Joel Stein. Only a left-wing rag like Time would still keep this douchebag on their payroll, and only an ignorant poster would post this without acknowledging the source. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion...,4137172.column?coll=la-news-comment-opinions
It's a pure humour article (which in fact gets in a shot at Obama's campaign) and you're ranting about sources and spouting Republican talking points. "Stay stupid."
That's a little bad calling poor black people, "People the Obama campaign rounded into a van off the street that smelled like pee".
And this isn't the first exit poll. SurveyUsa actually has done some. They have: New Mexico: Obama +23 Ohio: Obama +18 Georgia: Obama +6 Iowa: Obama +34 North Carolina: Obama +34 http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/obama-dominating-among-early-voters-in.html
Let's try this again: This is not an article meant for informing. This is an article meant solely for humour. There is nothing being argued here.
Really? I suspect that some of these recent polls are being manipulated by the organizations running them in order to create the impression that everybody is getting on the bandwagon for Obama, so you better, too! This article does the same thing. It's all part of an effort to suggest that there's a groundswell of support for Obama, and it's an unstoppable tide. If the people in this region of Ohio were voting overwhelmingly for McCain, this article probably never would have been published.
In fact, even the posts on this board are being manipulated by the vast left-wing conspiracy. They told me to say this! I guess they are getting overconfident, or they wouldn't be revealing that they control me. Ooh, now they are telling me to have a few more drinks and go out in the street naked and shout Obama! Obama! That'll be fun. Well, bottoms up! barfo
Setting aside your conspiracy theories, you are missing a rather vital point: this is not actually a poll. It's a purposely unscientific poll simply for the sake of humour. He even says this: Pro-Obama? I realize you are always on alert for the liberals trying to screw you and America, but take a night off. This was simply linked for entertainment value. If you weren't entertained, I'll refund the money I charged you. What this isn't, though, is a political statement or argument.
I'll repeat my earlier point: If the people in this part of Ohio were going overwhelmingly for McCain in early voting, I'll bet this article never would have been published.
There's no data about how people are voting in inner city Cincinnati available. They could well be voting for McCain (although it seems unlikely). The "data" in that article is not real, or, even if it is real, it is not meaningful. It's a joke. The article is humor. You are not supposed to take any of it seriously. barfo
Which he outright says: "Unfortunately, by law every county has only one early-voting site, and Hamilton County's location is in the middle of the inner city, so even though it's a conservative county, 84% of the people I surveyed voted for Barack Obama. The vast majority of early voters submit their ballots by mail, and Hamilton County's envelopes are probably just as strongly pro-John McCain. But I was interested less in which candidate Hamilton County will vote for than in finding out what kind of person votes a month before the election."
