NEW YORK, March 28, 2007
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Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth (Getty Images/Sara D. Davis)
(CBS) Americans support former Sen. John Edwards' decision to continue his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination after his wife was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer — and by a margin of more than 2-to-1.
According to a CBS News Poll conducted in the two days following the couple's interview by Katie Couric on "60 Minutes" this past Sunday, 57% of those who were surveyed said Edwards is doing the right thing by continuing to campaign. Less than half as many — 24% — said he should have suspended his campaign or withdrawn entirely.
Democratic primary voters — both those who said they would vote for Edwards and those who said they would not — are especially supportive of Edwards' decision to continue. Two-thirds of Democratic voters polled said he made the right decision.
Those who watched the "60 Minutes" interview as well as those who did not watch said they support Edwards' decision. Among those surveyed, the more closely Americans were following this story, the more supportive they were of Edwards continuing his campaign.
There was little difference between the opinions of women and men on the question: Do you think John Edwards is doing the right thing by staying in the presidential race, or should he have withdrawn or suspended his campaign?
A majority of respondents believe that, should Edwards be elected president, his wife's health would not affect his ability to do the job. Among all voters, 52% think Edwards could devote enough time to the job while 30% believe he could not and 18% are unsure. Among Democratic primary voters, 63% believe he could manage it all.
But winning the nomination could be more difficult, according to the survey. While almost half of those surveyed think the chances of Edwards being the Democratic nominee are not affected by Elizabeth Edwards' health issues, 28% of all respondents and 30% of Democratic primary voters think it makes it less likely.
Some 44% of Americans said they know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. A majority of them supported Edwards' decision to continue his campaign.
This poll was conducted among a random sample of 831 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone March 26-27, 2007. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus four percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher. An oversample of registered voters who plan to vote in a Democratic primary next year was also conducted for this poll, for a total of 539 interviews among this group.
The subsample of all Democratic primary voters was weighted to the proportion of these voters across three previous 2007 CBS News and CBS News/New York Times Polls. The margin of error for Democratic primary voters is plus or minus five percentage points.
posted on April 4, 2007 03:36:29 PM
Right here...this is where I prove that most Americans support the Edwards' decision....can linduh acknowledge that ? LOLOLOL!!!
You can ignore it , bimbo, but it's right there for all to see
posted on April 4, 2007 03:45:29 PM
57% of a SEE B S POLL? ROFLOL AGAIN....
They're the station/online news that allowed http://www.ratherbiased.com to continue spreading his LIES about this administration.
They FINALLY made him 'retire' as so many viewers were outraged about all the LIES he continued to speak....with NOTHING to substanciate/support them with.
Their ratings have tanked since then.
ROFLOL oh yea, those poll NUMBERS sure speak for all of America.
ALL 300,000,000 of them.
In YOUR MIND maybe....
LOL LOL LOL
[ edited by Linda_K on Apr 4, 2007 03:58 PM ]
You have forgotten Liar_k and her step son Bear don't believe or trust polls. They stopped believing in polls when the POLLS ALL WENT BAD FOR THEIR PARTY,THEIR FAILED LEADER BUSHY AND HIS IRAQ CIVIL WAR.
Dumbo said today "The Iraq war is not a civil war its evil".
For a change liar_k or Bear didn't give me a laugh today her other step son DUMBO did.
"Beyond a certain minimum number, the actual number of respondents interviewed is less important to the accuracy of a poll than the process by which a random probability sample is generated."
posted on April 4, 2007 07:31:49 PM
LOL.....there they go AGAIN.....but they refuse to remember all the polls that showed kerry was going to win....that since 1994 the DEMS were going to take back control of the congress.....lol
Nope...they were WRONG for years. But does that matter to them? Nope.
They were taught well by the clintons....sheep who 'bought' into the oft incorrect polls they so believe in. lol
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57% of 871 people polled SHOWS ONLY that. That only 57% of them support the decision the edwards made.
TRY .....TRY to remember all the INCORRECT poll findings. I know you can't...but try.
posted on April 4, 2007 07:50:43 PM
No polling methodology is needed to predict that loopylindiot will always be here laughing out loud. And when she has repulsed the last poster she will be here all alone, in her little corner rolling on the floor and laughing out loud... at herself.
posted on April 4, 2007 07:55:44 PM
LOL.....that may be your dream but it won't ever happen. There are millions of American's who see many issues the same way I do.
Fool yourself as much as you need to ....neglect to acknowledge how WRONG all the polls were from 1994 to this last election....when the odds finally worked their way.
Post all the tiny polls you need to to try and make some FALSE CLAIM that 831 people represent all 300,000,000 American's.
posted on April 5, 2007 06:38:58 AM"""There are millions of American's who see many issues the same way I do."""
Then those millions of people are just as stupid and living in another reality as you are. That must be why you and Bear get along so well. You guys should take your routine to Disneyland. You would be great as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
When Linda said she was not in the minority for believing Edwards did the right thing I asked her to prove it and she did not.
Once again Linda is a liar
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on April 5, 2007 08:04:38 AM
Here is a bigger point. WHO CARES?
It's still a year and a half from election time. Things will change, even 6 months from now. Who knows, maybe Ted Kennedy might be the front runner by then.
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If it's called common sense, why do so few Demomorons have it?
posted on April 5, 2007 09:04:26 AM
posted on April 4, 2007 11:58:19 PM
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"""There are millions of American's who see many issues the same way I do."""
Prove it.
How do you know?
Have you interviewed those millions?
Have you a poll of those millions?
A poll of over 800 hundred Americans is far more accurate than just posting "There are millions of American's who see many issues the same way I do.""
You can't back that up, you can't prove it ....
I have never run into these "millions who think like you do" and I know many Republicans.
posted on April 5, 2007 09:47:53 AM
LOL.....I will be happy to show proof of anything I say....when you start holding yourselves to the same requirements.
YOU always refuse to provide ANY proof of anything you state.
But you and the uninformed one DEMAND I do or else I'm lying.
lol....then you have lied THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of times here....each and every time you refuse to provide backup for your statements.
Another liberal hypocrite. One rule for you....and another for others.
Doesn't work that way in the real world sybil.
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on April 5, 2007 09:55:37 AM
Hahaha! Oh linduh, you are a hoot!
See, dope, there IS no proof of what MILLIONS of Americans think EXCEPT for polls....there is no way of knowing by you or anyone else...you dope...that was a trick question and no, I never expected any proof from you
...you have never given proof ever on any point you've tried to make
I have proven MY points many many times like in the OP...just because YOU refuse to accept it doesn't make it any less true.
So you go right on holding yourself to what you see as our standards.....
doesn't take much for a neocon to lose their standards
....must not have much backbone at all or you'd set such a good example for us all.....
posted on April 5, 2007 10:04:18 AM
See.....while your blowing your garbage out at me, you missed that I HAVE accepted that [b]471 people on that poll [57%] DID say that.
Try and READ what has been said.
It proves nothing more than that those 471 felt that way. LOL
Out of 300,000,000 that's what? .000000000000000001% of American's opinions. LOL
get real for once.
NO double standards.....when you back up what you state....then so will I.
Continue on with your balling...just wipe you nose when you're done.
posted on April 5, 2007 12:09:45 PM
It doesn't surprise me that you continue to throw your garbage out there.
IF you'd ever read any sites other than the liberal ones....actually do a SEARCH for yourself....you'd find millions of posters making their comments about him choose his career over his wife.
But you never will. So you'll continue to be as uninformed as you usually are.
posted on April 5, 2007 12:57:53 PM
YOU still haven't disproved:
""posted on April 5, 2007 10:23:00 AM edit
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linduh, YOU stated "There are millions of American's who see many issues the same way I do.""
An obvious lie since you cannot know what millions of Americans think.
Then you point out how my point PROVES something...Thank you !!
"""It proves nothing more than that those 471 felt that way. LOL"""
..and it's how polls work....not every citizen is, or could be, polled."""
Calling it garbage or tsking doesn't PROVE a thing!
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on April 5, 2007 01:52:35 PM
100% of a Kindergarten class what Stonecold to come back to class as they miss him.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
Are YOU a Bunghole?
