does claim a +/- 4% margin of error, which means that Newt may only be leading Romney by 13% instead of 21%, but it's still pretty significant, considering Newt was polling in the single digits just last month.
The thing about Romney's "non-conservative actions" is what doesn't make sense to me. What has he supported that Newt hasn't?
Your prediction hartens me, you are always WRONG!
Dixie - In Memoriam
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If the 2012 GOP Primary were held today would you vote for Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann or Jon Huntsman.
That's the question they asked. Doesn't look like it is designed to garner a specific answer to me, maybe you can show us where you see this?
By the way, here's are quotes from Republicans about a potential Newt nomination:
The insiders and money people don't want Newt, just the nutters.
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/12/insiders-not-so.php
The insiders and money people don't want Newt, just the nutters.
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/12/insiders-not-so.php
The question wording is fine. Rasmussen's issue is always the likely voter screen he uses.
Crashk
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Do you really think Americans will elect someone who represents the 1%? How can Republicans run on their record when it's clear they are responsible for the 2nd Great Republican Depression? The only way they can hope to have a chance, no matter who Faux and wall street decide is their candidate, is to deluge the airways with billions of dollars of Koch and Chinese slush money with negative ads and propaganda lies.
Dixie - In Memoriam
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Oh, I don't know, I was just commenting on how he comes across. Every time I see Romney speak, he seems like he is trying to convince me, trying to sell me on his candidacy. He seems defensive, like he is having to explain his positions, trying to convince me he is really a conservative, even though he may have done this or that which wasn't really conservative. Newt isn't doing that. He admits he has made some mistakes, and he has articulated his ideas in a way that doesn't make me feel like he's trying to sell me a used car.
Now it may very well be, that Romney and Newt have taken the exact same position on every issue, I don't know... but it's how they come across. I think the GOP is better off with someone who can stand up there and confidently present a conservative message, and not someone who thinks he has to justify himself or convince people he is sincere.
I guess I'd have a hard time choosing the "most sincere" as between Mittens and Newt, too. They're both smarmy as hell.
christiefan915
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I never said he didn't, are you projecting again? In any case bush is responsible for thousands more deaths than Obama. Furthermore, I never defended Obama for keeping us in Iraq, I criticized him for it.
Now let's move on to golf games and compare the hours spent on the course to the hours spent in Crawford cutting brush. And don't forget to factor in the travel costs.
christiefan915
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This is what I'm talking about. Maybe "wording" wasn't the right.. word.
A number of polls regularly track approval ratings for the president and other key figures. Most polling firms, including Gallup, ask simply if the respondent approves or disapproves of job performance. But political polling firm Rasmussen Reports breaks out approval and disapproval into subcategories to allow respondents to qualify their answer to indicate whether they "strongly" or "somewhat" approve or disapprove of the president.
That distinction seems to make the "somewhat" category look like a moderate option, prompting some people who might otherwise register as approvers to disapprove, say polling experts. That makes job ratings for the president look worse under Rasmussen's lens than under other pollsters'. In fact, the founder of Rasmussen Reports, Scott Rasmussen, recognizes this phenomenon. Last November, he even ran a test to demonstrate this effect. When offered just two options, more people approved of Mr. Obama's performance than disapproved. When offered Rasmussen's standard four options, the disapprovers won out.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703384204575510272945083114.html
Edit: I understand this particular example is about presidential approval ratings but think it carries over to questions on other issues, also.
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Because, apparently, Newt has the Ralph Reed seal of approval. Well, at least according to Damo.
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The only conclusion one can draw from that, given Rasmussens bias, is that the far right wing of the Repelican party perfers Gingrich to Romney.
I was commenting only on this particular poll. You are certainly correct that many of his other polls, like the above and many of the issue or policy polls that he does, are suspect.
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You are full of shit Ditzie, not only did you make the claim, you continued trying to debate it and stuck to your guns. Only after you got your ass kicked on the topic did you start pretending you were 'just joking'.
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Darla
It's because Newt said that he was really sorry but it wasn't for him to actually live morally, it was up to him to tell others how to live morally.
Which btw, is what Newt said, but Damo heard that as "repenting" and says that all of the religious nutballs love when you grovel and plead for mercy after a good fucking. One thing they really hate is when someone lies back, lights a cigarette, and smiles after one of those. You gotta say you're sorry!
Anyway, that's what Damo told me. So I don't know.
Which btw, is what Newt said, but Damo heard that as "repenting" and says that all of the religious nutballs love when you grovel and plead for mercy after a good fucking. One thing they really hate is when someone lies back, lights a cigarette, and smiles after one of those. You gotta say you're sorry!
Anyway, that's what Damo told me. So I don't know.