Geo Fish

Tag: Polls

With 36 days left until the general election, the Republicans have a 60% chance of taking back the Senate

Raleigh, NC Some political strategist are beginning to voice opinions about the United States Senate outlook. Overall, the Republicans have a 60% chance of taking back the Senate. Some things are starting to take shape in some areas of the country. Obama’s approval rating is up one point, to 43%. The job creation index went…

September 29, 2014
40 Years After Roe—By The Numbers

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decided by a 7-2 margin that a woman has a right to an abortion. Forty years later, though 70 percent of Americans support the court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, 87 percent of counties in the United States do not have one clinic that offers legal abortions, and…

January 22, 2013
Romney was a Diamondique. He flip-flopped in so many directions that he became a political contortionist.

It’s not that Romney never let the voters in to see the the real Mitt as the Boston Globe piece implies. If it were that simple his handlers and media advisors would have picked up on that and fixed it quickly. Romney’s problem was that he was a fake diamond: a diamondique. In Mass. he…

December 23, 2012
As Jon Stewart was restoring sanity on the Washington Mall, Tea Party Nut Jobs are measuring the drapes in the House. Meanwhile, the votes are there for the Dem, but can the Dems get the votes to the polls?

In eastern North Carolina, the votes are there for the Dems, the question is: can the Dems get the voters to the polls? In an article from the Los Angeles Times, the real majority in this midterm election may very well be the non-voters. http://tinyurl.com/22uk573 The majority of the non-voters tend to be liberal, poorer…

November 1, 2010
Black Voters Will Decide Who Will Be The Next Senator From North Carolina

I love using this quote from PPP’s press release of September 28th. But, if you look closely at the actual questions take a look at # 12 Only 19% of the close to 700 people polled were Black. This makes a tremendous difference. But, it’s not just PPP, every poll is pretty much the same…

October 14, 2010
Countdown to Nov 2: What to Expect in Polls

In a nutshell: pay attention to the polls, but don’t pay too much attention to the polls. Just a short note, mostly to give you a heads-up and to clarify some emails (that lead to phone calls) regarding what to expect from now until November 2nd. First off, most regional and State wide campaigns aren’t…

October 10, 2010