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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNC Republican attempts math: Haz Fail
There's a TV news website poll that I posted only in the NC forum because it was about reactions to Gov McCrony's first year:http://www.democraticunderground.com/10694428
NC residents evidently aren't happy because the poll currently looks like this:
I'm taking lunch and check on the poll and find this:
by Concerned: For whatever reason folks at Democraticunderground.com believe skewing unscientific poll results will have some kind of effect, other than enlarging their egos. So the link to this was posted on their site asking that the site member purposely skew the polls. Then they will sit back and say "See, no one likes the guy." Why not sit back, let the people it matters to vote in the poll, and then you can sit back and truly say "see, no one likes they guy" without having to be douchebags. Extremists and echochamber freaks like DUERs and FREEPERs are a good part of the problem here. /soapbox
Now, the poll looked pretty much the same an hour before and an hour after. So I'm fairly certain DU didn't drive up the numbers. Curious, I look at the stats on my initial posting, and sure enough, it had 160 views. And views don't equal votes in a poll.
So Mr.Concerned evidently doesn't have the brain power (assuming that all DU viewers voted) to comprehend that if you subtract 160 from 1238 votes, you still end up with a vast majority of people who rightly think McCrony sucks.
And shameless plug to NC DUers: Come to our small town anti-McCrory rally. He's so desperate for positive press he's coming to speak to our Chamber of Commerce. https://www.facebook.com/events/661305893907755/
And to the "Concerned" lurker:
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NC Republican attempts math: Haz Fail (Original Post)
TalkingDog
Jan 2014
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JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)1. I voted ... I grew up in Philly, but I've lived in NC for the last 23 years.
I was very happy to add my vote for TERRIBLE.
antiquie
(4,299 posts)2. Confession
I read the poll thread but did not click to the poll.
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)3. No worries. I'm just surprised at how jumpy they are
about anything that could impinge on their world view. It's an internet poll for Pete's sake.
What sad, sad lives they lead.