tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post1128843623858688087..comments2024-03-18T06:10:07.480-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Obama posts an early lead in FloridaTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-37616346491163980242010-12-24T00:33:16.161-05:002010-12-24T00:33:16.161-05:00I was surprised to see that despite Palin's po...I was surprised to see that despite Palin's poor overall performance, she does remarkably well with Hispanics - the only Republican to actually win their vote (by a +8 margin no less, though the MOE on this is significant.) Even native son Rubio can only tie it.<br /><br />Could you possibly try to explain this poll result? I first thought that it was possible the hardliner Cubans would be supportive of her presumably hawkish policy on that, but her approval rating among Hispanics is atrocious - 33/57, far worse than any other Republican candidate; at least 9% of Hispanics dislike her but are voting for her anyways. Why is it that so many Hispanics are willing to vote for a Republican they loathe, but not a Republican that they like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-35939746189175826682010-12-22T22:43:00.579-05:002010-12-22T22:43:00.579-05:00PPP had one of the best performances of any pollst...PPP had one of the best performances of any pollster in 2010, as Nate Silver pointed out. The Republican-skewed weighting of that Roanoke poll was dismantled in the comments to another posting.NRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565160695480579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-83197668797641223702010-12-22T20:03:00.838-05:002010-12-22T20:03:00.838-05:00Smooth Jazz - PPP is one of the best pollsters aro...Smooth Jazz - PPP is one of the best pollsters around. They have a reputation based on their many accurate predictions in the past.<br /><br />The reason the Democrats lost so badly in the midterms in Virginia (and in many other places around the country) is poor turnout among Democrats. That will not happen in 2012.<br /><br />Obama's 50% approval in Virginia among 2012 electorate is right in line with where Gallup has him today nationally (48%)<br /><br />You right wingers are delusional. Hopefully so delusional that you end up with Sarah Palin as your nominee.Jonny Vhttp://www.vimaxreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-10394747176298942432010-12-22T15:31:45.774-05:002010-12-22T15:31:45.774-05:00"Good news indeed. Again and again you guys a..."Good news indeed. Again and again you guys are finding that of the GOP big four only Romney has a good shot against Obama and you're also finding that GOP primary voters are too conservative to go with him... Double good news for people like me that want to see President Obama win a 2nd term"<br /><br /><br />Too funny!!! Dude, This is the DailyKOS poster; what else do you expect them to say?? These guys existence depends on placating that crowd and making sure the Obama KoolAid is passed around as much as possible.<br /><br />As much as you would like be ecstatic with these numbers, I would be wary of these guys. Last month, they posted a poll that showed Obama with a Job Approval of 50% in Virginia; Claris research, an independent pollster, just published a survey which showed Obama with a 36% approval in Virginia. Who to believe??? Given that Obama is one month removed from a wipeout in the Mid Terms and the lowest approval levels of his term, magically PPP has him surging everywhere. Duh!!!<br /><br />Just remember, it doesn't take much for these guys to jigger their polls to appease their sponsors and their Dem base - especially since the Dems were obliterated a month ago. I would look for confirmatiom from other posters before becoming too ecstatic.Smooth Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215192624237050270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-87283765729811503672010-12-22T12:00:05.618-05:002010-12-22T12:00:05.618-05:00Good news indeed. Again and again you guys are fin...Good news indeed. Again and again you guys are finding that of the GOP big four only Romney has a good shot against Obama and you're also finding that GOP primary voters are too conservative to go with him... Double good news for people like me that want to see President Obama win a 2nd term.<br /><br />I wonder how much a Palin nomination would bring down Republicans down the ticket...<br /><br />I'm hoping that Mike Huckabee's belief in man made global warming will put an end to his chances at the GOP primary as he's a much better general election candidate than Palin (although I think he has a lot of weak points if he were to become more well known.)Jonny Vhttp://www.vimaxreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-92002563556193243302010-12-22T10:09:04.359-05:002010-12-22T10:09:04.359-05:00Elvis and Palin are both entertainers; the differe...Elvis and Palin are both entertainers; the difference is that Palin has a substantial number of delusional fanatics behind her who genuinely do think she should try for political office again. 'Not significantly less intelligent than Dubya' is one of the best 'damn with faint praise' statements I've heard all year, though.NRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565160695480579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-62575225185262161912010-12-22T09:58:27.265-05:002010-12-22T09:58:27.265-05:00I think it may have to do with the fact that picki...I think it may have to do with the fact that picking a president is just a bit different than picking a record to put on the jukebox.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-51520927168722629632010-12-22T08:22:12.643-05:002010-12-22T08:22:12.643-05:00I just don't understand the "unlove"...I just don't understand the "unlove" for Palin. Sure, her IQ is probably around 90, but that's still much higher than Elvis' allegedly was and he is STILL one of the most popular and beloved icons of this or any era. Palin is not significantly less intelligent than the greatest president of this century, Dubya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com