Daily KOS Poll = Fundraising Shenanigans : Lone Star Times

Daily KOS Poll = Fundraising Shenanigans

by BigJolly · 05/09/2008 3:13 pm

I’ve learned the hard way (thanks to many LST members) to view political polls with a large dose of skepticism. Added to that the fact that Daily KOS is nothing more than a shill for far left political views and I came away laughing at their poll that claims to show Rick “The Chosen One” Noriega within striking distance of Sen. John Cornyn. Take a look at some of their purported findings and you too will come away laughing.

First, look at the “results” that they claim to have found in name recognition. Among…..Democrats!

Noriega	88
Obama	83
Clinton	87

Are you kidding me? Do you seriously think that more Democrats in Texas have heard of The Chosen One than of Hillary Clinton? I mean, I knew Dems weren’t so bright but she was the First Lady of the United States for 8 years! C’mon! And even though Obama is relatively new to national politics, does anyone seriously believe that more Democrats have heard of The Chosen One than they have of Obama? Seriously?

What about amongst women? Daily KOS expects us to believe that The Chosen One has a higher favorability rating than Hillary?

Noriega	47
Obama	43
Clinton	41

This next one is my favorite. What do we hear every single day about Barack Obama? Something about youth support and new voters? Right? Check this out:

Noriega	50
Obama	46

These guys are claiming that, amongst 18-29 year old likely voters, The Chosen One has higher favorability ratings than Barack Obama? Gimme a break.

Something is amiss in this poll. If these numbers can’t be believed, how can anyone believe them when they say that The Chosen One is within striking distance of one of the best and brightest senators Texas has had?

What we have here, my friends, is an attempt by Kos to convince Democrats to give money to The Chosen One because he hasn’t been able to raise any. They are hoping that mainstream outlets will pick up the poll and report it as if it were a real, honest political poll. Nonsense.

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14 Responses to “Daily KOS Poll = Fundraising Shenanigans”

Big45Iron on May 9th, 2008 at 3:29 pm

BigJ, the numbers are accurate. The polls were taken in Noriega’s offices.

Perhaps you should have said the DK is nothing more than a shrill for the far left.
houstondem on May 9th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

You “accidently” forgot about this -

Rasmussen. 5/1. Likely voters. MoE 4%
Cornyn (R) 47
Noriega (D) 43

So is Rasmussen part of the elaborate “Fundraising Shenanigans”? I am not naive enough to believe that Noriega has a real shot in November…but I do expect it to be within 8 pts. Not bad for Texas.
Shannon on May 9th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Big Jolly hasn’t figured out that these Dems are confused and think they are being asked about this guy:

http://www.streetgangs.com/movies/pics/cocainecountry.jpg
Robert 1 on May 9th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

I’ve heard of “spinning” the numbers but they are suppose to be kinda believable otherwise they lose creditablity. But then look who is providing them!! Or maybe they did some “super” wording of those poll questions to get these results. In any case, if they keep this up their poll results will be in the “comic” section of the paper.
Big45Iron on May 9th, 2008 at 4:00 pm

HoustonDem, look at 2006 results for statewide elected offices in Texas. Tell me if anything stands out for you.
houstondem on May 9th, 2008 at 4:14 pm

5 - Nothing specific. What am I looking for?
Phil_M on May 9th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

Most respondents probably heard the name Noriega and thought of Manuel.
Big45Iron on May 9th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

Any dems win a statewide elected office in 2006? What was the average margin between the winners and the losers?
txcapofficer on May 9th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

OK I’ll agree that we can’t take the pole as gospel as far as being within striking distance of Cornyn. That being said, calling Cornyn one of the best and brightest Texas has is a bit of a stretch. Come on now, we’re talking about all two of the Texas Senators. Frankly I think Cornyn is unreliable. Remember when he tried to sneak in the Mexican infrastructure bill?
houstondem on May 9th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

8 - The repubs won big…in some cases very big. But that was 2006. It is pretty obvious more and more people are frustrated by everything that is going on…

Don’t assume what happened in 06 will happen in 08.
trl3 on May 9th, 2008 at 4:26 pm

For anyone that truely believes that Noriega will beat Cornyn in November give me a shout. I would like to get a few bets down.
Fasternu 426 on May 9th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

7 Phil M
Exactly what I thought.
Big45Iron on May 9th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

HoustonDem, remember, this is Texas, not NY, Cal, IL, or any other liberal state.
jimb on May 9th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

OK I’ll agree that we can’t take the pole as gospel

Stop it, Jim. Before you get in trouble…