tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post3242078838022319974..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-17863887443826368702012-03-15T05:36:26.657-04:002012-03-15T05:36:26.657-04:00You might want to hold off on the "only polls...You might want to hold off on the "only polls the way we [they] like" critique, until at least one other survey replicates - or even approaches - the dramatic results of the Times/CBS poll. As it is, it's an outlier. Although it's always encouraging to see conservatives citing the New York Times and CBS News.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1845382049728244232012-03-14T18:41:23.882-04:002012-03-14T18:41:23.882-04:00We like polls worded the way we like with demograp...We like polls worded the way we like with demographics tilted one way.<br /><br />In other news, I told the New York Times that I wasn't sure if you were drunk, brain-addled, or ignorant.<br /><br />They reported that I was "conflicted."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-88167398798296439902012-03-14T16:21:01.296-04:002012-03-14T16:21:01.296-04:00More:
Bloomberg, March 8-11:
77% say contraceptio...More:<br /><br />Bloomberg, March 8-11:<br />77% say contraception should not be part of the U.S. political debate. Over 60% say the issue is one of health care (57% of men, 68% of women), while just 38% and 28% say it's about religious liberty.<br /><br />ABC News/WashPost, March 7-11:<br />61% say insurance companies should fully cover birth control; 35% say no. If such insurance is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-86230213962968082012012-03-14T16:10:08.569-04:002012-03-14T16:10:08.569-04:00The problem with that narrative is that the Pew po...The problem with that narrative is that the Pew poll has Obama's approval rating going up, to 50%. His margin's gone up 5 points in the last month, and 13 from January. <br /><br />And a Reuters poll also has Obama moving up, to 50%. And Bloomberg has Obama at 48% (its first such survey in half a year). And Gallup has Obama up, at 49%. All four of those polls have come out this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-71094407265237899682012-03-14T12:19:39.071-04:002012-03-14T12:19:39.071-04:00I think it's pretty clear the focus of this po...I think it's pretty clear the focus of this post is that the media in general and the Times in particular is utterly in the tank for Obama. Their editorial page reads like a Jay Carney briefing.<br /><br />Your argument makes no sense: gas prices are why the public has turned on the contraception mandate?<br /><br />You're right about the wording though: your month-old poll was "WhoEric at worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-35174978118319078452012-03-14T09:42:14.872-04:002012-03-14T09:42:14.872-04:00The weight of your argument is based on multiple c...The weight of your argument is based on multiple citations...from the Weekly Standard, National Review, and a conservative blogger.<br /><br />We'll ignore this poll:<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57377864-503544/poll-most-back-mandating-contraception-coverage/<br /><br />Clearly public opinion has completely flipped in a month. It couldn't have anything to do with awfjqfewnoreply@blogger.com