CNN poll:Why do you think John Kerry wants to filibuster Samuel Alito?

[Greyskye]

http://us.cnn.com/

Why do you think John Kerry wants to filibuster Samuel Alito?

Conviction 41%
Politics 59%


Poll just started...

[mvd]

1. Helped to un-Freep it

:hi:

[WildEyedLiberal]

Ugh, it's being freeped...

... come on DU.

[OKNancy]

2. I voted conviction, but there is nothing

wrong with playing politics! We need to do it more often.

[lonestarnot]

3. I hate them! They didn't register my vote!

[budkin]

4. bump

DE-FREEP!

[debbierlus]

5. Kicked and recommeded! GO AND SUPPORT HIM NOW!

[LeftNYC]

6. Oh man..the Kerry trashing is starting already...

They should pose the same question of Bushie...

Did Bush nominate Alito for conviction or politics...?
Conviction was Harriet Meirs. Politics is Sam Alito.

[Dr Fate]

15. my first thought too. n/t

n/t

[snacker]

7. Done. n/t

[stillcool]

8. done

[blm]

9. This is how CNN spins for BushInc. - a poll set up to further a meme.

Typical mediawhore move.

Kerry KNEW this would happen and stuck his neck out anyway.

[LittleClarkie]

57. What do you expect from a network that's hiring Glen Beck

who is only slightly better than Michael Savage.

Bastards.

[jillan]

10. HELP KERRY!

c'mon duers!

[Dr Fate]

11. Why cant he have conviction AND good political sense?

I vote "conviction" but I could care less what his motivation is.

[bleedingheart]

12. As if the repuke-likkans do stuff based on convictions...bah...

what a load of crap.

[xchrom]

13. done

conviction: 41% politics: 59%

[BuyingThyme]

14. Wolfie got his Fascist little push-poll up damn quick!

[dchill]

16. Frankly,

either one works for me. The answer is BOTH!

[DeepModem Mom]

17. What bastards! They've been TELLING viewers it's politics.

They have no concept that there is a Constitutional issue here, that this is a moment with consequences for our system of government. I'm thinking of a story I posted about Wolf Blitzer getting facials at the Ritz-Carlton Doha. Imagine Ed Murrow there? Damn these stupid show horses to hell.

[northamericancitizen]

18. done and kicked

[_dynamicdems]

19. On my way. n/t

[smartvoter]

20. WTF? Why did Bush nominate Alito? Conviction or politics? nt

[clitzpah queen]

31. 39% conviction, 61% politics now....go vote n/t

[smartvoter]

40. I did, of course. nt

[jillan]

21. anyone else having trouble getting in?

Maybe they blocked me???

[JuniperLea]

33. Won't let me vote!

"Page cannot be found"

[jillan]

37. exactly what I'm getting.

I emailed Wolf earlier about his comments about Kerry.
Maybe the NSA is watching - lol - I really don't know what to think.
We use Mozilla, and Explorer, tried them both.

[Jensen]

22. done

[Vadem]

23. We need to work harder........

Why do you think John Kerry wants to filibuster Samuel Alito?
Conviction
41%
Politics
59%



:kick:

[blm]

42. It's staying at that number, no matter what. CNN needs this story spun

just as they reported it.

[Shortyfuse]

24. NOT REGISTERED

wILL NOT REGISTER WITH CNN JUST TO VOTE. THEY WILL PUT THE NUMBERS ON THE POLL THEY WANT ANYWAY. LIKE aol POLLS AND THE ALITO VOTE

[Triana]

77. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I VOTE 'CONVICTION'...

When I chose 'conviction' the vote does not register and the result page is not displayed.

HOWEVER, if I vote 'politics' then the result is recorded and the result page IS displayed.

I've tried it on both Firefox and IE.

Can you say FIXED POLL?

CNN has FIXED THIS POLL folks. 'Conviction' votes are often being rejected and not registered. Or, at least that's been MY experience!

[joanski0]

25. Done! n/t

[AbbyR]

26. Done..

But it looks freeped.

[jonas_stradlater]

27. Voted for conviction

but what a bullshit question. There's only one reason to ask that question and it is to insinuate that his motives are self-serving. Good thing I don't have cable TV, I might go crazy.

[AirmensMom]

28. Done.

[ContraBass Black]

29. we're getting whipped.

[DeepModem Mom]

34. Because they've REPORTED this as politically-driven! nt

[bunny planet]

30. Dayam, freeped.

[Bucky]

32. ...because obviously politics has nothing to do with sincere beliefs

More of the "all politicians are bad people" meme from your buddies at CNN.

39% for conviction
61% for politics at last count

[1620rock]

35. Done n/t

[robbedvoter]

36. Be glad it wasn't "On orders from Osama"

[leftstreet]

41. ROFL!

That'll be on a FOX "news" poll

[ClayZ]

38. Done argh! HELP

[in_cog_ni_to]

39. 39 conviction 61 politics. NEEDS HELP! Go vote this sucker!

Why do you think John Kerry wants to filibuster Samuel Alito?

Conviction 39% 755 votes

Politics 61% 1195 votes
Total: 1950 votes

[CatWoman]

43. All - PLEASE BE AWARE

THAT POLL IS NOT REGISTERING VOTES.

I've checked it 10 times - each time the "Conviction" number set at 755 votes.

[Blue_In_AK]

47. How Republican of them.

[ContraBass Black]

52. ha You're joking.

[CatWoman]

55. it's changed now

percentage is the same but numbers have changed:

Conviction


39%

2113 votes
Politics


61%

3253 votes

[buzzard]

79. Same thing happened when I tried to vote.n/t

[im10ashus]

44. This poll REALLY needs help!

Why do you think John Kerry wants to filibuster Samuel Alito?

Conviction 39% 755 votes

Politics 61% 1195 votes
Total: 1950 votes

[Blue_In_AK]

45. I've voted five times in this poll

and the numbers haven't changed. What's up with that?

[me b zola]

46. 61% have their heads up their rump

[ContraBass Black]

53. Look upthread. The poll is not registering votes.

[Blaukraut]

48. voted

Geez, judging by the media reaction to JK's call for a filibuster, how can anybody even think it's politically motivated? JK had to have known that he would get crucified by the media if he did this. So, conviction it is!

[WI_DEM]

49. I say conviction and politics

it's his conviction that Alito is bad and it's good politics to oppose him by any means.

[mzmolly]

50. How bout mother f/n "POLITICAL CONVICTION!?"

I am beginning to despise CNN.

[beaconess]

51. I couldn't care less. He's doing it - that's all that matters to me.

[Gelliebeans]

54. done. PLEASE Help UN-FREEP n/t

[politicasista]

56. Done n/t

[Imalittleteapot]

58. done.

[senseandsensibility]

59. This needs some DU love people

I hate CNN. They'd just love to see "politics" win, as their snarkily worded poll suggests.

[blm]

68. This looks like a set up. Many conviction votes are not registering.

I just tried on 3 different computers and NONE of them changed the tally.

[senseandsensibility]

75. That's weird.

Very suspect. I just voted, and didn't look at the tally. Anyone else notice this?

[davidlynch]

60. K&R n/t

[mikelewis]

61. K & R

[Beaverhausen]

62. something is wrong

the numbers are very different every time I look at it. No way the percent changes that much minute by minute.

[Beaverhausen]

63. oops

something is also wrong with me!

[Lorien]

64. My guess is that those who answered "politics"

simply don't know what "conviction" means.

[nonconformist]

65. Done. nt

[mom cat]

66. Back to 59...politics, 41 conviction...Hey, If that was the vote in the

Senate, we would have Alito filibustered!

[jenndar]

67. Who cares?

It's the right thing to do for BOTH reasons.

(I voted for conviction, though, because I know JK has lots of that :))

[leftofthedial]

69. believe it or not, I voted "conviction"

but I bet you a large number of even Democrats who hate Alito voted "politics"

it is how Kerry is widely perceived, rightly or wrongly.

[im10ashus]

70. You are probably right.

Why is our party so fractured? I know we have about a million theories why but it's still so frustrating. He is obviously doing what we all want him to with the Alito nomination and there is still this "he's grandstanding" mentality.

[leftofthedial]

80. because of the three months beginning in November of 2004

when he did what king george wanted him to do, NOT what we wanted him to do.

[andlor]

71. done

[klebean]

72. 42% conviction, 58% politics n/t

[strangemedicine]

73. Kick!

Polls still help shape ideas of the undecided ... let's hit cnn like the tool it is, make it work fo r us.

[Ignis]

74. Voted: 42/58 from 27392 votes. (NT)

[helderheid]

76. Done - needs DU lovin

Why do you think John Kerry wants to filibuster Samuel Alito?

Conviction 42% 14090 votes

Politics 58% 19438 votes
Total: 33528 votes

[Imalittleteapot]

78. kick.

[Straight Shooter]

81. Done. Still at 42-58. n/t

[Misskittycat]

82. Done. I hate CNN's polls. They are as despicable as the news coverage n/t

[LeftyLizzie]

83. Done. n/t

[d_b]

84. !$%& CNN

The hiring of Beck was the last straw. Wish I could help.

[bklyncowgirl]

85. 43% - 57% Seems to reset from yesterday, vote early vote often. nt

[IndianaGreen]

86. Most Americans are unaware of Alito's extremist views

The debate during the filibuster will bring Alito's views on an imperial Presidency to light.

Go Kerry!

Where is Hillary?

[madokie]

87. conviction 43% Politics 57% total 94188

[sonias]

88. done

Conviction 43%
Politics 57%

Some DU effect, lets keep it going.

Sonia

[Imalittleteapot]

89. kick.

[AzDar]

90. 41% - 59% still........ n/t

[rman]

91. c. Because Alito will enable * to establish

a totalitarian state in the US.

But CNN doesn't give us that option. Sissies.

[mtnsnake]

92. This is a useless poll and unfair to Kerry

because most all of the sheep would pick "politics", no matter what the other choices are. As long as it's a politician, ANY politician, people are going to pick politics if that is one of the choices. I call foul!!

[IronLionZion]

93. Better poll question: Why do you think Bush nominated Sam Alito?

Conviction
Politics
Idiocy
Unitary Executive

[EVDebs]

94. The Huston Plan, Rex 84 Plan, and now The Bush Plan

to suspend the constitution

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2400700

I guess Sen Kerry found out about Robert's and Alito's role in the Reagan years re oversight of executive orders and passing on 'constitutionality' of clearly unconstitutional acts !