Esmeralda
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I disagree. I am interpreting it the same way Gallup is. They have been taking this poll for at least 18 years and interpreting it in the same way. Gallup is a respected poll taking entity and has been for as long as I can remember. If you are saying my interpretation is flawed, you are saying that Gallup's interpretation is flawed. Fine. You can do that. But most people trust in Gallup polls.Y
i very well understand. I am not saying that the Poll is flawed. I'm saying your interpretation of it is flawed.Do you not understand the meaning of representative sample?19% is not most Americans. 19% picking Obama as their most admired man does not necessary mean that the majority of Americans admire Obama.You obviously didn't read the link. The people polled were not given names to choose from; thus, it would seem that only those with at least 1% of the respondents mentioning them were listed, and all the other names were diverse people. They were asked to name the person they most admire world wide. They could have named their grandmother or grandfather. But, of all the people polled, Obama and Clinton were mentioned most often. It is a representative sample of what Americans think.And the truth is that it is possible for both to be true. Of course the liberal left wing base will admire Oboma. At 19 % for a sitting president, the poll is not unreasonable. That being said, that still leaves a large percentage of the population that may beleive that Obama is a lying cheat (if you like your doctor, yo can keep your doctor).Sorry but this thread is a waste of time.
one poll says they are the most admired and another was posted that show they are the most hated.
so someone is just in the mood to argue over something petty and two petty people who are nothing more but Politicians. no wonder they are starting to believe they are royalty and our masters
Esmeralda is jumping to some incorrect conclusions based on this poll. It is very possible that higher than 19% of the population has a negative opinion of Obama, after all 81% did not choose him as their most admired man
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