richardt@orstcs.UUCP (richardt) (08/21/85)
Interestingly enough, the Reagan Opinion Poll went over like a lead balloon. A total of 13 people responded. However, What results I did get were heartening: Our dear Mr. President lost by a noticeable majority(try barely better than 1 vote in three). Here's what the breakdown looks like: date/vote|Yes No ---------|---------------- 1980 | 3 10 1984 | 4 9 Today | 4 9 The breakdown of reasons was predictable, with one exception. Most thought Reagun was dangerous; Two thought that he was the greatest thing since white bread; and one person thought that Reagan would be less of a wishy-wash than Carter, and then got scared of Reagan! orstcs!richardt "Whatever makes you think you see trouble ahead??? <sarcasm, unfortunately>"
csanders@ucbvax.ARPA (Craig S. Anderson) (08/26/85)
In article <13700011@orstcs.UUCP> richardt@orstcs.UUCP (richardt) writes: >Interestingly enough, the Reagan Opinion Poll went over like a lead balloon. >A total of 13 people responded. However, What results I did get were >heartening: Our dear Mr. President lost by a noticeable majority(try barely >better than 1 vote in three). Here's what the breakdown looks like: > > date/vote|Yes No > ---------|---------------- > 1980 | 3 10 > 1984 | 4 9 > Today | 4 9 > >The breakdown of reasons was predictable, with one exception. Most thought >Reagun was dangerous; Two thought that he was the greatest thing since white >bread; and one person thought that Reagan would be less of a wishy-wash than >Carter, and then got scared of Reagan! ANY unscientific poll has as much validity as tossing a coin up into the air. I thought people realized that when they learned about the famous headline 'Dewey (sp) beats Truman'. That was a result of a telephone poll when most people who owned telephones were Republicans. Especially if only 13 responded to your poll. > orstcs!richardt Craig Anderson csanders@ucbvax.Berkeley.ARPA
allison@convexs.UUCP (08/26/85)
> Our dear Mr. President lost by a noticeable majority(try barely > better than 1 vote in three). Here's what the breakdown looks like: > > date/vote|Yes No > ---------|---------------- > 1980 | 3 10 > 1984 | 4 9 > Today | 4 9 > And I thought Reagan won! :-) Seriously, this little poll of yours shows (if anything) something you didn't expect, doesn't it? Looks like Reagan would be elected now by the same margin he was in 1984, which if I remember was just under 60%. What a shame! Brian Allison {allegra, ihnp4, uiucdcs, ctvax}!convex!allison Convex Computer Corp. Richardson, TX