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Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 03:06 AM Nov 2012

EXCLUSIVE: This Is The First Poll Of 2012 That Actually Asks The Hard Questions

This is great, they even have a link to the actual poll questions too!

EXCLUSIVE: This Is The First Poll Of 2012 That Actually Asks The Hard Questions

Stephen Colbert is leading Jon Stewart 3-to-1 among Republicans, 1 in 5 voters think their vote is worth $100 or less, and a majority of respondents would personally like to suppress someone's vote. Welcome to Upworthy's first-ever real live actual poll of swing-state voters, in partnership with our friends at Public Policy Polling...(more at link)

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3. In a hypothetical head-to-head presidential matchup between Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, Republicans would vote for Colbert 3-to-1 while Democrats would vote for Stewart 3-to-1.



http://www.upworthy.com/exclusive-this-is-the-first-poll-of-2012-that-actually-asks-the-hard-questions?c=bl3#

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EXCLUSIVE: This Is The First Poll Of 2012 That Actually Asks The Hard Questions (Original Post) Up2Late Nov 2012 OP
The difference is Republicans don't realize that Jon Stewart is being Jon Stewart and Stephen Hissyspit Nov 2012 #1
I know, it's so perfect... Up2Late Nov 2012 #2
I can't find this at PPP, so I think it's satire, but it is pretty funny Up2Late Nov 2012 #3

Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
1. The difference is Republicans don't realize that Jon Stewart is being Jon Stewart and Stephen
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 03:11 AM
Nov 2012

Colbert is being a parody. The irony is actually lost on them.

As Colbert put it recently: While Jon Stewart “deconstructs” the news, Colbert said what he does is “falsely reconstruct the news.”

Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
2. I know, it's so perfect...
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 03:16 AM
Nov 2012

....the irony of it all.

I really hope this was a real poll and not satire, not really sure about that yet.

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