Monday, May 7, 2012

Never ask if a Republican is enthusiastic. It doesn't work that way.


Six months from tomorrow we will finally be at election day!
Will it be Mitt Romney or Barack Obama wearing the champion belt that day?
If the elections were held today, the answer would be- either Romney or Obama.
Swing states are more important than ever before. A USA Today/Gallup poll of 12 currently proclaimed swing states—Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, shows President Obama over Romney with 47 percent to 45 percent. 
A separate poll conducted by Politico and George Washington University found Romney and Obama statistically tied among likely voters nationwide, 48 percent to 47 percent—well within the poll's 3.1 percent margin of error.
Who do the swing state voters think would be better for the economy? (Gallup poll)
Romney 60%
Obama 52% 
(Yes, I know the numbers don't make sense written that way. Go look at the poll yourself.)
But who do people "like" more? And we don't mean like in the Facebook sense of the word. 
58% think Obama is more likable
31% think Romney is. 

Now here's a very interesting number, that all the talking heads will try to spin their own special way. And yes, I am about to spin it my own personal way too. 
Which fan base is more enthusiastic about the November election?
Obama supporters are "extremely" or "very enthusiastic" - 55%
Romney supporters are only 46% that excited. 



Now please pause while I explain why this is one of the stupidest poll questions and numbers ever. In fact, it is so stupid I can't believe Gallup put it out there. What were they thinking?
You can't ask Republicans if they are enthusiastic about an election. Republicans fear elections, because they all think the world is going to hell in a hand basket. If you ask them what they think about the upcoming elections, they groan and whine and talk about the evils penetrating the earth in the form of liberal Democrats taking over the planet. So no, they are not enthusiastic. They are terrified. Personally, I can't believe so many of them did say they are excited. It's just so un-Republican of them.

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