Pollcat

There's something weaselly about the polling the Big Lug Nut cites, and most of the media mouths, in his race against Terry Branstad.

Democratic poll: Culver now within 6 points of Branstad

This poll, conducted October 22 to October 25, has the number of undecided voters at 26%.

A previous poll conducted two weeks earlier by the same company, October 7 to October 10, had the undecideds at 9%.

Undecided's have increased 17 points?

Something smells and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Culver can tout the poll all he wants, but he only picked up 1% support in that period (from 39% to 40%).

Maybe the media shouldn't trust someone who can't get the name of his own poll firm correct.

Global STRATEGY Group is who the Dummycrats use, not Global STRATEGIES Group.

Poll Tax

Newsweek is telling us that President Bush's poll numbers are now equal to Jimmuh Carter's.

I think opinion poll's are unethical when media generated because the alleged news is created by that media organization.

It also shows how lazy the news organization is.

Polls can be skewed so easily, depending upon questions asked and who is asked.

This government is run by elected representatives, not so called public opinion polls.

I can't think of one decision that is made in this country by public opinion polls.

Hell, American Idol makes you dial a phone number to vote!

I think people who rely on polls for their arguments are weak minded, with weak arguments.

Lately fiberals try and justify our surrender in Iraq by citing polls that purport to show a majority of Americans want an end to our involvement.

It's only a majority of those sampled, usually 1,000 and often less.

As I recall a majority of Americans surveyed originally supported our involvement in Iraq, by fiberal standards that justifies the invasion and negates it being called illegal or unjust.

So if you cite polls now, you'll need to be consistent and cite polls then.

The American people can be fickle and the scientific community is united in that fact.

In my humble opinion there should be a tax on media organizations for every poll they seek to run.

The press always supports higher taxes and this will allow them to put their money where there mouth is, they could even direct it to the pet causes they always publicize.

Is That All There Is?

The latest Staci Appel-sauce for brains e-mail was signed by Ann Montgomery, Mom and Appel Women for Change Member.

Ann said, "the latest poll has Staci in a great position to win next year."

Which poll is that Ann?

The October poll from the liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling and paid for by MoveOn.org?

That poll had Congressman Latham trailing a generic Democrat, 49 - 42, not the Dummycrat Staci Appel.

Political analyst David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report notes that his organization continues to rate the district as “likely Republican” for next year.

“At the moment we don’t see it as a competitive race.”

Wasserman said there is little evidence that Appel could draw more votes than Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, did in his loss last year to Latham despite solid name recognition and a long-time bloc of supporters.

“If the election were held next week, Latham would win by a mile,” Wasserman said of Appel’s chances.
 
Montgomery also mentioned, ""New York Magazine had a great article about moms in Congress, which mentioned Staci and our strong campaign."

They then included a link to the "great article" about the "strong campaign".

In Iowa, former State Senator Staci Appel, a mother of six famous for campaigning pregnant, will make a run for the House.

WOW!

Let me type that again backwards.

WOW!

Completely underwhelming and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Also, the New York Magazine needs to look up the meaning of the word "famous".

Uh O

Obambi's campaign can't be happy with this info and the scientific community is united in that fact.

According a New York Times/CBS News poll released Monday, only 1 percent of Democrats polled reported that Winfrey's endorsement would make them more likely to support Obama, while 14 percent said they would be less likely to vote for the candidate because of Winfrey's support.

Or Per an ABC/Washington Post poll...

–82% say Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement makes no difference in their vote.

–5% say they put a great amount of weight on celebrity endorsements overall.

These two polls give reason to HOPE for Hellary.

Per the New York Times/CBS News poll...

44 percent of Democrats are more likely to support the New York senator because of her famous husband, while only 7 percent are less likely to do so.

The ABC/Washington Post poll says...

16% say they put a great amount of weight on spouses.

CHECK It Out

My friend Cal (Freedom's pal) and I went to the Iowa Straw Poll and each collected a commemorative t-shirt for our Tim Pawlenty votes.

Actually, the BBQ wasn't awful, plus you can never go wrong with a Dairy Queen Blizzard and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Some other sights and sounds from our day included...

Jennifer Jacobs of the Ragister was standing near our Pawlenty shuttle when we got off. Jacobs asked where we were from and I told her Des Moines. She asked if the whole bus had come from Des Moines and I told her it was a shuttle from the Ames Wal Mart.

Jacobs wrote that, No one could get on a Tim Pawlenty campaign bus this morning unless they signed a pledge promising to vote for the former Minnesota governor and showed a photo ID, which is required to vote at the Iowa Straw Poll.

It's not the first time Jacobs has gotten the facts wrong.

I did not sign any pledge and our bus captain asked if everyone was supporting the Governor, but he stated they'd be able to ride to the Straw Poll either way.

T-Paw greeted us while his staff handed out those now historic shirts.

While waiting in the long line to vote, Michael Barone (Washington Examiner) walked by and I mentioned I read his writing. Barone commented on my Viva La Reagan Revolucion shirt and said something in Spanish, to which I replied -- Si.

After voting, we headed to The Iowa Republican's tent and along the way passed Newt Gingrich.
Cal shook his hand and told him what a great job he had done at the debate.

At the TIR tent, I introduced myself to Christie Vilsack's number one nightmare, for now, Kevin Hall.

Kevin said some nice things about the Liter and I reciprocated about his writing.

Listened to my current, and next, Congressman Tom Latham before wondering off.

We were nearly run down by Ron Paul's golf carts, complete with suited up goon squad.

I was disappointed the Party used a Warren County Dummycrat, Steve Mathews, as their voice talent(?) during the program inside Hilton.

I sure hope they didn't pay him, as Mathews gave $200 to Staci Appel-sauce for brains last August, $100 to Mark Davitt in 2008 (both lost to Kent Sorenson) and $175 to Steve Richardson in 2000. I'm sure there have been other contributions, especially to the county party.

It will be interesting to see how the next few months play out.

I guess I'll support Rick Santorum, if he can hang in there, and wait for the oncoming Michele Bachmann melt down (she's been close already) and Ron Paul's continued devolution.

Mitt Romney and Rick Perry will only receive my support if they are the nominee.

Foolly Informed

The editorial board of the Ragister ran a propaganda piece about how Iowan's can get involved in the health care debate.

One of the first things they say is to read the legislation.

"What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?”--John Conyers (Dummycrat Michigan).

Lets' start with CONgress reading it and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Next the Ragister cites two nonprofit organizations, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Kaiser Family Foundation, as their information sources.

Nonprofit doesn't mean nonpartisan, Centrists.org refers to the Center on Budget and Policy as liberal.

I have concerns about a Kaiser Family Foundation's Board of Directors that includes Cokie Roberts and Donna Shalala.

The Ragister then shows its sucked down a few Flavor Aid's of the Dummycrats.

At some recent town-hall gatherings with lawmakers, individuals organized by certain powerful special interests have dominated the proceedings.

So powerful the Ragister is afraid to name them?

Blame should be heaped on an arrogant CONgress that doesn't listen and has burned through $1 Trillion just since Obama took office.

It's one of the reasons why I think people are pissed.

Lastly, the Ragister says polls show the vast majority of Americans support health-care reform.

Do they?

Drooping polls undercut scripted protest claims

A Quinnipiac poll showed a majority, 57 percent, said health care reform should be abandoned if it will "significantly" add to the deficit.

Mr. Obama has promised that any reform will not add to the budget imbalance, but 72 percent of the registered voters surveyed by Quinnipiac said they did not think Mr. Obama would be able to deliver on that vow.

A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed that 42 percent thought the current health care reforms were a bad idea, while 36 percent thought them a good idea.

A National Public Radio poll shows 47 percent opposition to the Obama health care reforms in Congress, with 42 percent support.

NPR!

It speaks volumes if NPR couldn't find a majority to support it.

Fringe Candidates

I tried watching the Ragister's Republican debate, but I couldn't stay with it.

Carolyn Washburn is just awful (a paper cut is more entertaining) and the scientific community is united in that fact.

David Yepsen, political columnist, at least has a personality and TV experience.

I love Alan Keyes (I lost some respect for him after his Illinois Senate carpetbag run against Obambi) but he had no business being there.

The Ragister has this supposed criteria used to invite participants...

1. Candidates must have filed an FEC Form F-2 “Statement of Candidacy” with the Federal Election Commission, and

2. Candidates must have publicly announced an intention to run for the nomination of the Republican or the Democratic Party for President of the United States, and

3. Candidates must have had a campaign office inside the State of Iowa as of October 1, 2007, and

4. Candidates must have employed at least one paid campaign staff representative to perform full-time campaign duties in the State of Iowa on behalf of the candidate since at least October 1, 2007, and

5. Candidates must have had at least a 1% support showing in the Des Moines Register’s October, 2007 Iowa Poll.

Alan Keyes did not meet criteria 3 or 4.

Keyes did register 2% in their October poll (Keyes polled 0% in their November poll).

I don't believe Duncan Hunter meets their criteria on 3 or 4 either.

This same criteria is being used to exclude Dennis KOOK-cinich and Mike Gravel for today's Dummycrat debate.

KOOK-cinich goes 5 for 5 in the Ragister's criteria, but the Ragister said...

"It was our determination that a person working out of his home did not meet our criteria for a campaign office and full-time paid staff in Iowa."

Per the left wing blog Daily Kos...

The Federal Elections Commission recognizes that the Kucinich campaign has paid staff in Iowa. The IRS recognizes the legitimacy of a home office.

I guess the Ragister caught the SNL Fringe candidate's debate.

Push Me Poll You

Chris answered the phone at 6:58 last night.

The caller id recorded the caller as PS 07 (703) 378-2990.

The voice recognition system told her it would be a 60 second poll.

The first question asked who she was planning to vote for in the January Caucus.

The first prompt was for Mike Huckabee and the next was for Rudy Giuliani, to which Chris replied in the affirmative.

The next question asked if it mattered to you that Giuliani's pro-abortion.

Next came, does it matter to you that Giuliani doesn't support a marriage amendment stating marriage is between a man and a woman.

Lastly, does it matter to you that Giuliani marched in a New York City gay pride parade.

That kiddies is what's known as a push poll and the scientific community is united in that fact.

I've written previously on Rudy's twelve commitments to voters and two of those address the questions that Chris was asked.

*I will increase adoptions, decrease abortions, and protect the quality of life for our children.
*I will reform the legal system and appoint strict constructionist judges.

Here's where you can find Rudy's stance on marriage.

The polls be damned

Should we do a poll to see if there are too many polls?

I have never put much faith in polls, mainly because you can get whatever response you seek.

Media polls often create the "illusion" of public opinion by creating responses to topics about which the public may know little, according to political scientist and pollster George Bishop.

At such times, respondents follow media cues and provide, as public opinion scholar John Zaller puts it, "top of the head" responses that often don't reflect stable and well-thought-out opinions.

...media polling goes on every week, not just at election time, so the media can use polls of inattentive citizens as an echo chamber for their agenda choices. That serves to defend their institutional power to determine what matters.

Because the mainstream media is too lazy, they generate news by commissioning polls.

...By manipulating the public to endorse its agenda choices through polls, the mainstream media retains its power and vital national questions go unexamined.

Why don't we commission a poll to see if we should have government by poll?

Italic excerpts from Steven E. Schier, Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College. He has served as a polling consultant for newspapers and television news.

Pondering Polls

One of my pet peeves about the press is the hypothetical question, "what if".

In sports its, what if the season ended today?

It doesn't!

In politics its, what if the election were today?

It isn't!

I suppose in science its, what if frogs had wings?

They wouldn't flop their butts every time they jumped!

KCCI/TV8 commissioned a poll to find who 600 Iowans would support if the Iowa Caucus was held December 18-20, 2006.

For non-Iowans that's 13 months too soon.

With a statistical margin for error of + or - 4 percentage points, the poll found KCCI/TV 8 has too much money on their hands and a need to generate news.

For the Dummycrats; rich, pretty boys John Edwards and Barack Obama tied with 22%.

The Pickle polled 12% and the Hillary Rodham Clinton trolled at 10%.

On the Republican side John McCain polled 27%, Rudy Guiliani 26% and Mitt Romney 9%.

I won't go further into the poll where they paired potential nominees against the other and even brought one back from the politically dead (Al Gore).

Speaking of the dead, Exhume Goldwater '08 is a candidate I could support!

I'm talking early '60s Barry Goldwater, the candidate even HRC supported....

"To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering."

"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

Not the early '90s Barry Goldwater that became senile and supported Hillary.

Madame President, not so fast Hillary

The Ragister's Iowa Poll continues to prove hostile to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

In June HRC placed 2nd to John Edwards in the poll of likely 2008 Iowa Caucus goers.

Today's poll had her losing to four Republicans in head to head competition....(Don't go there!).

Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Bill Frist would all defeat HRC.

Simply put, her negatives are too high.

Besides, the first female President will be a Republican!

MoveOn.org Targets Latham?

The phone rang last night and the name Voter Roll Call (206-278-0029) showed up on my caller id. Because of the primary on June 6, I decided to answer it. It was a recorded/interactive message conducting a poll. I recall the poll asking my thoughts on the politics of corruption, or whatever the Dummycrat spiel is. It also wanted me to rank President Bush, Representative Tom Latham and I believe it said Seldon Spencer (I wasn't sure who that doofus was, turns out he's the Dummycrat running against Latham....I was right, a DOOFUS). My first thought was of a push poll, but they really didn't try slam Latham with the typical "would it influence your vote if you found out candidate was?" then drop a bomb intending to change your opinion of a candidate. So, I decide to do a little research on Voter Roll Call. It appears they're affiliated with SurveyUsa and MoveOn.org has been using them to do polling after running attack ads against Republican members of Congress. Nancy Johnson (CT-5), Thelma Drake (VA-2), Chris Chocola (In-2) and Deborah Pryce (OH-15) have been targeted. I haven't seen any negative ads about Congressman Latham, but I don't have cable which is cheaper to air and can target demographics better, but I wonder if he's next?

The Duke

In memory of the 100th anniversary of John Wayne's birth, Chris & I watched "The Shootist".

It was the last film he made, ironically his character was dying of cancer.

A Harris Poll released in 2007 placed Wayne third among America's favorite film stars, the only deceased star on the list and the only one who has appeared on the poll every year.

He's one of the best and the scientific community is united in that fact.

"I won't be wronged; I won't be insulted and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."

Against All Odds?

Maybe I'm just casting lots, but I almost crapped myself seeing
Steve Douche, err Deace laying odds on the candidates at the Iowa Straw Poll.

DEACE: Iowa poll: Last straw for some

To me, the great unwashed and American Infidel, it would be a sin to someone who actually believes the Bible is literally true.

Bingo!

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

CONfident CONfidence

Trying to Pooh-Pooh all the problems besetting the Big Lug Nut, The Pickle told the press --

"He's in better shape than I was at this point and time in my re-election efforts. I would have been happy to have been in the place that he is in, in June of 2002. I'm very confident that Gov. Chet Culver is going to be re-elected."

The press checked and...

An Iowa Poll taken in June of 2002 showed Vilsack ahead of Republican Doug Gross by 43 percent to 41 percent.

In a poll released last week by KCCI-TV, former Gov. Terry Branstad was the choice of 51 percent of all Iowa voters in a head-to-head matchup with Culver


Revisionist history is always a Croc and the scientific community is united in that fact.

That's Just Sad

A Straw Poll was recently conducted by The Iowa Republican and WHO Radio's Steve Douche, err Deace.

The Poll's purpose was to state a preference for the Republican nominee for Governor.

It was hyped for over a week by the talk host who has an audience of 250,000 (?) and one of the four best state political blogs.

The results....559 total votes!

That's it?

Underwhelming and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The winner was Bob Vander Plaats.

BVP has received the endorsements of Mike Hucksterbee and Chuck Norris, but couldn't muster enough votes in his previous two attempts for the GOP nomination.

This sucks on so many levels!

Thank God there's time and Dummycrats like the Big Lug Nut, Mike Gronstal and Pat Murphy on the other side.

Faceless

The opponents of Tom Latham and Steve King are bragging about a poll, from Public Policy Polling, that shows both men losing to their Democrat opponent.

Staci Appel-sauce for brains is a bit disingenuous with her "breaking news" e-mail that has "Congressman Latham losing in a head to head match" and Jim Mowrer doesn't clarify that it's a faceless, nameless, generic Dummycrat.

Calm down, it's WAY early.

Things will change when you put a name and face with the poll.

Especially this face

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

Off to Poll land

I'm not as excited as 1999.

I'm not exactly sure who I'll vote for, I've got a couple of folks in mind.

My friend Cal and I are off to Ames, amidst the Socialists of Story County, this morning for the Iowa Straw Poll.

The shirt I will be wearing sports the message Viva La REAGAN Revolucion and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The shirt, and others, are available at thoseshirts.com

Whoa Mule

I'm not a fan of public opinion polling, but I suppose they can be useful at times.

I love how Iowa Dummycrats are giddy about a Quinnipiac University Poll showing 43 percent of 1,411 registered voters don't think Terry Branstad deserves a sixth term in office.

Dummycrats need to worry about the 53 percent in their own party that approve of the job that Branstad is doing and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Quinnipiac also found that 57 percent of registered voters don’t know enough about Bruce Braley to form an opinion.

Let me help, he's a CONgressman and an attorney.

That will drive help drive his negative numbers.

Real Hosers

Today's Washington Times Inside the Beltway column mentions two polls.

A Gallup poll that shows 83% of a survey group said that they are either extremely or very proud of being an American.

A Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll reports that 24 percent of Dummycrats said they would leave the United States permanently and live in another country if given the opportunity.

These are the same losers that were going to move to Canada if George W. Bush was re-elected in 2004.

I have three questions...1) Why didn't you? 2) What's stopping you? 3) How can I help?

As I recall the Ragister's RekHA Basu spouted some such nonsense about fleeing the country. I even sent her a couple of e-mails(11/3/04 & 11/12/04) to help facilitate her move. She didn't respond. On 11/3/04 I sent her an article, "Unhappy Democrats Need to Wait to Get Into Canada". The gist was that Dummycrats could face delays of up to a year to move to Canada. I included this personal message, "Better get started! Hope this helps, have a safe trip!". On 11/12/04 I sent this...

News you can use

rbasu@dmreg.com

I hope this helps in your relocation

James B. Davis offers help for disgruntled Americans who are contemplating moving to Canada or beyond because they can't stomach four more years of President Bush.
Mr. Davis is founder of Help.Them.Leave.com, a 501(c)3 organization that offers relocation assistance for "disenfranchised" citizens at absolutely no cost.
"In return for your irrevocable renunciation of your United States citizenship, and a sworn statement that you will never return, we will provide free one-way transportation to one of our politically matched, recommended countries on one of the jets we have chartered to provide this service," the organization states. It goes so far as to carefully match relocation countries to political leanings:
•Leftists: France, Germany, Italy or Spain
•Socialists: Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Norway or Sweden
•Communists: Cuba or North Korea


















Flags pictured are Canada, France, Cuba and North Korea