Published on November 21, 2008 By Island Dog In Politics

Pollster Zogby is under fire for a recent poll which shows some interesting results post election.  They had to release this statement.

We stand by the results our survey work on behalf of John Ziegler, as we stand by all of our work. We reject the notion that this was a push poll because it very simply wasn't. It was a legitimate effort to test the knowledge of voters who cast ballots for Barack Obama in the Nov. 4 election. Push polls are a malicious effort to sway public opinion one way or the other, while message and knowledge testing is quite another effort of public opinion research that is legitimate inquiry and has value in the public square. In this case, the respondents were given a full range of responses and were not pressured or influenced to respond in one way or another.'

Why would he have to put out a statement like this?  Well the results of this poll doesn’t favor well with the democrat side of things.

Ninety-four percent of Obama voters correctly identified Palin as the candidate with a pregnant teenage daughter, 86% correctly identified Palin as the candidate associated with a $150,000 wardrobe purchased by her political party, and 81% chose McCain as the candidate who was unable to identify the number of houses he owned. When asked which candidate said they could "see Russia from their house," 87% chose Palin, although the quote actually is attributed to Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey during her portrayal of Palin during the campaign. An answer of "none" or "Palin" was counted as a correct answer on the test, given that the statement was associated with a characterization of Palin.

Obama voters did not fare nearly as well overall when asked to answer questions about statements or stories associated with Obama or Biden -- 83% failed to correctly answer that Obama had won his first election by getting all of his opponents removed from the ballot, and 88% did not correctly associate Obama with his statement that his energy policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry. Most (56%) were also not able to correctly answer that Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground.

Nearly three quarters (72%) of Obama voters did not correctly identify Biden as the candidate who had to quit a previous campaign for President because he was found to have plagiarized a speech, and nearly half (47%) did not know that Biden was the one who predicted Obama would be tested by a generated international crisis during his first six months as President.

In addition to questions regarding statements and scandals associated with the campaigns, the 12-question, multiple-choice survey also included a question asking which political party controlled both houses of Congress leading up to the election -- 57% of Obama voters were unable to correctly answer that Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate.

I think we should start considering an intelligence test for voting. 


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on Nov 24, 2008

ah slavery through socialistic oppression.

wtf. what does this mean?

on Nov 25, 2008

SlyDrivel

ah slavery through socialistic oppression.


wtf. what does this mean?

If I force you to work for me for no compensation, what do you call it?

on Nov 25, 2008

So, while it looks nice to point out that Democratic voters know little about the intricate details of this past election's candidates, in reality, it was not their ignorance, but the incompetence of the current Republican administration and the hope of a more equal society in the future that lead these people to vote how they did.

Interesting theory.

I think people were just sick and tired of the old and conservative. They wanted change; they wanted change that McCain just could not promise in the same way that a Black liberal could.

If that is what they thought then they were racist, stupid, and ignorant. (democrats control the house and the senate, and McCain is not bush)

Also, Obama struck chords with the African-American and Latino populations, who saw the candidate as a way to make America more racially democratic, as well as economically.

Yet again, racist, stupid, and ignorant... (more racially democratic = elect someone because of his skin color, as long as it is not white; more economically democratic = take from the rich and give to everyone else, because the rich don't have rights)

 

So to sum it up, you think it was not because people were stupid or ignorant... but because of a variety of reasons that only a stupid, ignorant, and RACIST people would come up with. I agree with your points (ie, the listed reasons for them voting), I disagree with your conclusion. (that they are not stupid or ignorant)

on Nov 25, 2008

wtf. what does this mean?

To put it in a more familiar term, communism.

on Nov 28, 2008

"The poll was conducted from 11/13/08-11/15/08 with a sampling size of 512 (229 male and 283 female) with a margin of error of +/- 4.4%. "

That seems like a really small sample size on which to base this poll on. Not to mention the poll, at first glance, didn't seem to poll Republicans.

on Dec 02, 2011

Interesting theory...

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on Dec 09, 2011

I believe it is more of an indictment of the Media and its failure to inform the voters.

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on Dec 14, 2011

Amazing theory.. Actually, I see it as the hope for a less equal society that lead those people to vote as they did. saints row 2 cheats

on Dec 16, 2011

Great share.. I very much agree with your point of view.. thanks for sharing..

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on Dec 24, 2011

gotta admit can't really understand all that jargon but very interesting...

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on Jan 07, 2012

 

 "must break the conservative power" Not a bad idea with the likes of Paul and Santorum up in the polls.

on Jan 07, 2012

I think we should start considering an intelligence test for voting. Yes, so the 1% only is eligible.

on Jan 07, 2012

We have two corrupt establishments (parties) competing for access to our money.  If we keep electing them, we get what we asked for.  If only 1% grasp that, we're doomed.

on Jan 07, 2012

Yes, it's a shame that politics is dollar based, but so is everything else.

on Jan 07, 2012

Money (any medium of exchange of value) has been a net plus for civilization.  We'd not be having this discussion without it.

It's what makes the bunch who founded this place* all the more remarkable.

*The country, not the forum.

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