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Greetings Citizen:
We had the best participation level we have had in months.
Was it the question about Bush's performance that brought
out all pros and cons?
By the way, many people have asked what "N = 10,650 " means.
"N" is the mathematical way of saying "sample size". So when
N = 10,650 is mentioned in the Polling Station, that means the
number (hence "N" ) of participants in the poll or that specific
question was 10,650.
That is a huge sample size and we then balance this number
for different characteristics. That is why we have periodically
asked for your address. We balance for geography...age, gender
and party affiliation.
Enough of the arcane...
The results are in I find the results about political language
among the most fascinating results we have ever had. I hope you
like them.
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Do you approve of President's Bush's overall performance
as President?
N = 10,650 Margin of Error +/- .5%
....... Yes ...... No .... Undecided
Dem .... 4.4% .... 94.9% .... .7%
Ind .... 29.5% .... 67.7% .... 2.8%
Rep .... 86.2% .... 11.3% .... 2.5%
Overall Percentages
38.8% approve of Bush's over all performance
59.2% do not approve
2.0% are undecided
The over all percentages indicate a real disconnect for the
President as the Independents are pushing his approval rating
down. Dems and Reps cancel each other...the middle is what
is leaving Bush.
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Do you approve of the overall performance of Congress?
N = 10,620 Margin of Error +/- .5%
....... Yes ...... No .... Undecided
Dem .... 2.8% .... 91.2% ... 6.0%
Ind .... 5.1% .... 87.7% ... 7.3%
Rep .... 19.1% .... 69.1% ... 11.8%
Overall Percentages
8.7% approve of Congress
83.0% do not approve of Congress
8.3% are undecided
Wow....this is dramatic. The MSM does not report
the numbers like this.
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Political language is sometimes different than the way
ordinary people speak. Please tell us if you have a
problem with the following phrase uttered by former
President, Bill Clinton:
"It depends upon what your definition of 'is' is."
Do you have a problem with the above quote?
N = 10,630 Margin of Error +/- .5%
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Political language is sometimes different than the way
ordinary people speak. Please tell us if you have a
problem with the following phrase uttered by Karl
Rove's attorney:
"There is a difference between outing [CIA agent] Valerie
Plame and Joe Wilson's wife.
[Note: Joe Wilson's wife is Valerie Plame.]
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N = 10,600 Margin of Error +/- .5%
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Special Political Video Clips of the week
It appears that few people have a high regard for Congress, so
this week we have a special clip of Howard Hughes in front of
a Congressional Committee. He showed about as much contempt
for Congress as our Polling Station members.
The second clip is a blast from the comedic past; The Honeymooners.
Howard Hughes Testifies
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Honeymooners: Take my wife...Please
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Reader Comments
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Likely the worst President in my lifetime, Bush is without
question the most devious, arrogant and lying son of gun I
have ever had the displeasure to observe. He lacks all of
the charm of Richard Nixon, the most reprehensible President
prior to himself. �New Yorker
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This stuff is getting old and I wish that the Bush bashing
would just stop. What good did Clinton bashing do? I would
really like to know if those of you that hate Bush really
believe the country would be in better hands if Kerry were
in office. -Mike
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Bush bashing, Clinton bashing, Kerry bashing�They are ALL
the same kind of pond scum. Reps AND Dems don�t get it. Each
has a party that owes their allegiance to the same power;
money. I think that those who strongly defend Bush are
clueless�those that strongly defended Clinton were clueless,
and those that thought Kerry was real are silly. -Dave
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In the effort to go to Mars, the technology boost will make
it worth while. Look what we got in the Moon effort. Freeze
dried foods, Velcro, small computers etc. -Oak
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On Mars
I think the surprise here isn't the percentage against
rather it is the high percentage of Republicans that are
for this. I would have expected this to be a Democrat
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On MSM
As an ex-city editor of a metropolitan daily, I think that
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electronic, is disgusting and pathetic! Iraq is merely the
most visible tip of the iceberg...overall, the bar has been
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