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Marzupialis

(398 posts) Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:11 AM Jul 2012

"The Hill" poll = Rasmussen poll

I don't know if you noticed that the "independent" website "The Hill" has been posting polls that sound a lot like the push-polls made up by Scott Rasmussen. All of their polls have anti-Obama, pro-Republican outcomes. There's a reason for this. "The Hill" poll is euphemism for "Rasmussen poll" since it is conducted by Rasmussen-owned Pulse Opinion Research...

Since Rasmussen is discredited as a conservative hack, The Hill hides the connection in order to sound legit and unbiased. Expect many more anti-Obama polls from this "independent" website. Here's their latest poll. See reference to "Pulse Opinion Research" at the end of the article.

http://thehill.com/polls/236627-hill-poll-majority-feel-obama-has-changed-country-for-worse

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"The Hill" poll = Rasmussen poll (Original Post) Marzupialis Jul 2012 OP

Obama's campaign ads are working in swing states, though.. ananda Jul 2012 #1

My God! The comments under that article... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #2

Nah, those are commenters coming from conservative websites Marzupialis Jul 2012 #3

Thanks. I had forgotten that I was reading from a wingnut vestige. It makes sense. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #4

Media Matters' Senior Fellow just linked to this DU thread Marzupialis Jul 2012 #5

the link took me to HuffPo n/t SoCalDem Jul 2012 #6

You clicked on the wrong link Marzupialis Jul 2012 #7

The Hill misreports their own survey... Viking12 Jul 2012 #8

ananda

(28,873 posts)

1. Obama's campaign ads are working in swing states, though..

Reply to Marzupialis (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:16 AM

Jul 2012

.. according to this article. I think he's doing better than people might think.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/campaign-ads-already-having-impact-swing-states-141911496.html

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

2. My God! The comments under that article...

Reply to ananda (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:25 AM

Jul 2012

If they reflect what Americans believe, we're screwed!!

Marzupialis

(398 posts)

3. Nah, those are commenters coming from conservative websites

Reply to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:28 AM

Jul 2012

Conservative blogs and websites tout this Rasmussen poll and the readers follow the link, then comment on it. By no means a representative sample of Americans.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

4. Thanks. I had forgotten that I was reading from a wingnut vestige. It makes sense.

Reply to Marzupialis (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:29 AM

Jul 2012

I see they have a new name for our president: "Oblamo".

Well, that sounds "OLAMEO"!!!!!

Marzupialis

(398 posts)

5. Media Matters' Senior Fellow just linked to this DU thread

Reply to Marzupialis (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:46 AM

Jul 2012

https://twitter.com/EricBoehlert/status/222352338831159297

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)

6. the link took me to HuffPo n/t

Reply to Marzupialis (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:51 AM

Jul 2012

Marzupialis

(398 posts)

7. You clicked on the wrong link

Reply to SoCalDem (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:06 PM

Jul 2012

You clicked on a HuffPo link posted by a person who tweeted in reply to the tweet posted by Boehlert, which links to this thread.

Viking12

(6,012 posts)

8. The Hill misreports their own survey...

Reply to Marzupialis (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:16 PM

Jul 2012

Only 68% think Obama has 'significantly changed America'. Of that group, 56% say negative changed.

56% of 68% = 38% of likely voters believe Obama’s first term has transformed the nation in a negative way.

See the crosstabs here:
http://thehill.com/images/stories/news/2012/07_july/hill_poll_crosstabs_july_9.pdf

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