Actually I was just thinking last night about Won's suggestion that since interest rates are low it's not a bad time to be increasing the deficit. I feel like there is a flaw in that argument but I don't really know what it is. Was there ever a consensus on that either?
Dana On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:12:44 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Awhile back there was some discussion on who Wall Street voted for; > oddly, I'm not sure we came to a group conclusion :) > > Below find the results from a poll conducted on Oct 25-26 of 2,010 > venture capital and private equity people. They picked Mr. Kerry even > though most of them were Republican or Republican leaning - I like to > think that shows a knowledge of, and dissatisfaction with, Mr. Bush's > liberal spending. > > Who do you plan to vote for on Election Day? > > 1. George W. Bush: 46.2% (929) > 2. John Kerry: 52% (1,045) > 3. Ralph Nader: 0.6% (11) > 4. Other: 1.2% (25) > > What is you political affiliation? > > 1. Registered Republican: 34.9% (701) > 2. Registered Democrat: 22.2% (447) > 3. Independent, but with Republican tendencies: 17.2% (345) > 4. Independent, but with Democratic tendencies: 14.8% (298) > 5. Independent without leanings: 192 (9.6%) > 6. Other: 1.3% (26) > > What is the single most important factor in determining your vote? > > 1. Candidate's personality: 9.6% (189) > 2. Economy: 28.5% (558) > 3. Environment: 1.2% (23) > 4. Healthcare: 0.8% (17) > 5. Homeland security: 16.8% (329) > 6. Medical research: 0.6% (11) > 7. War in Iraq: 22.5% (441) > 8. Other: 20% (393) > > Did the televised debates sway your vote? > > 1. Yes, toward Bush: 4.2% (84) > 2. Yes, toward Kerry: 18.1% (364) > 3. No change: 72.6% (1,457) > 4. Not applicable/didn't watch: 5% (101) > > Have you changed your presidnetial preference in the past two months > (from one candidate to another, not from undecided to a candidate)? > > 1. Yes: 6.3% (127) > 2. No: 93.7% (1,867) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138484 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
