Sunday, August 08, 2004
More from Kal-ee-fonia / A Nation of Nader Haters
Yahoo! News - Nader Fails to Make California Ballot:
Nader's California coordinator remarks:
Also, this spokesperson and a Green Party representative both acknowledge that Nader is unlikely to hijack the Green Party's nomination in CA.
If Nader petition-gatherers are quitting because of abuse, this sheds new light on the decision of Pennsylvania Naderites to employ homeless people, who might have somewhat thicker skins than regular petitioners.
The hostile responses received help illuminate one recent poll finding. One hot new statistic this year involves determining the favorable ratio: subtracting disapproval ratings from approval ratings. Bush is commonly seen as being in trouble because the sum total of his positive and negative ratings is negative. In 2 recent ARG surveys, he had -4% in New Hampshire and in Florida he's at -2%. Kerry, on the other hand is at and +8% +13%, which bodes well for him.
How does Ralph Nader do? In Florida, his favorable ratio is -60%, with 73% of the voters disapproving of him. In New Hampshire, he's at -66%, with 76% of the voters disapproving. Just in case these seem fluky, here are his respective sums for Iowa, West Virginia, Ohio and Michigan: -68%, -68%, -42% (his best showing) and -84%. Clearly, he's the most hated man on the campaign trail this year, surpassing even Dubya.
Yahoo! News - Nader Fails to Make California Ballot:
Nader's California coordinator remarks:
It was very difficult collecting these signatures, as you can imagine. We tried to get some help, but the paid signature gatherers did not work for more than a week or two. They all quit. They said it was too abusive, the attacks that went on [from people opposed to Nader's candidacy]
Also, this spokesperson and a Green Party representative both acknowledge that Nader is unlikely to hijack the Green Party's nomination in CA.
If Nader petition-gatherers are quitting because of abuse, this sheds new light on the decision of Pennsylvania Naderites to employ homeless people, who might have somewhat thicker skins than regular petitioners.
The hostile responses received help illuminate one recent poll finding. One hot new statistic this year involves determining the favorable ratio: subtracting disapproval ratings from approval ratings. Bush is commonly seen as being in trouble because the sum total of his positive and negative ratings is negative. In 2 recent ARG surveys, he had -4% in New Hampshire and in Florida he's at -2%. Kerry, on the other hand is at and +8% +13%, which bodes well for him.
How does Ralph Nader do? In Florida, his favorable ratio is -60%, with 73% of the voters disapproving of him. In New Hampshire, he's at -66%, with 76% of the voters disapproving. Just in case these seem fluky, here are his respective sums for Iowa, West Virginia, Ohio and Michigan: -68%, -68%, -42% (his best showing) and -84%. Clearly, he's the most hated man on the campaign trail this year, surpassing even Dubya.
