http://www.samefacts.com/2006/05/uncategorized/charlie-cook-republicans-face-an-intensity-gap/ Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.samefacts.com/2006/05/uncategorized/charlie-cook-republicans-face-an-intensity-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-25917 Stuart Wed, 03 May 2006 16:53:18 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/uncategorized/charlie-cook-republicans-face-an-intensity-gap/#comment-25917 It's just amazing to me that in 12 short years the Republicans have acquired all of the most unattractive characteristics of a long-held legislative majority that it took the Democrats 40 years to perfect. Maybe things really are speeded up these days. If the Dems take over in '06, maybe by '12 they'll be as corrupt and complacent as the Repubs are now and as the Dems were in '92. It’s just amazing to me that in 12 short years the Republicans have acquired all of the most unattractive characteristics of a long-held legislative majority that it took the Democrats 40 years to perfect. Maybe things really are speeded up these days. If the Dems take over in ’06, maybe by ’12 they’ll be as corrupt and complacent as the Repubs are now and as the Dems were in ’92.

]]> http://www.samefacts.com/2006/05/uncategorized/charlie-cook-republicans-face-an-intensity-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-25916 M. Bulger Wed, 03 May 2006 15:57:17 +0000 http://samefacts.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/uncategorized/charlie-cook-republicans-face-an-intensity-gap/#comment-25916 All well and good, but is there a time of year when these polls mean less than they do now? It's 6 months to election day, and a lot can happen - to gasoline prices, in particular - in that span of time. If the price of oil decreases significantly before November, look for the inevitable Republican rebound and another two years of one-party rule. A "voter turnout problem" in the month of May is not something worth worrying about. The poll itself is particularly meaningless. Don't Democrats always do well in the generic "which party would you vote for" question? When it comes to crunch time, and voters are faced with real names on real ballots, the numbers are likely to change significantly. All well and good, but is there a time of year when these polls mean less than they do now? It’s 6 months to election day, and a lot can happen – to gasoline prices, in particular – in that span of time. If the price of oil decreases significantly before November, look for the inevitable Republican rebound and another two years of one-party rule.
A “voter turnout problem” in the month of May is not something worth worrying about.
The poll itself is particularly meaningless. Don’t Democrats always do well in the generic “which party would you vote for” question? When it comes to crunch time, and voters are faced with real names on real ballots, the numbers are likely to change significantly.

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