NEWSWEEK Poll: Anger Unlikely to Be Deciding Factor in Midterms

[babsbunny]

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/01/newsweek-poll-anger-unlikely-to-be-deciding-factor-in-midterms.html

Self-described "angry voters" no more likely to vote; Democrats trusted more than GOP on key issues.

Anger is dominating the current political conversation—especially if you're an older, whiter, economically anxious voter who dislikes President Barack Obama and tends to prefer Republicans to Democrats. But according to the new NEWSWEEK Poll, there's little reason to believe that anger alone will be the determining factor in November's midterm elections.

Self-described "angry" voters fit a rather predictable political and demographic profile. The survey found that only 14 percent are Democrats. The rest are either Republicans (52 percent) or independents (29 percent), with 42 percent of the angry voters declaring themselves Tea Party supporters. For the midterms, angry voters favor Republican candidates over their Democratic rivals, 73 percent to 19 percent. Three quarters want the GOP to win control of Congress. More than seven in 10 specifically describe themselves as angry with Obama and congressional Democrats, and a full 60 percent see their vote in November as a vote against the president. Compared with voters in general, angry voters are 21 percent more likely to say they're worried about their economic future. They are 10 percent whiter than voters in general and 7 percent less likely to be under 30.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Anger is a wind that blows out the light of the mind

Free clue for FreepubliBaggerCons:

Try a little 'light of the mind.' It will inspire you to vote for your own interests, rather than for the interests of the fatcat RepubliCorporate Cronies (sneer) who are playing you like a pack of stupid sucker sockpuppets -- ginning up your anger intentionally to keep you from realizing the truth.

[Cal33]

Correct. It is well known that decisions made in a state of anger

are more frequently wrong than decisions made with a calm mind.

[Cal33]

2. Correct. It is well known that decisions made in a state of anger

are more frequently wrong than decisions made with a calm mind.

[Cal33]

3. Correct. It is well known that decisions made in a state of anger

are more frequently wrong than decisions made with a calm mind.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Take three deep breaths