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pan6467 · 11-01-2005, 07:14 PM

I think what will happen depends on the indictments and the charges against Libby (and perhaps Rove and others). And what more comes out of these.

If the polls show the people want heads to roll, then heads will roll and the GOP will deny anything and claim it's the Dems doing it all (to save face and keep the hate alive), and the Dems. will claim they are holding accountable those who are responsible. Both sides will postulate and pose and so on and such.

However, if the polls remain divided and nothing more damaging comes up, Bush made peace with the Conservatives with the Alita nomination. So they'll just keep claiming it's all partisan and laugh it off.

Basically, it all comes down to everything else in Washington, what do the polls say and what do the partisan leaders tell you to do.

And I love polls you can elicit the answer you want simply by the phrasing of the question or the "randomness" of the phone calls. I can say and show I had a poll of 5,000 GOP and 5,000 dems and the vast majority wanted this..... but, did I mention the 5,000 GOP I called were moderates at best and claimed they would vote for who they wanted not down party lines... whereas the 5,000 Dems were strictly Dem and wouldn't vote for an office if they had to vote for anyone but a Dem.

But polls have a purpose...... follow the leader and show what "everyone else thinks so you don't have too". Easily manipulated and easily believed by enough to change an election.

11-01-2005, 07:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I think what will happen depends on the indictments and the charges against Libby (and perhaps Rove and others). And what more comes out of these. If the polls show the people want heads to roll, then heads will roll and the GOP will deny anything and claim it's the Dems doing it all (to save face and keep the hate alive), and the Dems. will claim they are holding accountable those who are responsible. Both sides will postulate and pose and so on and such. However, if the polls remain divided and nothing more damaging comes up, Bush made peace with the Conservatives with the Alita nomination. So they'll just keep claiming it's all partisan and laugh it off. Basically, it all comes down to everything else in Washington, what do the polls say and what do the partisan leaders tell you to do. And I love polls you can elicit the answer you want simply by the phrasing of the question or the "randomness" of the phone calls. I can say and show I had a poll of 5,000 GOP and 5,000 dems and the vast majority wanted this..... but, did I mention the 5,000 GOP I called were moderates at best and claimed they would vote for who they wanted not down party lines... whereas the 5,000 Dems were strictly Dem and wouldn't vote for an office if they had to vote for anyone but a Dem. But polls have a purpose...... follow the leader and show what "everyone else thinks so you don't have too". Easily manipulated and easily believed by enough to change an election. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"