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applegrove

(118,741 posts) Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:10 PM Dec 2014

"CNN Poll: Majority of Americans say things are going well"

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans say things are going well

By Alexandra Jaffe, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/28/politics/poll-national-mood-economy/index.html?sr=reddit

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Washington (CNN) -- For the first time since 2007, a majority of Americans think things are going well in the nation, a new CNN/ORC International poll found.

It's a slim majority — just 52 percent of Americans said things are going well, while 48 percent said things are going badly — but it's the most positive appraisal of the state of the nation that the poll has found since January of 2007.

And it marks consistent improvement in the mood of the nation over the past few months, despite a series of national security crises and continued gridlock in Washington. In September, 50 percent of respondents said things were going well.

Economic sentiments have improved over the past year as well. Though just one-third of Americans believe the nation's economy is starting to recover, that marks an 8-point increase from a year ago, when 24 percent said the same.

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"CNN Poll: Majority of Americans say things are going well" (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2014 OP

Now that the GOP electioneering is over suddenly Americans are feeling much better. applegrove Dec 2014 #1

so they elected a republican senate? makes no sense spanone Dec 2014 #2

That's because ISIS is no longer a threat and Ebola has been wiped out rpannier Dec 2014 #4

Yup. Ebola seems to have been eradicated from the planet Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #8

republicans are back in control, and blacks are dying in the streets. Indydem Dec 2014 #3

And the 1% 'job creators' are sitting fat and happy with record highs on Wall Street! kelly1mm Dec 2014 #5

one third think the economy is recovering Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #6

60% think foreign aid is too high and 48% think it should be reduced Recursion Dec 2014 #10

Whenever I hear people talking about 'foreign aid' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #15

They're not polling the right people. nt JeffHead Dec 2014 #7

What was the problem with their sampling methodology? (nt) Recursion Dec 2014 #11

They are polling people with land lines. JeffHead Dec 2014 #14

Sigh. You didn't even read the first page of the poll? Recursion Dec 2014 #16

67% land lines against 33% cell phones. JeffHead Dec 2014 #17

67/33 probably over-represents cell phones, nationally Recursion Dec 2014 #20

Overestimating? I think not. JeffHead Dec 2014 #23

BULLSHIT. GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #9

which way is the wind blowing JI7 Dec 2014 #12

So, CNN, if things are going well, that means Dawson Leery Dec 2014 #13

Thanks, Obama. LostInAnomie Dec 2014 #18

Hahahahahahahahaha... That's Fucking Great... WillyT Dec 2014 #19

LOL!!!!! Hilarious! 2banon Dec 2014 #21

what a bunch of hippy dippy baloney. n/t PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #22

Now we really do have a state-run media nt LiberalElite Dec 2014 #24

applegrove

(118,741 posts)

1. Now that the GOP electioneering is over suddenly Americans are feeling much better.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:10 PM

Dec 2014

spanone

(135,857 posts)

2. so they elected a republican senate? makes no sense

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:11 PM

Dec 2014

rpannier

(24,330 posts)

4. That's because ISIS is no longer a threat and Ebola has been wiped out

Reply to spanone (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:14 PM

Dec 2014

They were scourges until the day after the election

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

8. Yup. Ebola seems to have been eradicated from the planet

Reply to rpannier (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:36 PM

Dec 2014

...right after the election.

Funny how that works. The media wouldn't have an agenda, would they?

Indydem

(2,642 posts)

3. republicans are back in control, and blacks are dying in the streets.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:13 PM

Dec 2014

What's not to like?

/sarcasrm

kelly1mm

(4,734 posts)

5. And the 1% 'job creators' are sitting fat and happy with record highs on Wall Street!

Reply to Indydem (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:23 PM

Dec 2014

it's a trifecta!

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

6. one third think the economy is recovering

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:23 PM

Dec 2014

but more than half think things are 'going well'?

Sounds like they polled some people with cognitive dissonance issues.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

10. 60% think foreign aid is too high and 48% think it should be reduced

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:51 PM

Dec 2014

Think about that for a second...

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

15. Whenever I hear people talking about 'foreign aid'

Reply to Recursion (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 10:05 PM

Dec 2014

I always expect ridiculous statements to be coming, so the fact that something like 12% of people think it's too high but don't think it should be reduced is all that shocking. The ridiculous part is that most of those people who think it's too high actually think it's a significant percentage of the national budget. Personally, I'd reallocate and maybe even expand. If we spent more building overseas, we could potentially end up needing far less military presence overseas. People who are content with their lives don't generally want to 'rock the boat', and are going to support 'terrorists' far less than those living in dire straits, with no sense that things are getting any better.

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)

7. They're not polling the right people. nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:34 PM

Dec 2014

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

11. What was the problem with their sampling methodology? (nt)

Reply to JeffHead (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:52 PM

Dec 2014

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)

14. They are polling people with land lines.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 10:00 PM

Dec 2014

People with land lines have homes, jobs, somewhat of a stable life. Poll people with cell phones I'd almost guarantee you the results would be different. I have a land line and a cell phone and I'd be the first one to tell you this country is going to hell in a fast tracked hand basket.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

16. Sigh. You didn't even read the first page of the poll?

Reply to JeffHead (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 10:09 PM

Dec 2014

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/11/28/rel11e.pdf

Interviews with 1,045 adult Americans conducted by telephone by
ORC International on November 21-23, 2014. The margin of
sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or
minus 3 percentage points.
The sample includes 692 interviews among landline respondents
and 353 interviews among cell phone respondents.

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)

17. 67% land lines against 33% cell phones.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #16)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 10:17 PM

Dec 2014

That poll is not skewed in any way. Totally reputable. I stand by my statement.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

20. 67/33 probably over-represents cell phones, nationally

Reply to JeffHead (Reply #17)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 10:44 PM

Dec 2014

And I think you're vastly overestimating the number of people who have cut the landline, though you have a lot of company in that.

It's only relatively recently that access to a stable cell phone number didn't require credit...

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)

23. Overestimating? I think not.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #20)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 11:10 PM

Dec 2014

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/06/cell-phone-ownership-hits-91-of-adults/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/number-of-cell-phones-exceeds-us-population-ctia-trade-group/2011/10/11/gIQARNcEcL_blog.html

And according to this article 40% of US homes don't have a land line.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140707/NEWS08/140709882/four-in-10-u-s-homes-are-cell-phone-only

IMO land lines skew older, whiter, more conservative people. If I was ever to hit the skids in life the last thing I would give up is a cell phone. So again I stand by my statement.

GeorgeGist

(25,322 posts)

9. BULLSHIT.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:50 PM

Dec 2014

JI7

(89,260 posts)

12. which way is the wind blowing

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 09:57 PM

Dec 2014

people answer based on their feelings at the moment.

many of these will make up the undecided attention whores during the presidential season that media whores will going on about.