Comments on: Reuters/Ipsos poll: Republicans trail Obama

By: GetpIaning

GetpIaning — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:35:11 +0000

There used to be an old crank that would pop up on every thread and parrot Republican talking points about Obama’s poll numbers, and frequently accuse other people of being paid to post on this forum.
But, interestingly, he quit posting here the day after the last election. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it…

By: sarahistheone

sarahistheone — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:23:44 +0000

Why wasn’t Sarah Palin in the poll?

By: RonPaul.se

RonPaul.se — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:10:29 +0000

Why didn’t they include Ron Paul in this poll?

He is the only republican candidate that is able to match Obama. In two previous polls from CNN and Rasmussen Reports he is the number one republican candidate when comparing to Obama.

http://www.ronpaul.se

By: Jzyehoshua

Jzyehoshua — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:19:03 +0000

This is probably because of 2 things:

1 – Obama just released his birth certificate and claimed to have captured Bin Laden, getting popularity boosts from both. This poll, if it were honest, would have come before both, not after, in order to be accurate in its prediction. This 57% bounce has already dropped to 50% within a week, and the poll was taken at the exact time his popularity spiked, very dishonestly.

2 – As noted by FOX News, a majority of Republicans now support a 3rd party candidate. Therefore, this isn’t suggestive of support for Obama so much as lack of support for Republican candidates by their own base.