Smoking the Poll
Conservative sites are trumpeting the latest Rasmussen Poll results:
“…daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 22% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. “
Here are some other statistics about Americans:
- 31% of Americans cannot name the vice president.
- 39% of Americans want government to stay out of Medicare.
- 47% of American adults don’t know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
- 60% of Americans cannot name more than four of the Ten Commandments.
- 20% of Americans believe the Electoral College “trains those aspiring for higher office” or “was established to supervise the first televised presidential debates.”
- 57% of Americans cannot name one current Supreme Court justice.
- 80% of Americans say that they cannot live without a their DVR.
- 40% don’t vote.
So it sure is a good thing we are paying attention to Americans’ opinions on the President’s performnace, no