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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (133826)	5/28/2012 10:03:13 AM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224704

kenracist..." Along with union busting, just another attack on the middle class".... Right kenny, now socialist/commie/marxist busting of obama administration ...I HOPE..will begin in earnest. If that happens kenny even you and all like you will be able to speak your minds..such as they are...Freedom is great right kenny? so why do you and your kind want to destroy it?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (133826)	5/28/2012 10:37:19 AM
From: locogringo	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224704

The Chart Obama Want’s You To Forget

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (133826)	5/28/2012 10:41:32 AM
From: locogringo	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224704

kenny_troll, for your own health, ignore this article and do NOT read it. Please listen to me! Signs of hope in Ohio brutallyhonest.org

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (133826)	5/28/2012 11:09:07 AM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224704

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Related Articles 49% Consider Memorial Day One of the Most Important Holidays 45% Have Close Friend or Relative Who Died Serving Country 'Austerity' Talk Is Just Political Cover for More Government Spending By Scott Rasmussen 55% Favor Welcoming Immigration Policy Consumer Confidence Remains Near Highest Level of Past Three Years 53% Say Tax Cuts Help the Economy Americans Support Health Insurance Discounts for Healthy Lifestyles Monday, May 28, 2012 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Mitt Romney attracting 45% of the vote, while President Obama earns 44% support. Four percent (4%) would vote for a third party candidate, and another six percent (6%) are undecided. Matchup results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). The candidates have been within two points of each other on every day but one for two full weeks. 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Pollsters for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton have cited our " unchallenged record for both integrity and accuracy." During Election 2008, Rasmussen Reports projected that Barack Obama would defeat John McCain by a 52% to 46% margin. Obama was 53% to 46%. In 2004, Rasmussen Reports was the only firm to project the vote totals for both candidates within half a percentage point. Learn more about the Rasmussen Reports track record over the years. Daily tracking results are collected via telephone surveys of 500 likely voters per night and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. To reach those who have abandoned traditional landline telephones, Rasmussen Reports uses an online survey tool to interview randomly selected participants from a demographically diverse panel. The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 1,500 Likely Voters is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Results are also compiled on a full-week basis and crosstabs for full-week results are available for Platinum Members. Like all organizations that conduct public opinion polls, Rasmussen Reports weights its data to reflect the population at large ( see methodology). It is important to remember that the Rasmussen Reports job approval ratings are based upon a sample of likely voters. Some other firms base their approval ratings on samples of all adults. Obama's numbers are almost always several points higher in a poll of adults rather than likely voters. That's because some of the president's most enthusiastic supporters, such as young adults, are less likely to turn out to vote. Among other targets, Rasmussen Reports weights data by political party affiliation using a dynamic weighting process. While partisan affiliation is generally quite stable over time, there are a fair number of people who waver between allegiance to a particular party or independent status. Our baseline targets are established based upon separate survey interviews with a sample of adults nationwide completed during the preceding three months (a total of 45,000 interviews) and targets are updated monthly. Currently, the baseline targets for the adult population are 35.8% Republicans, 33.0% Democrats, and 31.2% unaffiliated. Likely voter samples typically show a slightly larger advantage for the Republicans

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (133826)	5/28/2012 12:14:01 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	11 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224704

Along with union busting, just another attack on the middle class. Union busting isn't an attack on the middle class. The middle class has many more non-union workers than union workers. Union busting is an attack on coercive organizations that capitalize on the ignorance of the workers. It is an attack on mediocrity in the workplace. It is an attack on the most destructive force in our economy.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (133826)	5/28/2012 12:40:40 PM
From: tonto	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224704

I am not aware of what you are posting about...but, that most certainly would improve education. You did not comment on how Washington has great education while having historically lower teachers pay scale...