Our dumb century.
From The Onion, June 4, 2004:
Poll: Many Americans Still Unsure Whom to Vote Against
WASHINGTON, DC--According to Gallup Poll results released Monday, 6 percent of Americans are still undecided about whether to vote against President bush or Democratic challenger John Kerry in November's presidential election.
At first I was really leaning toward voting against Kerry because the way he tried to hide his ambivalance about his military service made him seem like a political operator," poll participant and Trenton, NJ resident Amber Berthelme said. "But then, the Bush Administration's mishandling of the Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal got me thinking that there's a lot to not like about the current administration. It's almost impossible to decide which side I don't want to be on."
...[Political analyst] Harmon said voters are conflicted, wanting to cast environmental and antiwar votes against Bush, bust also to oppose Kerry's position on taxation.
"The two major parties face a tough struggle," Harmon said. "As the election approaches, both must convince undecided voters tha tthe opposing party's candidate is worse than their own. As both parties take more moderate positions in an election year, it's getting hard to convince citizens that there's a reason to get out there and vote against anyone.
And from The Globe and Mail, November 17, 2005:
Tossing Liberals matched by fear of Tories: poll
Ottawa — Liberal loathing and Conservative cringing are at war in the bosoms of Canadian voters, a new poll suggests.
The survey by Decima Research, provided exclusively to The Canadian Press, paints a picture of a conflicted electorate split between the desire to turf the federal Liberals from office and an equally compelling wish to avoid a Stephen Harper-led Conservative government.
With Paul Martin's Liberal minority likely less than two weeks away from collapse, the poll “reveals that the two plausible outcomes of the next election are both distasteful for almost half of all voters,” said Decima CEO Bruce Anderson.
Respondents were asked what was more likely to have an important role in their ballot box decision: “Don't want a Conservative government led by Stephen Harper?” or “Feel it's time to remove the Liberals from government?”
Yes, I know. Too easy, too easy.
Poll: Many Americans Still Unsure Whom to Vote Against
WASHINGTON, DC--According to Gallup Poll results released Monday, 6 percent of Americans are still undecided about whether to vote against President bush or Democratic challenger John Kerry in November's presidential election.
At first I was really leaning toward voting against Kerry because the way he tried to hide his ambivalance about his military service made him seem like a political operator," poll participant and Trenton, NJ resident Amber Berthelme said. "But then, the Bush Administration's mishandling of the Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal got me thinking that there's a lot to not like about the current administration. It's almost impossible to decide which side I don't want to be on."
...[Political analyst] Harmon said voters are conflicted, wanting to cast environmental and antiwar votes against Bush, bust also to oppose Kerry's position on taxation.
"The two major parties face a tough struggle," Harmon said. "As the election approaches, both must convince undecided voters tha tthe opposing party's candidate is worse than their own. As both parties take more moderate positions in an election year, it's getting hard to convince citizens that there's a reason to get out there and vote against anyone.
And from The Globe and Mail, November 17, 2005:
Tossing Liberals matched by fear of Tories: poll
Ottawa — Liberal loathing and Conservative cringing are at war in the bosoms of Canadian voters, a new poll suggests.
The survey by Decima Research, provided exclusively to The Canadian Press, paints a picture of a conflicted electorate split between the desire to turf the federal Liberals from office and an equally compelling wish to avoid a Stephen Harper-led Conservative government.
With Paul Martin's Liberal minority likely less than two weeks away from collapse, the poll “reveals that the two plausible outcomes of the next election are both distasteful for almost half of all voters,” said Decima CEO Bruce Anderson.
Respondents were asked what was more likely to have an important role in their ballot box decision: “Don't want a Conservative government led by Stephen Harper?” or “Feel it's time to remove the Liberals from government?”
Yes, I know. Too easy, too easy.
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