Actually, the point about a sizable chunk of the "opponents" of the health care bill coming from the left (because it doesn't go far enough), rather than from the right, is a point that has been regularly made by Nate Silver over at fivethirtyeight.com (see para. 10 at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/03/on-appeal-of-repeal.html ).
I was heartened to see that one of the commenters noted that a Gallup poll just out today had 49% in favor and 40% opposed. see http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/03/if-theres-bounce-will-it-hold.html I am reminded of Festinger's classic work on cognitive dissonance. Chris Green York U. Toronto =============== Jim Clark wrote: > Hi > > Perhaps in America Jim's blog would count as a pinko, commie rant. Up here > in Canada, we tend to call that sort of thing common-sense and rational > (although not in our Prime Minister's circle of course ... but thankfully we > have a minority government).! > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [email protected] > > >>>> Jim Dougan <[email protected]> 23-Mar-10 6:58:57 PM >>> >>>> > TIPsters, > > As many of you know I have a blog in which I periodically rant on > political topics. > > Today's post has some psychological content. It is a great current > example of "how to lie with statistics" in the context of intentional > mis-representation of polling data on the popularity of health care reform. > > Take a look if you like: > > http://hippieprofessor.com/2010/03/23/what-the-american-people-really-want/ > > (warning - it *is* a rant) > > -- Jim Dougan > > > > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=1488 > > or send a blank email to > leave-1488-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=1490 > or send a blank email to > leave-1490-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1494 or send a blank email to leave-1494-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
