There you go again with the name calling again. You sure are a never ending source of hypocracy.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have any data to support the relationship between shrub's popularity > ratings and obama's winning the state? > > > >Welp Chuck, you got a good point. > > > >I still say Obama had to be a stellar manager and near perfect > >candidate (given things he can't change) to win, but it is what it is: > >--- > > > >The Bush Factor: Many have attributed Obama's win to his organization, > >his performance among minorities and young voters, his nearly > >unlimited campaign cash, and his response to the economic meltdown -- > >and all deservedly so. > > > >But don't forget how big of a role Bush's unpopularity played in this > >election. With the single exception of Missouri (which barely went for > >McCain after a delayed call from NBC News), Obama won every state > >where Bush's approval rating was below 35% in the exit polls, and he > >lost every state where Bush's approval rating was over 35%. > > > >The state with the highest Bush rating? Utah, at 47%, which supported > >McCain by a 29-point margin. The place with the lowest? Washington DC, > >at 8%, where McCain got just 7% of the vote. Nationally, according to > >the exits, Bush's approval rating stood at a stunning 27%, mirroring > >the all-time low hit in the late October NBC/WSJ poll. > > > >Of those nationwide who approved of Bush's handling of his job at the > >White House, 89% voted for McCain, while those who disapproved broke > >for Obama by a margin of more than 2-1. The state that mirrored the > >exit poll data on the approval vs. victory margin split? Virginia, > >where Bush's approval rating stood at 27% and where Obama won by a > >seven-point margin. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280024 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
