52% Democrats is a joke. And the guy can not even get them to all commit. I dunno, seems a little fishy to me.

The reason, he says, is that they vote. The politicians want to stay in their cushy jobs, so they pander to those who vote. Only a third of eligible Americans vote, so a block of ethnic voters can swing elections easily.

If we want to turn this country around, there is only one way to do it: vote for conservatives in greater numbers than the dependent classes vote for liberals, and once we elect conservatives, hold their feet to the fire with challengers every election.

Easier said than done, I know. But there is no other way.

It seems it has been a while since I last looked. Overall, welfare rolls have dropped considerably since they peaked in 1994. As people have come off the rolls, they have indeed been dominated by black and hispanic recipients and have indeed been concentrating in urban areas. Where at one time only something like 30% of Pennsylvania’s welfare recipients were in Philadelphia, that number is something like 60% now.

Milwaukee accounts for nearly all of Wisconsin’s welfare recipients now.

But overall, welfare recipients are down something like 85% from the numbers at the peak. Welfare reform was one thing I am glad Clinton signed.

Actually, the last time I looked, the majority of citizens on welfare were rural white people. Seriously. And I think that per-capita, the highest welfare rates were in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

Democrats tend to cluster in urban areas.

crosspatch on July 16, 2008 at 12:57 PM

That’s where the welfare checks and section 8 housing is so that makes sense actually.

Announce that you believe that the Constitution should LIMIT Government and not the individual. Tell the people that despite your work of all these years, you can’t find one single Government office, including your own, which is run efficiently. So you’re going to consider shutting them all down, or hiring a businessman to come in an make them more efficient.

No, never mind, it’s never going to happen. Just keep promising that Government will make it better, that way we’ll keep moving left, just not as fast as with the Democrats.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-losingfaith16-2008jul16,0,1516735.story

Americans may be losing faith in free markets

By Peter G. Gosselin, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — For a generation, most people accepted the idea that the core of what makes America tick was an economy governed by free markets. And whatever combination of goods, services and jobs the market cooked up was presumed to be fine for the nation and for its citizens — certainly better than government meddling.

No longer.

Spurred by the continued housing crisis, turmoil in financial markets, spiking oil prices, disappearing jobs and shrinking retirement savings, the nation and its political leaders have begun to sour on the notion that the current market system is the key to a fair, stable and efficient society.

“We’re at a hinge point,” said William A. Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington who helped craft President Clinton’s market-friendly agenda during the 1990s. “The strong presumption in favor of markets, which has dominated public policy since the late 1970s, has been thrown very much into question.”

Why I don’t base my support of any strategy or tactic on public opinion polls.  Apparently, public opinion polls are finally recognizing that we are winning in Iraq and maybe winning the war on terror. 

Holy carp!  The Public is nearl…

During the month of June, 41.0% of Americans considered themselves to be Democrats, 31.5% said they were Republicans and 27.5% were not affiliated with either major party.

So Democrats outnumber Republicans nationally by about 10 percentage points and Republicans out number “not affiliated” by only 4 points. If the Post polled in mostly urban areas, that would explain the difference. Democrats tend to cluster in urban areas.

Just another useless factoid.

factoid on July 16, 2008 at 12:36 PM

Well said.

The ultimate poll takes place on election day.
fogw on July 16, 2008 at 9:33 AM

Alas, even that poll is not a perfect predictor of who will be President. In 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000 (and some say 1960) the guy who got the most votes did not become President.

Just another useless factoid.

The only time they approach accuracyis in the last twi days before the election, when the pollsters have to face reality. Always the Republicans make last minute dramatic gains.

paul006

There are more Democrats in the US than Republicans, but not as wide of a gap as some of the recent polling samples have shown. This poll shows roughly the same gap as the June Newsweak poll, which showed O’bama ahead by 15. When Newsweak lowered the polling sample gap to something more realistic, his lead shriveled to 3.

Remember, this is a partisan newspaper doing the “polling”. Polling should be left to polling companies like Gallup.

For the last 30 years we’ve gotten it right for president (remember Clinton only got 43% so we technically got that one right too). We want an adult, not American idol for president.

Even with the Democrat skew, it’s Obama who should be worried. This is where that guy who really has questions about Obama’s qualifications can express himself without having to go so far as to tell the pollster he’s not so enthused about Obama.

The bad news comes from the sampling, which as usual skews to the Democrats.

Ed,

How do you know that? How do you know the sample was “skewed,” and not an accurate reflection of the country’s political leanings?

1. Hire Mitt to handle economic agenda.

2. Hammer a “border fence” initiative.

3. Win Election

marklmail on July 16, 2008 at 9:36 AM
4. Run against the Don’t Drill Democrats in Congress. It worked for Harry Truman and it will work for McCain, if he has the sack to run against his buddies in the Senate.

rockmom on July 16, 2008 at 9:52 AM

Add Sarah Palin as the Interior Secretary and bring General Petraeus home to become the Secretary of Defense and it’s a done deal.

McCain can win on the economy by wholeheartedly endorsing drilling on the Continental Shelf and opening up shale oil development, as well as his call for more nuclear plants, and not mentioning anything about global warming. On Fox and Friends this morning, the hosts mentioned a poll showing 70% support for more drilling (I didn’t get the reference). A candidate who gets on the right side of 70% of the people wins the election–guaranteed.

Not only that, if every Republican Congressman and challenger to a Dem-held seat came out in favor of drilling, the Republicans can take back the House. How about it, guys?

That’s it! Don’t trust the Liberal media!

If they ever wanted honest people on polls, they could call me.

And where did the environment rank on the list of issues? Not on the radar? Wow, I guess every single commercial I have seen for the past two years is falling on deaf ears.

Environmental issues are for out of touch world leaders. McCain, jump on energy prices or you have no chance for the oval office.

Maybe there should be an IQ test at polling places.

…. because …. ?

wise_man on July 16, 2008 at 9:18 AM

1. White guilt.

2. Unrestrained adoration of The Messiah by the MSM.

3. Unquestioning belief from The Messiah’s followers.

4. Continuous nit-picky whingeing about some of McCain’s positions from “conservatives” (Limbaugh, Malkin, etc.).

5. The “hope” represented by Democrat socialist giveaways to the victim classes.

With all those elements considered, Osama Obama should be leading by 15+ points right now.

Maybe those elements will change as the race heats up.