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| "A new poll from Public Policy Polling found that an impressive 39 percent of Americans have an opinion about the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction plan. Before you start celebrating the new, sweeping reach of the 2010 commission's work, consider this: Twenty-five percent of Americans also took a stance on the Panetta-Burns plan. What's that? You're not familiar with Panetta-Burns? That's probably because its "a mythical Clinton Chief of Staff/former western Republican Senator combo" that PPP dreamed up to test how many Americans would profess to have an opinion about a policy that did not exist. They found one in four voters to do just that. Panetta-Burns' nonexistent policy proposals were supported by 8 percent and opposed by 17 percent of the voters surveyed. Simpson-Bowles' real policy proposals had stronger favorables, with 23 percent support and 16 percent opposition." snip end quote Which tells us what - that people will tell polls what they think the polls want to hear? That people pretend they know more then they actually do? That polls love to troll the populace? |
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| Polls are like trolls, a dang nuisance... |
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- Posted by nancy_in_venice_ca SS24 z10 CA (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 9:33
| Twenty-five percent of Americans also took a stance on the Panetta-Burns plan. I guess Leon Panetta is not well known as the Secretary of Defense, or else 25% of the public approves of the Pentagon proposing the government's budget. |
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| Well Jimmy Kimmel does this on his show also he asks people if they saw the debate when there wasn't one! Why shouldn't people have an opinion on a solution that doesn't exist |
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| Maybe that 25% heard about the Panetta-Burns plan on FOX, they do like punking their audience, as in the War on Xmas, Romney is definitely going to win, fair & balanced, etc. |
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| Maybe they thought it was Mr Burns on the SIMPSONS he's a maker |
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| I thought that was hilarious. And it's true, Kimmel asked about a debate that never happened and got results. |
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