Republicans not handling election results well

[FriendlyFire]

Yes, Half of Republicans Think ACORN, Which Doesn't Exist, Stole the Election

The funniest poll of the afternoon comes from the folks over at Public Policy Polling, who have results that are new and legitimate results (if a bit heavy on the forced fantasy questions) finding that 49 percent of Republicans and six percent of Democrats believe ACORN stole the 2012 election for Barack Obama — despite the pesky fact that ACORN folded in 2010. How ... wait ... huh?

We get it: This is supposed to be one of those what-if polls that indicates how voters will believe anything. "We found that 52% of Republicans thought that ACORN stole the 2008 election for Obama, so this is a modest decline, but perhaps smaller than might have been expected given that ACORN doesn't exist anymore," writes the team at PPP.

But that isn't 100-percent fair. We don't dispute the results from what we now know to be one of the most accurate pollsters in the game, but throwing a silly fact out there like that isn't exactly fair considering the questioning. What's important to remember is that 100 percent of the 700 people who were asked the ACORN question were prompted the ACORN theory by PPP itself:

So, yeah, regardless of political rancor and in the spirit of American intellect, we're shooting for a 100-0-0 here. But by putting that question out there and those three options, you're skewing results. And we don't know if Republicans are coming up with this conspiracy theory organically

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/poli...corn-which-doesnt-exist-stole-election/59632/

PPP's first post election national poll finds that Republicans are taking the results pretty hard...and also declining in numbers.

49% of GOP voters nationally say they think that ACORN stole the election for President Obama. We found that 52% of Republicans thought that ACORN stole the 2008 election for Obama, so this is a modest decline, but perhaps smaller than might have been expected given that ACORN doesn't exist anymore.

Some GOP voters are so unhappy with the outcome that they no longer care to be a part of the United States. 25% of Republicans say they would like their state to secede from the union compared to 56% who want to stay and 19% who aren't sure.

One reason that such a high percentage of Republicans are holding what could be seen as extreme views is that their numbers are declining. Our final poll before the election, which hit the final outcome almost on the head, found 39% of voters identifying themselves as Democrats and 37% as Republicans. Since the election we've seen a 5 point increase in Democratic identification to 44%, and a 5 point decrease in Republican identification to 32%.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/12/republicans-not-handling-election-results-well.html

/facepalm
Between Mitt Romney killing Bin Laden, Obama is a Muslim and now this is just a new low for Republicans.

 

[Zack]

What the hell is "ACORN"?

 

[useless]

This isn't really that suprising, given there are certain republicans who literally believe too many black people voted.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

This isn't really that suprising, given there are certain republicans who literally believe too many black people voted.

And all minorities in general + the 'handout' crowd that Is taking over the country and turning it into the People's Republic of Obamastan.

 

[Skwink]

<nvm>

 

[CELTICEMPIRE]

What the hell is "ACORN"?

A progressive advocacy group.

 

[useless]

That was tar and feathered by a republican-backed "activist", btw acorn just so happened to help black and other minorities register to vote...

 

[JollyRoger]

ACORN was a group accused of doing what its high profile accusers have actually done.

 

[Phrossack]

Christ, going by what you hear from the GOPpers, you'd think ACORN was the new SPECTRE.

 

[bhsup]

This isn't really that suprising, given there are certain republicans who literally believe too many black people voted.

Shock of shocks, leftists immediately scream the racism angle. Is there any time you people don't immediately assume racism is at the core of everything?

 

[emzie]

Shock of shocks, leftists immediately scream the racism angle. Is there any time you people don't immediately assume racism is at the core of everything?

What do you mean "you people?"

 

[bhsup]

I mean useless and his cult followers, of course.

 

[Crezth]

Shock of shocks, leftists immediately scream the racism angle. Is there any time you people don't immediately assume racism is at the core of everything?

Given that it was the driving political, diplomatic, and economic paradigm of the past 500 years of western culture...

 

[GhostWriter16]

This isn't really that suprising, given there are certain republicans who literally believe too many black people voted.

Not many. They may think too many Democrats voted, but I don't think they think too many black people voted

Do I need to remind you that black Republicans exist as well?

I mean useless and his cult followers, of course.

On the thread topic: I think this poll is bull TBH. I think this was either polled in a biased way, didn't poll enough people, or was simply fudged. The average Republican is stupid (Since the average person is stupid) but I don't really think they are this dumb.

 

[King Kalmah]

A progressive advocacy group.

That used hookers and prostitutes to raise funds...either that or hookers funded the party...eh it was back in 09...but it had a nefarious element to it...

 

[Zack]

Shock of shocks, leftists immediately scream the racism angle. Is there any time you people don't immediately assume racism is at the core of everything?

I don't know how many conservatives I've heard (in real life, at least) say stupid crap like "black people only vote for Obama because he's black," completely ignoring the fact that black people vote Democratic overwhelmingly regardless.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Do I need to remind you that black Republicans exist as well?

I've never seen anyone have to remind people that there are white democrats.

That used hookers and prostitutes to raise funds...either that or hookers funded the party...eh it was back in 09...but it had a nefarious element to it...

"Give us money and you can screw people."

How is that different from the political process, anyways?

 

[JollyRoger]

Shock of shocks, leftists immediately scream the racism angle. Is there any time you people don't immediately assume racism is at the core of everything?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2957261/posts

 

[FriendlyFire]

I've never seen anyone have to remind people that there are white democrats.

There are white democrats ? Since when did this happen ?

 

[bhsup]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2957261/posts

That's a good point, Jolly. Racism by blacks is still racism.