tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post2446381946332484093..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Coons up bigTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-30552383813380555532010-09-25T01:16:45.444-05:002010-09-25T01:16:45.444-05:00Castle as well was leading O' Donnell in the p...Castle as well was leading O' Donnell in the polls. And she trounced him. I expect her to do the same with Coons.<br /><br />I live in New Castle County. Take it from me, not many of us here have a high regard for Coons. As county exec, he was INEPT, to put it kindly.<br /><br />And we still begrudge him for being the first in many years to raise our property taxes.<br /><br />We also don't forget his ties to the Freeberry / Gordon corruption, that he helped cover up, in return for the county exec job.<br /><br />Harry Reid calls Coons his "pet." Reid is the poster child for what's wrong with Congress. For example, the overwhelming majority of voters are opposed to illegal aliens. But Reid not only wants to give them amnesty, but also even wants to give them the "Dream Act" to go to college! That's insane PC madness. Over 20 million illegals here in the U.S. already, and Reid wants to encourage them to invite all their extended family members and job-stealing amigos to come here too ... as they will certainly do if we don't stop Reid's amnesty and "Dream Act" treachery from being passed.<br /><br />And NO we don't want Reid's trained pet Coons rubber-stamping whatever Reid tries to slip past us voters!tncdelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109885279386802605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-46774690914896561802010-09-16T15:18:51.591-05:002010-09-16T15:18:51.591-05:00We asked if Castle was fit on that very same pollWe asked if Castle was fit on that very same pollTom Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-39189585767956578012010-09-16T15:17:53.627-05:002010-09-16T15:17:53.627-05:00Have you ever conducted a poll analyzing the "...Have you ever conducted a poll analyzing the "fitness" of a male candidate? Please post list. Alvin Greene?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157388620669930085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-88004848717720943112010-09-16T15:15:45.744-05:002010-09-16T15:15:45.744-05:00Have you run a poll asking if a male candidate was...Have you run a poll asking if a male candidate was fit for the office they were running for? Seriously, provide list please.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157388620669930085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-53987356501466875082010-09-15T18:21:19.631-05:002010-09-15T18:21:19.631-05:00Oh yeah. I get that. Because when franchise taxes ...Oh yeah. I get that. Because when franchise taxes on outside corporations incorporated in Delaware supply about one-fifth of the state revenue you have a problem with people outside pouring money into the state.DBLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68876748234950363682010-09-15T15:44:30.156-05:002010-09-15T15:44:30.156-05:00what those outside delaware have to realize is the...what those outside delaware have to realize is the intense dislike of many moderates here of all political affiliations of having our local politics co-opted by big-money PAC's with outside agendas. O'Donnell's will struggle against the association with all her outside endorsements in the general electionLAE Cripps [SL: Profesora Farigoule]https://www.blogger.com/profile/08479651484723019419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-14027697192423930232010-09-15T15:39:50.947-05:002010-09-15T15:39:50.947-05:00Old poll. This needs to be re-polled as so much ha...Old poll. This needs to be re-polled as so much has changed in 3-4 days.Robetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-17412451768101422512010-09-15T14:12:24.847-05:002010-09-15T14:12:24.847-05:00"My response: Obviously she has a very dedica..."My response: Obviously she has a very dedicated fan base but web contributions don't predict victory or else we would have President Howard Dean, who had a very dedicated activist base on the left."<br /><br />Likewise, a President Ron Paul.<br /><br />"Your poll means nothing now - it was taken before yesterday's vote. Nice try, though."<br /><br />Polls are only ever a snapshot in time. But these are more reflective of the real state of the race than Rasmussen's frequent one-day post-primary polls that invariably show a huge surge for the Republican candidates that then dies down when the coverage of their primary win fades.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-67741812092814556902010-09-15T13:55:03.601-05:002010-09-15T13:55:03.601-05:00So, Obama says don't turn the car keys over to...So, Obama says don't turn the car keys over to the guys that drove the car into the ditch.<br /><br />Looks like Republicans were listening.<br /><br />This isn't about electing the best candidate in many races. It's about not rewarding the Republicans for their craptastic 8 years under Bush.<br /><br />It's not all about Obama. It's also about the guys that ran the country into a ditch and made such a mess that resulted in Obama being elected.PackMan97https://www.blogger.com/profile/08840850187483513929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-19954025965921645852010-09-15T13:33:12.016-05:002010-09-15T13:33:12.016-05:00"PPP surveyed 958 likely Delaware voters on S..."PPP surveyed 958 likely Delaware voters on September 11th and 12th. The margin of<br />error is +/-3.2%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may<br />introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify."<br /><br /><br /><br />Your poll means nothing now - it was taken before yesterday's vote. Nice try, though.akwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664999239044637512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-10199447176511300262010-09-15T13:28:15.371-05:002010-09-15T13:28:15.371-05:00Christian Liberty said: Support and contributions ...Christian Liberty said: Support and contributions are pouring into O'Donnell so fast the website crashed. Those who think the Delaware race will be solid blue are delusional.<br /><br />My response: Obviously she has a very dedicated fan base but web contributions don't predict victory or else we would have President Howard Dean, who had a very dedicated activist base on the left.Chuck Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-61545590975987723282010-09-15T13:16:11.940-05:002010-09-15T13:16:11.940-05:00Folks,
As we are having this discussion, Christin...Folks,<br /><br />As we are having this discussion, Christine O Donnell has crossed 2 revised targets. First it was 50K, then 200K and now she is going for 350K. This is all in the last 15 hours. There is no way, these poll numbers will hold up. Just give 2 weeks and see the new polls at the start of octoberRanjitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-81719287947318638102010-09-15T13:08:32.734-05:002010-09-15T13:08:32.734-05:00For Christine O'Donnell to win she must get 88...For Christine O'Donnell to win she must get 88% of all Republican votes. This includes RINOs who conservatives are saying are really Democrats who don't belong in the Republican Party. She'd have to get 12% of all Democrats. Then she'd have to get 67% of all independents, winning them 2 to 1. No Republican is polling anywhere close to that with independents.DBLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-21281861884158302010-09-15T12:56:33.588-05:002010-09-15T12:56:33.588-05:00As a conservative I would rather have a Democrat i...As a conservative I would rather have a Democrat in the Senate voting like a Democrat than a Republican voting like a Democrat. If it talks like a duck, if it acts like a duck, if it looks like a duck, well...you know the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-63009964798443782902010-09-15T12:43:02.228-05:002010-09-15T12:43:02.228-05:00Support and contributions are pouring into O'D...Support and contributions are pouring into O'Donnell so fast the website crashed. Those who think the Delaware race will be solid blue are delusional.<br /><br />First post-primary poll, O'Donnell would be within single digits, withing 5 or 6 by month-end, within the margin of error by the end of October. The race will be a tossup soon enough.Christian Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-47736569949037885262010-09-15T12:35:55.406-05:002010-09-15T12:35:55.406-05:00Those that call themselves republicans and still c...Those that call themselves republicans and still choose to support coons over odonnel are traitors in the very least.techster5https://www.blogger.com/profile/02055013237662589918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-54662644421064196992010-09-15T12:35:16.749-05:002010-09-15T12:35:16.749-05:00It'll interesting to see what the final margin...It'll interesting to see what the final margin is - my bet is it'll be less than the 16% from this poll. How *much* less will really tell the tale about what happens on Election Night on Nov. 2...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-3289542949553099292010-09-15T12:34:22.245-05:002010-09-15T12:34:22.245-05:00That poll was taken BEFORE she won so it's inv...That poll was taken BEFORE she won so it's invalid........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-10578958983176933122010-09-15T12:27:20.020-05:002010-09-15T12:27:20.020-05:00This is one of the most self-serving articles I ha...This is one of the most self-serving articles I have ever read. First off PPP trumpets the fact that 49% of the people polled believe Ms O'Donnell is "unfit to hold office" without noting that they FAILED to ask that same question about Mr. Coons. A more telling fact, again without comment from PPP, is that their poll revealed that 70 % of those polled were unfavorable or unsure of BOTH Coons and O'Donnell. I have no way of knowing what the voters in Delaware will decide but PPP's poll tells us nothing, other then that PPP is trying to influence the outcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-22633335869539250612010-09-15T12:23:04.701-05:002010-09-15T12:23:04.701-05:00"O'Donnell clearly beat Castle, how in yo..."O'Donnell clearly beat Castle, how in your wildest dreams does this make Coons now the front runner?"<br /><br />I don't know. Maybe because that's how people are intending to vote?Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-49808371632138179922010-09-15T12:22:17.768-05:002010-09-15T12:22:17.768-05:00O'Donnell supporters who think she can repeat ...O'Donnell supporters who think she can repeat her comeback in the general are forgetting one very important detail: <b>everyone</b> gets to vote in the general election, not just registered Republicans. When a Democrat holds his base in a Democratic state <b>and</b> picks up a quarter of the Republican vote (those who acknowledge that O'Donnell is too nutty to support - believing she literally has enemies hiding in her bushes, etc), that's an easy Democratic win.NRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565160695480579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-3319933286481977752010-09-15T12:14:18.638-05:002010-09-15T12:14:18.638-05:00Dustin,
Do you think the numbers will change afte...Dustin,<br /><br />Do you think the numbers will change after all the publicity and huge cash that is flowing into her account? Do you think,lot of independents will have more sympathy with all the mudsling on her?Ranjitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-47831701154120282412010-09-15T12:04:41.707-05:002010-09-15T12:04:41.707-05:00All you O'Donnell supporters have blinders on....All you O'Donnell supporters have blinders on. Take a good look at the Republicans in Congress. Summary opposition to every single item on the Democratic agenda. 400 day long filibusters of Obama appointees who get confirmed without vocal opposition.<br /><br />Castle as a liberal is a notion so ridiculous as to be obscene. Don't you dare try to convince me he would have voted any differently than O'Donnell.AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-62472291799629428032010-09-15T11:54:55.439-05:002010-09-15T11:54:55.439-05:00"Yesterday O'donnell was down 25 pts. Now..."Yesterday O'donnell was down 25 pts. Now it is just 16 pts. She has made up 9 pts in about 12 hours. That is the big MO! By next week she should be in the lead!"<br /><br />You misread the PPP preview. The difference between O'Donnell and Castle was 26 points, i.e. a Castle lead by 10 and a Coons lead of 16.<br /><br />"I know you're a Castle guy, but I don't think PPP putting out actual numbers would have changed the game this late or at any time."<br /><br />I know. I'm just frustrated and lashing out. You had the balls do to the polling in the first place and deserve a lot of credit for these high risk, high reward polls.wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-48495534555550055662010-09-15T11:53:00.036-05:002010-09-15T11:53:00.036-05:00This is liberal media bias at its best to indicate...This is liberal media bias at its best to indicate to the people that Coons is going to win in November. Let's look at this realistically Castle was clearly beating Coons by double digits. O'Donnell clearly beat Castle, how in your wildest dreams does this make Coons now the front runner? If the Republicans either back Coons or no one and do not back O'Donnell they should disband and go home now.JT @ Googlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257491944178185691noreply@blogger.com