For Christ's sake. If you're going to give statistics, at least cite the source.
Oops! I had actually pushed the Send button accidentally, but then didn't bother to follow up. Anyways, the polling values are from PollingReport.com (http://www.pollingreport.com/), which is actually a pretty fun read. They seem to use proper statistical sampling methodology. *shrug*
I'd like to remind you that Bush lost the popular election...
True. And don't forget that Bush actually lost in FLORIDA as well. The GOP Supreme Court ruled to have the recounts stopped since the results would damage Bush's legitimacy. (Ie. the results would indicate an Al Gore win, which would make the public feel that, somehow, Bush shouldn't be the President.) The recounts that happened later only got big press when the criteria used resulted in a Bush win. The stories about the recounts which used more democratic criteria and resulted in a Gore win were buried, if printed at all, on the backpages of mainstream news.
Nonetheless, the GOP have another year and a half to continue to bombard an already pliant public with all the propaganda that FOX, CNN, Clear Channel, the major networks, Rush Limbaugh, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and the scores of right-wing talk-radio flunkies can spew. I don't think the Dems can compete with the GOP's wealth and their control of the media. Unless people start organizing and raising issues at a grassroots level, I don't see any hope.
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Re: Americans
Date: 2003-06-19 12:45 pm (UTC)Oops! I had actually pushed the Send button accidentally, but then didn't bother to follow up. Anyways, the polling values are from PollingReport.com (http://www.pollingreport.com/), which is actually a pretty fun read. They seem to use proper statistical sampling methodology. *shrug*
I'd like to remind you that Bush lost the popular election...
True. And don't forget that Bush actually lost in FLORIDA as well. The GOP Supreme Court ruled to have the recounts stopped since the results would damage Bush's legitimacy. (Ie. the results would indicate an Al Gore win, which would make the public feel that, somehow, Bush shouldn't be the President.) The recounts that happened later only got big press when the criteria used resulted in a Bush win. The stories about the recounts which used more democratic criteria and resulted in a Gore win were buried, if printed at all, on the backpages of mainstream news.
Nonetheless, the GOP have another year and a half to continue to bombard an already pliant public with all the propaganda that FOX, CNN, Clear Channel, the major networks, Rush Limbaugh, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and the scores of right-wing talk-radio flunkies can spew. I don't think the Dems can compete with the GOP's wealth and their control of the media. Unless people start organizing and raising issues at a grassroots level, I don't see any hope.