A political poll pondering…

Happy Monday, y’all!

Shall we?

This bitch has never been asked to take a political poll. I only know two people who have. So, I am always amazed when polls of likely voters come out.

Are these polls really of likely voters or just likely voters who pick up the phone and answer questions?

Hmmm.

Its not as if they release the wording of the questions with the poll numbers on the telly…or even explain what the margin of error means when they release that shit…and they certainly do not explain the math behind that shit or how many folks made up the sample size or how diverse the geography or how they account for dips in that geographic diversity to make sure that all the respondents aren’t from the county or city or rural areas.

Blink.

Politics remains local and this Voter Education teacher knows that what motivates one voter doesn’t mean shit to another…that where a voter lives influences how they vote…that the demands of a voter’s life influence how likely their ass is to vote…and that most motherfuckers make up their damned minds on who they will vote for in November in October.

Late October.

Pretty much the weekend before the election.

Sigh.

A bitch doesn’t think that the late deciding of voters is a bad thing. As a political junkie my ass knows that all manner of shit comes out in the final weeks of an election. Plus, waiting and pondering means that folks are thinking…and that’s a good thing.

I just hope that they are thinking about their lives and what this election will mean to them…

…and not waiting for a poll of likely voters to tell them where to find the rest of the +/- 3% herd.

Crossposted from the Angry Black Bitch.

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Ahh, the joy of driving sassified people to get their vote on

A bitch adores voting.

I truly do!

Not only is voting a necessary part of renewing my license to practice the fine art of bitchitude (wink), but it is also an opportunity for this bitch to hang out with my Voter Education students as I drive their sassified selves to the polls.

ABB’s Vote-based Field Report - Shift #1…

Picked up Voter Education students at the shelter and was greeted by a festival of fussing over who was going to get to ride in the front seat. A bitch went off after 3 minutes of that mess and sounded freakishly like my mother (shudder).

Obviously amused students entered Miss Sister Girl Cabrio then proceeded to have giggle fits all the way to the elementary school where they then got their vote on without incident. Upon exiting the school said Voter Educations students indulged in another festival of fussing over who was going to get to ride in the front seat on the way back to the shelter.

A bitch went off…again.

This resulted in another round of giggle fits and eventually a bitch joined in on that shit. Upon arriving back at the shelter my students announced…

“Ms. Shark-Fu that was fun! You crazy! Let’s do it again next week!”

Mercy.

A bitch is exhausted and I’ve got three more of these cab-esque trips to do today!

***logs off whilst sending thanks to the Divine One that elections are not a weekly thang***

Crossposted from the Angry Black Bitch..whom I love and respect with a passion~Dusty.

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pennsylvania- it just makes sense

for any of you undecideds in pennsylvania- here’s a good assessment of how to pick:

“THERE IS a way to match Clinton’s and Obama’s performances on a relatively equal playing field: their campaigns.

A candidate’s campaign may be the best indicator of how she or he will govern. If so, an Obama administration would be well-managed, inclusive and astonishingly broad-based. It would make good use of technology and communicate a message of unity and, yes, hope.

It would not be content with eking out slim victories by playing to the narrow interests of the swing voters of the moment while leaving the rest of the country as deeply divided as ever. Instead, an Obama administration would seek to expand the number of Americans who believe that they have a personal stake in our collective future - and that they have the power to change things.

It would motivate them to hold their representatives accountable for making it happen. That is, after all, the only way to get us out of Iraq, to address global warming, to make us energy-independent. It’s the only way to resist the forces arrayed against providing universal health care, rebuilding our infrastructure and returning our schools to world-class status. It’s the only way to give our children the means to compete with children in other parts of the world who are healthier, better-educated and have more opportunities than many of our own.”

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And He’s #1 in New Hampshire WHY?!?

I’m sorry for my long absence. I’ve had a horrible sinus infection that got in my ears and made doing anything on a computer agony. But I’m back, and I’m mad

Are New Hampshire voters actually paying attention to what McCavein is saying, or are they just that disgusted with the rest of the pack?

I will say this-if the intent was to make Huck, Romney, or even Rudy look like reasonable alternatives, then McCavein is succeeding. It’s hard to imagine why a guy who spent 5 years in a prison because of a war for nothing would think that another war for nothing is a good thing, but Johnny says that’s his position.

I used to think he was just a shameless panderer, but I confess now that I’m not sure I have him pegged right. Perhaps he’s clinically insane, or exhibiting the signs of dementia. Not being schooled in the medical or psychiatric professions, I cannot say for sure what McCavein’s deal is.

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