Re: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Howie Hamlin
Uh, yeah http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0729-06.htm   - Original Message -   From: Larry Lyons   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:58 PM   Subject: Re: Gallup Polls   >In other news, Bush leads Kerry by 100% in the "Worst President ever" cat

Re: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Larry Lyons
>In other news, Bush leads Kerry by 100% in the "Worst President ever" category. You mean he's worse than James Buchannan or Millard Filmore? larry [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]

RE: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Andy Ousterhout
. Someone who flip flops appears not to have these core values.   -Original Message-   From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:52 AM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: Gallup Polls   We lack an important respect in this country for somebody that is

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2004-07-28 Thread Sam Morris
--- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We lack an important respect in this country for > somebody that is willing to > change their opinion in light of new evidence.   I don't agree with at all. There's plenty of respect for politicians changing their stance based on new information. What the

RE: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Won Lee
At 12:52 7/28/2004 -0400, you wrote: >We lack an important respect in this country for somebody that is willing to >change their opinion in light of new evidence.  This is a basic requirement >of modern living and advancement and it's a trait I personally demand in a >leader.  Changing your mind in

RE: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Jim Davis
hanging situations. Jim Davis From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:05 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Gallup Polls It's not surprising. The sitting president will usually enjoy an advantage in the "Strong decisive leader" question, even by peop

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2004-07-28 Thread Won Lee
At 12:32 7/28/2004 -0400, you wrote: >I didn't mean that polls don't matter - I mean that some polls have >questions that are not very valuable and don't offer enough choices. > re: American's don't want to be overloaded with options;  paralysis by analysis. Hmm...I can see your point that the

Re: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread G
Completely agree.   - Original Message -   From: Kevin Graeme   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:32 AM   Subject: Re: Gallup Polls   Actually, Kerry doesn't seem to really have vitriol for Bush. Dislike   maybe, but not vitriol. Dean had vitriol. Yes Kerry

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2004-07-28 Thread Kevin Graeme
he's simply the greatest politician i've ever seen. Kerry has no where near the personal charisma that Slick had. >   - Original Message - >   From: Kevin Graeme >   To: CF-Community >   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:06 AM >   Subject: Re: Gallup Polls > > 

Re: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Howie Hamlin
I didn't mean that polls don't matter - I mean that some polls have questions that are not very valuable and don't offer enough choices.   - Original Message -   From: Won Lee   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:26 PM   Subject: Re: Gallup Polls   At

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2004-07-28 Thread Won Lee
At 12:13 7/28/2004 -0400, you wrote: >Polls like these don't mean very much, IMHO.  Like someone mentioned >before - you can rate someone high for making decisions and sticking to >them but the real question is whether the decision was correct.  I also >remember reading an article in Time magazi

Re: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Howie Hamlin
- Original Message -   From: Won Lee   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:08 PM   Subject: Re: Gallup Polls   At 12:01 7/28/2004 -0400, you wrote:   >In other news, Bush leads Kerry by 100% in the "Worst President ever"   >category.   I don't see the connect

Re: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread G
simply the greatest politician i've ever seen. Kerry has no where near the personal charisma that Slick had.   - Original Message -   From: Kevin Graeme   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:06 AM   Subject: Re: Gallup Polls   An interesting stat I heard on the radio

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2004-07-28 Thread Won Lee
At 12:01 7/28/2004 -0400, you wrote: >In other news, Bush leads Kerry by 100% in the "Worst President ever" >category. I don't see the connection.  These polls are important.  Not because they measure something that is innately  important but because the politicians put a lot of faith into thes

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2004-07-28 Thread Kevin Graeme
An interesting stat I heard on the radio yesterday was that Kerry has the highest rating of any contending nominee going into the convention in the last 50 years. Heck, Clinton had something like 4% during his first primaries. -Kevin On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:49:28 -0400, Won Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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2004-07-28 Thread G
It's not surprising. The sitting president will usually enjoy an advantage in the "Strong decisive leader" question, even by people who do not support the decisions he's made. "Hey, his decisions sucked, but he was strong in making them." Kerry's flip-flopping is hard to deny, though his staunch

Re: Gallup Polls

2004-07-28 Thread Howie Hamlin
In other news, Bush leads Kerry by 100% in the "Worst President ever" category.   - Original Message -   From: Won Lee   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:49 AM   Subject: Gallup Polls   This is a bit of the bad news, at least for Democrats.   Just heard on CNBC that

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2004-07-28 Thread Monique Boea
Well, it takes more than just partisan rhetoric and bad mouthing your opponent for a candidate to win the public over these days. Even if he wins the election, if he does not do what he is promising, he will be out of office as quickly as he came in. That is why I don't really watch the conve