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kentuck

(111,097 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:06 AM Oct 2012

Why I do not believe the Gallup Poll on women support for Romney?

The numbers may be correct but I simply do not believe them. This is just my opinion but I think Gallup is trying to manipulate public opinion with their poll numbers. Maybe they all are? But Gallup is trying to legitimize Romney with the women vote by showing the support for both candidates at about the same. After all, if half the women are for Romney, then it's OK for me to support him to, seems to be the rationalization. I don't think it will work and I don't think it is accurate. The women of this country will choose the next President of the United States and both Parties know it.

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Warpy

(111,261 posts)
2. Most polls at this stage of the game are partisan horseshit
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:13 AM
Oct 2012

and the best thing to do is to ignore them completely.

Obama is not losing women. How could he, with Romney patting them on the heads and telling them they don't want fair wages, they want time to cook a big dinner at night for their husbands?

Face it, the man is so utterly clueless and disgustingly insulting to any woman who has worked while married that the polls would go in the other direction.

That Gallup has said the contrary is just a statement that they're running crooked polls to push Republicans, just like they've done in elections past.

Ignore the polls from now on. The only one that matters is the one that is going to be tallied on the night of November 6.

Baitball Blogger

(46,711 posts)
3. They're not correct.
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:17 AM
Oct 2012

The Gallup Polls, and other similar right-wing tainted pollsters are trying to influence opinions. Presumably, suburban binders will see the polls and allow it to tell them how to vote.

kansasobama

(609 posts)
4. There are some danger signals and we have to work- Florida DU, what is the reality there?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:20 AM
Oct 2012

Problem is low-info voter. Despite all talk about inteligent voters, reverse is true.

We really have to move our voters to vote. We will win only if dems vote. Many are sitting down saying "I am disappointed. I do not know." We sat on her butts in 2010. Our registered voters need to show a little more enthusiasm. Women need to know the dangers of a Supreme Court, realities of a judge not retiring till the age of 85, this is serious. Many are just saying "oh, Romney says I can get a better job."

Also, Dems have pretty much given up on Romney tax return issue. That is an eternal problem. We just do not keep at it. Do you hear anything now?

We can win it but we better move quick.

Also, an electoral college win and loss of popular vote is a high probability. If that is what is, nice payback for Bush win.

SEniors in Florida have betrayed Dems. They use them to fight their battles and sink them in elections. Seniors better wake up in Florida.

Hello, Florida DU. What is the story up there? Seniors and Hispanics in Florida vote but we are behind there?

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)
6. As a senior in Florida, I can tell you this;
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:28 AM
Oct 2012

The HATRED for PBO, is intense. No reasoning will change it. It is actually scary in some places.
But it is not limited to seniors. A lot of 40's and 50's are flashing their hatred on their bumpers.

Tippy

(4,610 posts)
5. I know Gallup and several others are trying to manipulate
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:24 AM
Oct 2012

No woman will vote Romney even if they have a small brain in their head..Same is true of anyone in Education...I really look to college students vote increasing too...People are not stupid....

raccoon

(31,111 posts)
7. I am shocked--shocked that you would suggest that Gallup and other pollsters would
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:36 AM
Oct 2012

try to manipulate public opinion with their poll numbers.

of course.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
8. Doesn't surprise me at all considering who owns Gallup.
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:49 AM
Oct 2012

A Romney Presidency would fit right in with the corporations goals.

http://sri-2000.com/company.html

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For maximum effectiveness, assessing employees and their families for international assignment should be integrated into a larger global talent development system. SRI begins all new engagements with a one-day working session, structured to integrate SRI tools and processes into existing and planned talent management programs of the corporation.

kentuck

(111,097 posts)
9. They just showed a poll on MSNBC...
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 11:19 AM
Oct 2012

for Ohio, Virginia, and Florida. Obama led by double digits in each of those states with women voters. Who do you believe??

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
10. Well, Clearly MSNBC Is Biasing Their Data
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 04:39 PM
Oct 2012

I'm kidding! The methodology is not the same in all polling, so there really is no way to compare them unless we look at the same pollsters using the same methods over many election cycles.

Nobody is going to bother though, because in the end, it's the votes.
GAC

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