Most Voters Not Swayed by Dog-on-Car Story

[babylonsister]

People were actually polled about this? I don't know whether to or !!

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/03/20/most_voters_not_swayed_by_dog-on-car_story.html

Most Voters Not Swayed by Dog-on-Car Story


A new Public Policy Polling survey finds that 68% of registered voters polled said they think that in general, it is inhumane to put the family dog on top of the car, compared with 14% who said it's humane and 18% who weren't sure.

That said, when told by pollsters that Mitt Romney had done so, 55% said it didn't affect which candidate they would support, while 35% said it made them less likely to support Romney and 7% said it made them more likely to support him.

[ck4829]

1. "7% said it made them more likely to support him."

What?

[shawn703]

4. I have to wonder

How many of those 7% said yes sarcastically, since it is a pretty stupid question. It reminds me of the George Carlin bit where he's asked the three stupid questions by airport security.

[tabbycat31]

6. Well there are psychopaths in the world

And I'd count them in the 7%

[Skinner]

2. "35% said it made them less likely to support Romney"

35% may not be "most" voters. But that's still a lot of voters.

[targetpractice]

8. Right? That's a hugely significant portion of voters...

...considering that it was a poll of all voters. I wouldn't expect Obama voters to change their position in light of the Seamus story.

[Bandit]

11. I happen to be one of the 68% that won't change my vote because of this.

I do not believe there is anything any Republican could do to get me to change my vote, especially if it is something so utterly ridiculous as this is..

[hlthe2b]

3. well, when you start off knowing you'd never ever ever vote for him..

I suppose his overt animal cruelty wouldn't make a difference.

But, if I knew nothing about him at all--even his political party or leanings, that story would cinch it for me. I'd bet when you splintered out the portion of the 55% who fall into the group that would never have voted for him regardless and then look at the 35% convinced purely because of the dog story, that would be quite a majority.

[catrose]

5. They didn't mind

teenager GW Bush blowing up fish with firecrackers either. After he was selected, I wondered how he would amuse himself without a death penalty. Answer: Wars! Two of them! Blow lots of stuff up!

[dembotoz]

7. as a basic tenent of a campaign i sure as hell hope we have better than this

but as a way to harass?
as a way to make rmoney look like a jerk?

as a great t-shirt to put on your kids during the summer????


hell yes

[hamsterjill]

9. I may not matter to a bunch of Republicans, but it matters to me!

If Mitster were running as a Democrat (perish the thought, of course), I can guarantee you that his doing that to Seamus WOULD have an effect on my vote.

There is nothing more telling about the character of a man than how he treats something that is smaller and more helpless than he is.

[The Magistrate]

10. Still, Ma'am, Those Whom It Moves Break Five To One Against, And Are A Third Of All Voters

Seamus will be vindicated by the people!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. If they polled some of those voters if it was okay to drag an African American behind a moving car

Well, I don't want to start off my day with such negative thoughts about humanity.