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Election Archive => 2012 U.S. Presidential General Election Polls => Topic started by: Queen Mum Inks.LWC on April 04, 2012, 05:11:29 PM



Title: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: Queen Mum Inks.LWC on April 04, 2012, 05:11:29 PM
New Poll: North Carolina President by High Point University on 2012-04-02 (http://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2012/polls.php?action=indpoll&id=3720120329133)

Summary: D: 42%, R: 47%, U: 11%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details (http://www2.highpoint.edu/articles/show.php?id=2857)

If the election for President of the United States were held today, would you be voting for Barack Obama or his Republican opponent?



Republican opponent - 47 percent

Barack Obama - 42 percent

(Undecided/don't know/refused) - 11 percent


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: Fmr President & Senator Polnut on April 04, 2012, 06:23:02 PM
Seriously? Generic?


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: I'm JewCon in name only. on April 04, 2012, 07:01:33 PM

Generic is code for Romney ;)


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: ajb on April 04, 2012, 07:07:20 PM
Actually, I'm sure Generic Republican would be trouncing Romney in the primaries, if only he had decided to run. I think he's sitting this one out, and hoping for better luck in 2016.


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: Landslide Lyndon on April 04, 2012, 07:08:24 PM

I always thought that Generic Republican likes to fire people and doesn't care for the poor.

Only that car elevator thing throws me off.


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: Fmr President & Senator Polnut on April 04, 2012, 07:12:26 PM

It was about 8 months ago... now generic would own Romney.


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: Tender Branson on April 05, 2012, 12:15:19 AM
Could you guys (Inks, Realisticidealist) please STOP entering "Generic Republican" polls to the database ?

A) There is no "Generic Republican" in the race

B) "Generic Republican" by 5 in this case means "tossup" in reality.

C) We have agreed previously that we only enter Obama vs. Romney polls.

Thx.


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: The world will shine with light in our nightmare on April 05, 2012, 12:16:42 AM
'Generic Republican' can mean anyone from Mitt Romney to Rick Santorum for people; it's a useless poll.


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: Queen Mum Inks.LWC on April 05, 2012, 04:49:53 AM
Could you guys (Inks, Realisticidealist) please STOP entering "Generic Republican" polls to the database ?

A) There is no "Generic Republican" in the race

B) "Generic Republican" by 5 in this case means "tossup" in reality.

C) We have agreed previously that we only enter Obama vs. Romney polls.

Thx.

I'll repost the essence of the PM I just sent.  Who is "We"?  Dave has previously had no objection  to using Generic polls, and even said he wanted to use my terminology of "Generic Republican" and "Generic Democrat".  So is this a standard that you just came up with, or have you seen something from Dave saying he changed his opinion, because the last time this issue came up between Dave and myself, he was in favor of putting these polls in the database.


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: Niemeyerite on April 05, 2012, 09:22:56 AM
Mike Huckabee is Generic Republican. But he won't be the republican nominee, even in a brokered convention :)


Title: Re: NC: High Point University: Generic Republican Leads Obama by 5%
Post by: nkpatel1279 on April 05, 2012, 08:30:14 PM
Generic is more conservative than Romney and less controversial than Santorum.