tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post8082737016799889878..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Weed Smokers for Palin?Tom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-44519376913690586722010-08-20T10:04:51.855-05:002010-08-20T10:04:51.855-05:00Sadly this is not accurate nor even impressive as ...Sadly this is not accurate nor even impressive as a political smear tool, this is just stupidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-20215924040056928642010-08-16T12:29:57.798-05:002010-08-16T12:29:57.798-05:00"I estimate the final result is:
Palin 23%
..."I estimate the final result is:<br /><br /><br />Palin 23%<br />Huckabee 22%<br />Gingrich 21%<br />Romney 21%<br />Paul 5%<br /><br />How close am I?"<br /><br />Pretty close, but wrong winner.<br /><br />"He does well among independents (many of whom will vote in Rep Primary), and if you're only polling republicans, these people will be overlooked."<br /><br />As always, these numbers are among those who say they usually vote in R primaries.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-37595492933269730962010-08-16T00:23:56.985-05:002010-08-16T00:23:56.985-05:00This is surely some joke.
Public Policy Polling m...This is surely some joke.<br /><br />Public Policy Polling must be so desperate to get attention to even ask this question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-2483151309381439932010-08-15T17:41:04.589-05:002010-08-15T17:41:04.589-05:00Have you thought about categorizing the favorables...Have you thought about categorizing the favorables after who supports who? I'm just thinking, it might be interesting to know how high Mike Huckabee's favorables are among those who vote for Romney/Palin and how high Gingrich's favorables are among Huckabee's supporters and so on. It might say something about where the votes would go if one of the candidates would not run.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368456662911294140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-47288457674343650442010-08-15T16:42:53.555-05:002010-08-15T16:42:53.555-05:00From Wikipedia, that bastion of conservatism:
&q...From Wikipedia, that bastion of conservatism: <br /><br />"Public Policy Polling is an American, Democratic-Party affiliated polling firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. PPP was founded in 2001 by businessman and Democratic pollster Dean Debnam, the firm's current president and chief executive officer...<br /><br />The neutrality of PPP's survey's have been questioned since the firms private clients are exclusively Democratic-affiliated organizations, and because surveys on health care reform have included polarizing questions such as if respondents think President Barack Obama is the "Anti Christ."'<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Policy_PollingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-32106319549341562082010-08-15T15:15:15.958-05:002010-08-15T15:15:15.958-05:00Ironic since Ron Paul is the one who is for legali...Ironic since Ron Paul is the one who is for legalizing pot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-53929790682001289872010-08-15T10:01:46.665-05:002010-08-15T10:01:46.665-05:00Since Obama has a huge lead for democrats, I assum...Since Obama has a huge lead for democrats, I assume he's the clear pothead candidate on the left?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-81128252691491720172010-08-14T12:34:26.132-05:002010-08-14T12:34:26.132-05:00Palin is most popular with middle class socially c...Palin is most popular with middle class socially conservative men and moms. Her "mama grizzlies." She has no special appeal to younger Republicans. Paul does.DBLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-14668800512461479282010-08-14T12:33:02.805-05:002010-08-14T12:33:02.805-05:00Wouldn't that be 'with Republicans willing...Wouldn't that be 'with Republicans willing to ADMIT they'd smoked marijuana?' Given its illegal status, the admission itself may selfdetermine the result a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68227517749958837842010-08-14T11:32:44.951-05:002010-08-14T11:32:44.951-05:00Steven,
But July's survey of 400 primary vote...Steven,<br /><br />But July's survey of 400 primary voters came from a general election sample of around 667 voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-34108414734315510922010-08-14T07:06:31.821-05:002010-08-14T07:06:31.821-05:00Nah, Anonymous @ 3:21.
It's closer to
Hucka...Nah, Anonymous @ 3:21. <br /><br />It's closer to <br />Huckabee 23<br />Romney 22<br />Palin 22<br />Gingrich 21<br />Paul 4Rasmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988553477224040059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-10278685906802082982010-08-13T21:55:16.479-05:002010-08-13T21:55:16.479-05:00I would say Huckabee 23%, Romney and Palin 22%, Gi...I would say Huckabee 23%, Romney and Palin 22%, Gingrich 21%, Paul 4%.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-24180432874636499912010-08-13T21:42:29.204-05:002010-08-13T21:42:29.204-05:00Ron Paul seems unusually low; he just pulled 13% i...Ron Paul seems unusually low; he just pulled 13% in PPP's NH poll, and 10% in CNN's 2012 national poll.<br /><br />He does well among independents (many of whom will vote in Rep Primary), and if you're only polling republicans, these people will be overlooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-89784416468948344732010-08-13T21:34:13.590-05:002010-08-13T21:34:13.590-05:00400 people were sampled in July's survey. Tha...400 people were sampled in July's survey. That should help.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-48977258024019985542010-08-13T16:55:41.750-05:002010-08-13T16:55:41.750-05:00AND................???AND................???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-86271202130519852702010-08-13T15:21:28.456-05:002010-08-13T15:21:28.456-05:00I estimate the final result is:
Palin 23%
Huckab...I estimate the final result is:<br /><br /><br />Palin 23%<br />Huckabee 22%<br />Gingrich 21%<br />Romney 21%<br />Paul 5%<br /><br />How close am I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-25120332558855798852010-08-13T14:30:31.642-05:002010-08-13T14:30:31.642-05:00Anonymous:
"Odd, I would have thought Ron Pau...Anonymous:<br />"Odd, I would have thought Ron Paul would have come in much higher than he did in a group such as this, as he is the only one who supports legalization."<br /><br />Do we need any more proof that Ron Paul isn't a viable candidate? Not even the potheads prefer him.The Interesting Timeshttp://the-futurologist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-24389288346638704102010-08-13T14:18:23.983-05:002010-08-13T14:18:23.983-05:00You should poll Republican candidates who say they...You should poll Republican candidates who say they've smoked marijuana, which is how I read this initially. Rand "bong hits" Paul would do pretty well, I imagine. Not sure about his old man. Sarah "5 colleges in 6 years" might too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-44591848343065003292010-08-13T14:15:40.245-05:002010-08-13T14:15:40.245-05:00Odd, I would have thought Ron Paul would have come...Odd, I would have thought Ron Paul would have come in much higher than he did in a group such as this, as he is the only one who supports legalization.<br /><br />But then again, maybe people who have smoked Pot and are republicans have had the good sense to realize how it destroys you and realize that legalization is not preferable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-86832099390054984272010-08-13T14:04:01.644-05:002010-08-13T14:04:01.644-05:00That may be because Palin is most popular with the...That may be because Palin is most popular with the younger generation of Republicans (correct me if I'm wrong), and younger people are more likely at least to admit to smoking marijuana (correct me if I'm wrong).The Interesting Timeshttp://the-futurologist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-42581879472954959802010-08-13T14:02:36.241-05:002010-08-13T14:02:36.241-05:00Can you give a hint as to the overall sample size?...Can you give a hint as to the overall sample size? 350 republican primary voters?<br /><br />Do you think it's an issue when polling for a primary election using the same sample polled for a general election because it seems that 50% of the general election sample is likely to vote in the primary election? That seems to be way too high of a number of general election voters voting in a primary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com