tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post2603976647111501069..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: This week's poll choicesTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-82522421537653237662011-08-17T16:20:33.939-05:002011-08-17T16:20:33.939-05:00Poll IA and WV. WV deserves to be polled too!Poll IA and WV. WV deserves to be polled too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-79713059747313209612011-08-17T14:44:06.497-05:002011-08-17T14:44:06.497-05:00Please poll WV. I live there & am very curious...Please poll WV. I live there & am very curious about the special election for Governor, especially since the airing of the CNN documentary on strip mining (MTR). I'm wondering if that gave a bounce to the Mountain Party candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-90186903476876544452011-08-17T13:29:19.764-05:002011-08-17T13:29:19.764-05:00For the "miscellaneous" section of the p...For the "miscellaneous" section of the poll, regardless of which state you choose: It would be fun, interesting and original to include a short Financial Crisis 101 quiz. People are wondering why there are protests and riots from Greece to Ireland to India to Tunisia, while in the US there is little more than complacency and the occasional jibe from Jay Leno. I suspect it is because the public is abjectly ignorant about even the basic facts and concepts relating to the financial crisis. A few possible questions:<br /><br />Who is Timothy Geithner?<br /><br />Have you heard of the Federal Reserve discount window?<br /><br />What does TARP stand for?<br /><br />Are you familiar with the recent financial reform legislation referred to as the "Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act"?<br /><br />True or false: As part of the bailout of the financial industry, no taxpayer money was given to foreign banks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-65438437153369609342011-08-17T13:18:51.323-05:002011-08-17T13:18:51.323-05:00I support West Virginia. The governor's race i...I support West Virginia. The governor's race is in less then two months (in october), and that is important.Pat Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837951117089490809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-924694578046076052011-08-17T13:18:02.497-05:002011-08-17T13:18:02.497-05:00I vote for IA, but with at least some focus on IA ...I vote for IA, but with at least some focus on IA state issues, not just the caucuses. In particular:<br /><br />- Gov. Branstad approval rating - There have been some polls showing that his popularity has been dropping following his solid win in 2010. Also, he has displeased some of the social conservatives in the GOP base, so it will be interesting to see where that support level stands.<br /><br />- State legislative voter preferences in 2012 - In 2010, the GOP trounced the Dems, taking the IA House and coming within a couple of seats of taking the IA Senate. The Senate is the last bastion of the Dems, who prior to 2010 held the entire state government.<br /><br />- Judicial retention - One IA Supreme Court Justice is up for retention in 2012 and the social conservatives have declared that they intend to continue their effort to use the ballot to punish all the justices who recognized gay marriage. In the 2010 GOP wave election, 3 justices were removed by a 54-46% vote, so it will be interesting to see where IA voters stand on this. The issue goes far beyond the marriage question and concerns the independence of state judiciaries.<br /><br />If you decide to do KY, I would ask some questions about voter attitudes toward Mitch McConnell's use of earmarks, his stance on increasing taxation on the wealthy, and his approach to the debt ceiling "crisis".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-54674685435414500742011-08-17T13:18:00.614-05:002011-08-17T13:18:00.614-05:00I voted for West Virginia. In addition to Governo...I voted for West Virginia. In addition to Governor, I'd like to see West Virginia polling on a marriage amendment (as in your other state polls). <br /><br />West Virginia does not currently have a marriage amendment and polling there may provide some context to various NC polling on the same topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-27253543810970899062011-08-17T13:11:45.589-05:002011-08-17T13:11:45.589-05:00I voted for West Virginia, which hasn't been p...I voted for West Virginia, which hasn't been polled since Huckabee was winning the state. Kentucky would be a good state to poll for the same reason.<br /><br />South Carolina is also a good choice, since historically it's actually been a better indicator of the GOP's final nominee than any other state (with a track record of 83% accuracy since the Republicans adopted its modern nomination method in 1976, versus Iowa's 50% accuracy in that same time period).<br /><br />Anything but Iowa, which has already been polled a zillion times, and will only tell us what we already knew anyway (namely, Iowa loves Bachmann).The Interesting Timeshttp://the-futurologist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-51806721469749758492011-08-17T12:48:39.892-05:002011-08-17T12:48:39.892-05:00California needs polling!California needs polling!jpmassarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-9589404871457666032011-08-17T12:22:02.438-05:002011-08-17T12:22:02.438-05:00Iowa and South Carolina. If Obama is still in sing...Iowa and South Carolina. If Obama is still in single digits in SC, then this is good news. I bet anything he is FAR ahead of Perry in IA.Statistikhengsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117706673612587798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-81169542443386795802011-08-17T11:15:54.557-05:002011-08-17T11:15:54.557-05:00Iowa is the only swing state of the bunch, and we ...Iowa is the only swing state of the bunch, and we should probably find out where Bachmann and Perry stand now that Pawlenty is out, and Perry is in.<br /><br />Also, I'd like to see some numbers on Ames. Does it matter to people, have they heard about the winner, does it affect their opinion of the candidates, etc. There's an opportunity for several relevant polls here.wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-35489713449004532582011-08-17T11:08:13.299-05:002011-08-17T11:08:13.299-05:00Please vote WV, for rest of the options we have a ...Please vote WV, for rest of the options we have a rough idea of where those contests stand. If you do poll Kentucky, will you poll the competitive down the ballot races (Secretary of state, Auditor, Agricultural Commissioner).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-78166155847913091492011-08-17T10:05:10.294-05:002011-08-17T10:05:10.294-05:00We must poll South Carolina. This is a critical s...We must poll South Carolina. This is a critical state for the GOP primary. Kentucky is fine as seconds because of the gubernatorial contest there right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-5056326121570870922011-08-17T09:12:28.163-05:002011-08-17T09:12:28.163-05:00IA and SC will be polled by many companies in the ...IA and SC will be polled by many companies in the next months, including PPP.<br /><br />Connecticut will be polled by Quinnipiac.<br /><br />PPP will poll West Virginia before the election.<br /><br />The only state that makes sense right now is Kentucky, which hasn't been polled since last November. There are also no presidential numbers out so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com