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MADem

(135,425 posts)
3. Gallup leans WAY right--you can safely add three to five points to anything they put out
Fri May 9, 2014, 03:04 PM
May 2014

about a Democrat, and you can subtract three to five for a Republican.

Everyone knows this.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)
4. Oh I Agree-But Hitting High Point in Both Rasmussen and Gallup
Fri May 9, 2014, 03:27 PM
May 2014

in recent days confirm significant upward momentum. Rasmussen had Obama +2 at 50-48 this week.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
12. Well, the OOOOH NOOOO ACA nonsense has worn off, the WAAH BENGHAZI! angst isn't flying...
Fri May 9, 2014, 03:51 PM
May 2014

So what do they have left?

"Well, he's BLAAAAACK!!!! And Kenyan...yeah, that's the ticket!!"

How often can they beat that drum and get even the most racist and stupid to respond?

Stallion

(6,474 posts)
15. Dow Jones Hits Record High Today too
Fri May 9, 2014, 05:15 PM
May 2014

although Nasdaq has been tailing slightly behind in recent weeks. Investors moving to Blue Chips

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
5. Let's do a quick check
Fri May 9, 2014, 03:31 PM
May 2014

cnn.com: Nothing
cbsnews.com: Nada
abcnews.go.com: Squat
Foxnews.com: Zippo
nbcnews.com: A big fat Doughnut
news.google.com: Nope

When the WSJ poll came out last month showing Obama down each of these outlets had it splashed on their front pages for the entire day.

I know it's just the tracking poll but now that the assholes considered the braintrust (heh heh) of the GOP have Benghazi being resurrected for the 5,000th time I think we might see it climb some more from here.

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okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)
7. I wonder what his numbers would be if he presided over a country without Fox News, the tea party
Fri May 9, 2014, 03:38 PM
May 2014

and social media like our former Presidents. What if people were actually hearing the truth about the IRS, Benghazi, what were the other 2 faux scandals?

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
9. But the MSM is so invested in the Obama is unpopular propaganda train, they will not mention this.
Fri May 9, 2014, 03:49 PM
May 2014

Only bad polls are allowed to penetrate to the mainstream.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
13. OBAMA'S POLL NUMBERS 50% HIGHER THAN BUSH AT SIMILAR POINT
Fri May 9, 2014, 04:17 PM
May 2014

Well that would have been the screaming headline today had the parties been switched.

 

tapermaker

(244 posts)
14. media is to blame for most everything that is wrong in politics
Fri May 9, 2014, 04:29 PM
May 2014

The only thing they would be good for is as test subjects for a new drug cocktail for state executions

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