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They Are Who We Thought They Were
If the Republicans nominate Bachmann, maybe we can nominate a gay atheist Muslim, just to settle bar bets between political scientists: Of course, politicians of all stripes are not faring well among the public these days. But in data we … Continue reading
50-50 No More?
Yesterday, I wrote that America’s unequivocal contempt for the Republican Party and the Tea Party might not matter much. Conservative columnist Ramesh Ponnuru looks to the Bush era to see where we are today: The strategic insight of the Bush re-election campaign … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Politics
Tagged elections, obama, polarization, politics, polling, public opinion, ramesh ponnuru
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Republicans Don’t Give A [Hoot]
Some people are crowing about poll results showing that few people want to extend the Bush tax cuts, or that most people (including most Republicans) want to increase marginal income tax rates on the very highest income earners. It’s important, first … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged debt, defiit, Grover Norquist, honey badger, polling, public opinion, republicans, taxation
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Getting To Know All About You
Americans’ views of the Tea Party congressmen are markedly more negative than they were at the beginning of the year. Independents viewed them favorably, 29 percent to 14 percent negative, in January; now those numbers are 24 percent positive, 28 … Continue reading
Polls And Reality On The Causes Of The Debt
Here’s how we got here, on the debt: And here’s where Pew says Americans think it comes from: Surprised to see how few people realize that the Bush tax cuts are the leading cause of the current debt level.
The Tea Party Vs. The Constitution And The Federalist, Paper No. 10
A whole bunch of neat stuff in this recent poll from Pew, including: Many Republicans, and the majority of the Tea Party, reject the republican structure of the Constitution, which requires that elected officials compromise to pass legislation. I’ve never … Continue reading
Posted in News and Current Events
Tagged compromise, debt, deficit, pew, polling, public opinion, republicans
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Michele Bachmann Sins Against The Catechism Of The Republican Party
Everyone knows the correct answer is “Barack Obama”: Michele Bachmann is practically synonymous with political controversy, and if the 2008 presidential election is any guide, the conservative Lutheran church she belonged to for many years is likely to add another … Continue reading
The Conservative Cases Against Gay Marriage
David Frum takes a look at the evidence and concludes that he was wrong about same-sex marriage. This willingness to use reason, logic, and evidence accounts for his expulsion from the Republican Party and movement conservatism. There are two main … Continue reading
Posted in News and Current Events, Politics
Tagged gay marriage, politics, polling, same sex marriage
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Fear Of A Gay, Black Planet
Americans are somewhat misinformed as to who lives in America: Just for a reality check, also from that link, “Gary Gates last month released a review of population-based surveys on the topic, estimating that 3.5% of adults in the United States … Continue reading
Three Little Giulianis Will Fight It Out
Yesterday I noted that, in apparent homage to 2007 GOP front-runner Rudy Giuliani’s “making people dislike him by introducing himself to them” strategy, most of the GOP’s 2012 slate are unpopular in, and unlikely to carry, their home states. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, News and Current Events, Politics
Tagged politics, polling, public opinion, republicans, rudy!
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The Giuliani Strategy Goes Party-wide
In 2008, Rudy Giuliani led in GOP polls in the early going. But he wound up spending $50 million to win only one delegate. He had a problem that proved insurmountable: the more he campaigned, the lower his poll numbers went, … Continue reading
Americans’ Conflicted Views On The Civil War
Pew just released the results of a survey on the legacy of the Civil War it conducted last month. Americans really don’t like the display of the Confederate flag, and think that it’s a moderately bad thing to praise Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in History, News and Current Events
Tagged Civil War, culture, pew, politics, polling, public opinion
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Exeunt Clowns
Polls aren’t looking too good for Sideshow Don: Donald Trump has had one of the quickest rises and falls in the history of Presidential politics. Last month we found him leading the Republican field with 26%. In the space of … Continue reading
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Tagged fucking sweet living colour song, politics, polling, public opinion, republicans, trump
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Polling Vs. Reality On Gas Prices
The Atlantic‘s Derek Thompson took a look at what determines the price of gas. Pew released a poll today on why Americans think gas prices are as they are:
They Are Who We Thought They Were
The majority of Republicans now favor legal recognition of same-sex unions. What about the supposedly libertarian, “don’t tread on me,” keep-government-off-our-backs Tea Party? Well… they want big government in bedrooms: “57% of Tea Party Republicans oppose any legal recognition for … Continue reading
The World Is Just One Big Trouble Spot
Here’s a study from a while back, concluding that “Whether or not elected officials and other decision makers “care” about middle-class Americans, influence over actual policy outcomes appears to be reserved almost exclusively for those at the top of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, News and Current Events, Politics, Religion
Tagged inequality, mose allison, politics, polling, public opinion, religion
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High Support for Treason in Defense of Slavery Among Southern Whites
These results are unsurprising, because conservatism has been replaced with pure tribalism in this country. Less than half of GOP voters in Georgia, North Carolina, and Mississippi are glad that the North won the Civil War: … In Mississippi no … Continue reading
Posted in History, News and Current Events
Tagged Civil War, georgia, history, mississippi, north carolina, politics, polling, republicans, Slavery
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