The Latest Poll
Reported by Nancy - September 18, 2004 -
Public opinions concerning the candidates, & other useful statistics. Note the category: Progressive Wit.
You don't normally find humor pieces in the New York Times, but they recently published this as an op-ed article:
60% of households that fly flags think America can do no wrong 26% of the time.
70% of women who think George Bush is more likeable than their husbands prefer John Kerry.
52% of people with wall-to-wall carpeting dislike Bush's plan for redecorating Iraq.
98% of people who are hearing-impaired like 50% of what they hear from Bush.
100% of Spanish-American War veterans are dead.
98% of World War I veterans can't remember the name of either candidate. All prefer Coolidge.
71% of divorced women say George Bush would be an ideal ex-husband.
Before the Republican convention, 86% of the population thought Zell Miller was a professional golfer. After the convention, 92% of the population would not like to be in his foursome.
50% of the electorate think that polls are misleading, inaccurate and inconclusive. The other 50% agree 30% of the time with 40% of the results.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/07/opinion/07kalcheim.html
