tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post2108037817525162143..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: In Wisconsin, the numbers don't match the narrativesNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-30486087295650746162012-06-07T23:30:04.327-05:002012-06-07T23:30:04.327-05:00Hi
we are in the 21st century and some are living ...Hi<br />we are in the 21st century and some are living in the 22nd. Pls stop giving any importance to polls. Scott walker win tells you the democray lost. Remember my words, on november 6th night, you will be surprized to see how the movement against democracy is at its helm. Did you see the stock market in the last two days?. Why employment numbers are low even when everyone is reporting profits?. Sitting on the money is not because they are scared. It is a way they are harrassing the ONE that they dont like. there comes a day (it better come soon) the novel democracy will select a US president like how they select POPE. billionairs and some billionairs will select the president. The reason they are delaying this drastic change is-they are searching for an excuse to convince those 50% people who vote on the basis of something other than tha is written for democracyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-65217493290838947602012-06-07T00:02:28.231-05:002012-06-07T00:02:28.231-05:00What about those Dem voters that stayed home in 20...What about those Dem voters that stayed home in 2010? Did they stay home again?cbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339489471929707083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-16491827738249251822012-06-07T00:01:59.721-05:002012-06-07T00:01:59.721-05:00What about those Dem voters that stayed home in 20...What about those Dem voters that stayed home in 2010? Did they stay home again?cbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339489471929707083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-8985261209112015402012-06-06T10:13:28.992-05:002012-06-06T10:13:28.992-05:00I cannot recall (no pun intended, I promise) any o...I cannot recall (no pun intended, I promise) any other president whose fortunes were so frequently tied to the outcome of special elections, recalls, etc. at the state level and in Congressional districts. It seems like EVERY Dem loss is pinned to Obama by the media and the PL, while the victories are spun as "in spite of" his "losing the base." It's just tiresome. Local elections are LOCAL, and they really, really aren't a referendum on the national scene. They are even less of a bellwether when they are recalls elections or special elections or other special circumstances outside of the usual election cycle. Thank you for running these numbers for us.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080562143570264504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-48454548599693801932012-06-06T08:29:53.400-05:002012-06-06T08:29:53.400-05:00Exactly. I didn't know the results when I went...Exactly. I didn't know the results when I went to sleep last night, but I didn't expect to wake up and find the result was a referendum on recalls. But the data really bear that out.<br /><br />Governor Walker had a 49% base: 9% who oppose recalls in all cases, plus 40% who support recalls only for "official misconduct" and apparently did not think he had committed any. (Another 20% support recalls only for "official misconduct" and voted for Barrett, so they apparently thought Gov. Walker had committed some.)<br /><br />Among the 29% of voters who support recalls in any case, 26% voted for Barrett and 3% for Walker. To me, that looks like a referendum on recalls ... end of story.<br /><br />Of course, the pundits wouldn't have jobs if they couldn't make up other stories....The BPI Squirrelhttp://bpicampus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-43422626268617242182012-06-06T08:20:12.702-05:002012-06-06T08:20:12.702-05:00What's interesting (and a bit disheartening) a...What's interesting (and a bit disheartening) about this is to watch previous assumptions on both sides create a narrative that isn't supported by the facts. It happens so often in politics.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-34685632657865868052012-06-06T08:15:59.126-05:002012-06-06T08:15:59.126-05:00NCrissieB at BPI Campus looked at the same data an...NCrissieB at BPI Campus looked at the same data and reached the same conclusion. Yesterday was a referendum on recalls, not an endorsement of Gov. Walker or the GOP agenda.The BPI Squirrelhttp://bpicampus.comnoreply@blogger.com