Tag Archives: Gallup

The Philippines as Red State

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Lee

Filipino writer Benjamin Pimentel is surprised to discover that his countrymen were among the very few foreign populations to prefer John McCain to Barack Obama in a Gallup international survey. A happy place for Republicans in a lonely world apparently, as … Continue reading →

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Socialism, Polls, Matt Drudge

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Lee

You’ve probably heard that John McCain has denounced Barack Obama’s ‘spread the wealth’ formulation for tax policy as socialism. It’s an inflammatory but not unjustified charge, as a good definition for socialism is the equitable distribution of wealth to the … Continue reading →

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Obama Makes Big Gains

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Lee

Obama puts up some significant gains in both the Gallup and Rasmussen tracking polls today. Gallup data suggests undecideds are breaking for Obama, while Rasmussen data seems to suggest a strengthening of Democratic party support. Take your pick I suppose.

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Hugo Chavez, the key to political popularity

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Lance

If Hugo inspires such love from the masses of South America, how do you explain this? Colombia’s Uribe Approval Rating at Record 80%, Tiempo Reports By Helen Murphy Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s approval rating rose to … Continue reading →

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