29% of Louisiana GOP blame Obama for poor Katrina response

[Communal Ecotopia]

The poll was 274 people. Not a decent minority in a state where Romney got 1.5 million votes in 2012.

The average poll samples just 1,000 people. Obviously, this poll will have a large margin of error, but for ~29% of people in the poll to say it, it means that it's likely a decent minority would actually say it. For example, if the average poll of 1000 as a +3/-3 margin of error, it's likely that a poll of 274 would have a much larger margin of error. Even if the margin of error was +20/-20, 9% of people would still be saying it...or 49% of people could be saying it. What I mean is that due to the fact that 29% of respondents said this, even with an extremely large margin of error, a significant chunk still likely said it.

Yes, thank you.

[Farnhamia]

Well, Danny DeVito is probably a Democrat and he's only 5 feet tall (1.52 meters for those of the metric persuasion). Then again, Ben Nighthorse Campbell turned out to be only a fractional Democrat.

For those of us from "Switchhorse"'s home state...thanks for the reminder. Ugh...

I share your pain, literally. What sort of conversations do you imagine the Nighthorse and the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine had?

[Luziyca]

Really? It's Bush's fault. End of.

[Communal Ecotopia]

For those of us from "Switchhorse"'s home state...thanks for the reminder. Ugh...

I share your pain, literally. What sort of conversations do you imagine the Nighthorse and the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine had?

Undoubtedly they were strategy sessions on how to get Monsanto backing (ag issues in common) and go after Colorado environmentalists. Thankfully I was too young (but not by much) to get suckered into voting for Nighthorse Campbell. I actually do admire that Allard was a vet, but that's completely immaterial to his politics. At least Steve Johnson, his State Senate protege, supported Referendum C, a move I doubt Allard would have made.

[New Chalcedon]

But not indicative in any way of the entire country.

Or even republicans/Louisianans in general. It's a very specific subset of Louisiana voters that are republican.

Perhaps, but then you have the 46% of Mississippi Republicans who want to ban interracial marriage (50 years after Loving v. Virginia!) and $deity knows what else, waiting in the wings.

[New Chalcedon]

This is just embarrassing. Republicans never seem to fail at making me laugh.

I bet I could find 79.46 Democrats with equally silly opinions if I looked hard enough. That's what 29% of the 274 people polled is, 79.46.

You're assuming that the pollster was specifically looking for the nutjobs, which rather contraindicates the point of scientific polling.

[Farnhamia]

Or even republicans/Louisianans in general. It's a very specific subset of Louisiana voters that are republican.

Perhaps, but then you have the 46% of Mississippi Republicans who want to ban interracial marriage (50 years after Loving v. Virginia!) and $deity knows what else, waiting in the wings.

At least the sample is larger. Not much larger, though, 400 people out of 700,000+ Republican voters in the state. I'm sorry, but small polling samples like these are not significant enough to be ... significant.

[SaintB]

Only 29 percent?

[Sun Wukong]

Only 29 percent?

Only because Hitler, Bin Laden, and Satan were also in the poll.

[Imperializt Russia]

I bet I could find 79.46 Democrats with equally silly opinions if I looked hard enough. That's what 29% of the 274 people polled is, 79.46.

You're assuming that the pollster was specifically looking for the nutjobs, which rather contraindicates the point of scientific polling.

A "scientific poll" would have sought a larger sample than 274.

[Blasted Craigs]

The average poll samples just 1,000 people. Obviously, this poll will have a large margin of error, but for ~29% of people in the poll to say it, it means that it's likely a decent minority would actually say it. For example, if the average poll of 1000 as a +3/-3 margin of error, it's likely that a poll of 274 would have a much larger margin of error. Even if the margin of error was +20/-20, 9% of people would still be saying it...or 49% of people could be saying it. What I mean is that due to the fact that 29% of respondents said this, even with an extremely large margin of error, a significant chunk still likely said it.

Yes, thank you.

Exactly. This is how every poll works, and their is a science behind it. But whenever people do not like the results of a poll, they usually scream "But oh mer God! They didn't ask everybody! It's a small number of people! It's those people, not all! Hur de hur hur!"
There is a science behind it, and that is why every poll has a +/- margin of error.

The logic in the argument against this is essentially the same logic in the following argument.

Both ignore basic science and rely on ignorance.

[Blasted Craigs]

Only 29 percent?

Only because Hitler, Bin Laden, and Satan were also in the poll.

Well, to be fair, most GOP'ers get confused when they see both Obama and Satan, they think "wait a minute, this is a trick question. Everyone knows Satan and Obama are one and the same!"

[Risottia]

In a survey of Louisiana Republicans, when asked who was to blame for the devastation from the poor government response to hurricane Katrina, 28% blames Bush, 44% did not know who to blame, and 29% blamed Obama.

29% of the Louisiana GOP voters need to lose their political rights because of their evident mental handicap.

[European Socialist Republic]

In a survey of Louisiana Republicans, when asked who was to blame for the devastation from the poor government response to hurricane Katrina, 28% blames Bush, 44% did not know who to blame, and 29% blamed Obama.

29% of the Louisiana GOP voters need to lose their political rights because of their evident mental handicap.

No. Mentally handicapped deserve the same rights as anyone else.

[Lleu llaw Gyffes]

Gawd of the Fundamentalists is omniscient.

Gawd knew that would be sorta kinda pseudo President.

Gawd knew that Obama would permit Gay Weddings.

Gawd sent hurricane Katchoo as a punishment for the Gay Weddings.

[sarcasm mode OFF]

[Risottia]

29% of the Louisiana GOP voters need to lose their political rights because of their evident mental handicap.

No. Mentally handicapped deserve the same rights as anyone else.

Nope.

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdizione_(diritto)#Interdizione_giudiziale

[The Rich Port]

OH, SNAP.

GOP-BASHING PARTY AT MY HOUSE. BYOB.

Ah, but seriously, what the shit is wrong with human beings?

[The Fascist American Empire]

Sounds pretty similar to blaming Bush for all of Obama's mistakes.

[Blasted Craigs]

Sounds pretty similar to blaming Bush for all of Obama's mistakes.

Which also equally annoy me. When it is done.

[Prezelly]

Those poll choices though.
it is clear that Obama is a time traveling demon

[Cyrisnia]

Those poll choices though.
it is clear that Obama is a time traveling demon

Obama is an SCP.

[The Rich Port]

Sounds pretty similar to blaming Bush for all of Obama's mistakes.

Except Obama has the benefit of, you know, coming AFTER Bush, not BEFORE.

So, sometimes, those criticisms can be legitimate defences of Obama, such as when, Oh, I dunno... He is criticized for something he couldn't possibly control.

[Gauthier]

Those poll choices though.
it is clear that Obama is a time traveling demon

Obama is an SCP.

Someone do a writeup, now.

[Benuty]

So what if 29% of that faction had an abortion?

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Oh dear lord, how can they be that thick....