Just Curious To See Where The DU Demographics Are, In Relationship To Anthony Weiner

[WillyT]

Poll question: Just Curious To See Where The DU Demographics Are, In Relationship To Anthony Weiner

Crude poll to see if age or gender have any part in people's views on whether Anthony Weiner should resign, or stay.

:shrug:

[mike_c]

1. other-- I generally don't care much about sexual indescretions between consenting adults...

...regardless of political party or other affiliations. AND regardless of how yucky I personally feel about their particular behavior, e.g. David Vitter. Whatever floats yer boat.

[Eddie Haskell]

67. We can do better than Weiner Man

Can't we?

[TheWraith]

73. Except that the woman he tweeted his crotch pic to wasn't consenting.

She had in no way solicited or encouraged such a photo.

[William769]

2. 46+ Year Old Males... He Should Stay

[GodlessBiker]

3. 46+ Year Old Females ... he should stay

[roguevalley]

19. 46 ++ *cough* He should stay.

[jberryhill]

43. 46+ Year Old Males.... please send us twitter accounts of those 46+ Females

Thank you.

We'll take it from here.

[chowder66]

4. There should be an option for

he should stay as long as no laws were broken and he should stay or go depending on what his constituants want.

[tnlefty]

5. Over 46 female - he should stay.

Now I'm off to get a Land Shark as I can't believe this shit. Turned my computer on about 35 mins. ago and I see that Pelosi, and others are jumping on the resign bandwagon.

Drinking a beer is waaaaayy better than reading this crap. :hi:

[RiverStone]

9. As I can't believe this shit for an opposite reason....

Get the fuck off the stage already Weiner, you are distracting the Dems from far more compelling issues (like the Wisconsin recall). Too bad we lost a fighter, but that's what willfully lying to your constituents does.

And I agree, drinking a beer (or any cold beverage) beats reading this crap!

Lets get back to real stuff that matters!

[tnlefty]

11. Early this morning I saw that a majority of his constituents wanted

him to stay. If he's forced to resign seems as though there will be a lot of pissed off dems in NY and elsewhere.

I get the feeling you'll be happy about losing a fighter and pissing people off. :toast:

Score another one for Breitbart and his internet stalking, wrecking crew. :woohoo:

[RiverStone]

39. I work in education - is this the model you accept?

Picture a 9th grader asking in US Government why a liar (not just once, but repeatedly) is allowed to stay in office? I for one am not OK lowing the bar so much that we condone it. He fucked with the public trust, I give not a shit about his sexual impulses. It's the lying.

No I'm not happy about losing a fighter, and while you enjoy using a broad brush (like the pukes) to assume anyone that disagrees with you is a Breitbart enabler, I simply believe in natural consequences.

[tnlefty]

40. If you work in education, then why are you asking me 'in this the

model you accept'?

Perhaps you want to fix that? And I've been out swimming and I'm off to bed.

[RiverStone]

42. Ha! Even teachers make typos. OK, it's fixed - but you did not answer my question!

You caught an error!

Back to the 9th grade...

How would you answer a student that asks: Why is someone that repeatedly lied allowed to keep his job as an elected representative?

[elocs]

18. We didn't "lose" a fighter. He chose to do this to himself.

He lied and hung out to dry everyone who initially believed him and defended him. The longer he hangs around the longer he makes himself and his lying and other behavior the talking points for Republicans. He is an arrogant liar who needs to resign, which I'm sure will happen this next week.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. 18 to 45 Year Old Females... He Should Stay

[cali]

7. this is interesting. you should follow up by doing a regional

poll.

[seabeyond]

8. at this point willy, i would say this poll is surprising. lol. interesting.

i like how you broke it up

[Rabblevox]

10. 46+ male Based on what we know right now, he should stay. I reserve the right to change my mind...

if more info comes to light. I'm sick of this culture of convicting people because they used bad judgement. (which Weiner definitely did).

But I've still seen nothing criminal come out of this, so I say he stays, and tries to hang onto his seat.

[gkhouston]

56. +1. n/t

[malmapus]

12. Other, I liked what Keith O. tweeted

I think he should resign and, run again in the special election. Let his voters decide, that way he's on the high road win or lose.

[angel823]

71. good idea!

I didn't realize this was possible.

Angel

[shireen]

13. i don't know

part of me wants him to stay because he's a good solid liberal
part of me wants him to leave because he lied and did it so well
part of me wants him to stay just to annoy the other spineless Dems
part of me wants him to leave because he's become a big distraction
part of me wants him to stay because most of his constituents want him to stay
part of me wants him to leave because he seems to have the maturity of a giddy teenage boy

One thing i do know for sure ... i am SICK and TIRED of the soap opera we call the US Congress!!!

[JoePhilly]

28. I have a question that might help you tip one way or the other.

Many of us on the left have regularly said that the personal sex lives of politicians is "none of our business", and only between that person, and the people directly involved.

My view is that those of us who said that (like me) can't get upset about some one lying about a behavior I said I don't care about.

And if that's true, even if they go on TV and lie, they aren't lying to me, after all, I've told them "I don't care one way or the other".

When they lie on TV about this, they are really lying to their spouse.

Now I do have one idea ... if we decide that lying about sex matters .... reporters should now ask every member of congress if they have EVER had an affair. The congress person has to tell us the absolute truth.

And if they don't tell the truth, and we learn they lied ... they need to resign. Probably be lots of empty seats in the next Congress.

[1monster]

37. They could tell the truth by saying, "None of your goddamned business!"

[JoePhilly]

65. Sorry, we get to decide what is or isn't our business.

So first we must wonder and regularly ask "what are they hiding?"

And second, we find out they did something like this, out they go for their lie of omission.

The reality is that we can't claim to not care about the behavior and then be angry when they lie about the behavior we claimed to not care about.

Either we care or we don't.

So if we care, then they need to be honest with us about this behavior, or we can't trust them.

[1monster]

69. That's the only reply they'd get from me, if I were interesting enough to elicit

such purient interests... Sadly, I'm not. :(

[Puregonzo1188]

14. I don't like Anthony Weiner for his politics concerning the Middle East.

But I could give a fuck less about whatever he does on facebook and/or twitter.

I'm sort of torn.

[Corruption Winz]

15. So long as both parties are of age, I really don't care..

Republican, democrat.. doesn't matter. I don't worry about which adults have sex with other results. Doesn't/shouldn't determine policy so it has nothing to do with me.

[Sky Masterson]

16. 18-45 Male and I say stay.

I don't care who people screw as long as it isn't my country or the helpless.

[JVS]

17. I want him to stay because he seems to have really pissed off all the party leaders I like least.

[Jazzgirl]

20. I find it interesting that many of the people posting about

Weiner being a distraction and that he should go don't even come from New York. I am an over 46 year old female and I think he should stay. Damnit, pukes never call for their people to resign so why should we. I don't know whom Pelosi et al are trying to impress but it probably isn't most New York Democrats.

[Mimosa]

21. Based on what I know now maybe he should stay

IF he committed no crimes or major ethical violations, I say forgive and forget, after he gets treatment for whatever is causing his bad judgment.

[Quantess]

22. Diaper-Dave Vitter didn't go, so why should Weiner?

That would be unfair.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

23. This 59 year old woman thinks he should stay.

[OKNancy]

24. 62 yr female... seems like us older gals are more tolerant of

peccadilloes

[FrenchieCat]

26. We may just know men a bit better than most........

and understand the obvious; that for many men, their sexual feelings are a giant part of their DNA, starting from way back......unfortunately for them.

[seabeyond]

27. bullshit. lol. don't include me in on that. a "pivilege" men have received from

us older women for far too long.

i call weiner on the behavior and think he was incredibly stupid. didnt vote for him to resign though

but i am not going to give him that stupid out... it is in the dna.

[Raine]

31. Same here nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

25. Interesting. Those least tolerant are those most like him. n/t

[Rabblevox]

29. back to stats 101 with thee. the least tolerant bracket, by far, is 18-45 females...

learn how to read a bar chart.

[inna]

44. lol, you should apply your advice to self.

complete misinterpretation on your part.

[PhillySane]

55. I think Weiner's been workin' the wrong crowd

he should be checkin out them cougas!

[jimlup]

30. Interesting but the data isn't enough to be significant...

That's probably true (that those most like him are the most likely to be more judgmental) but the real question here isn't one of morality - it is one of politics.

To hell with what Weiner did, I have no problem with it. The morality question is between he and his wife. The question is of his political liability. Is he too much dead weight to carry from here. Personally, I don't think so. The media will eventually get tired of it.

[90-percent]

32. Instant DU Analysis

7:45 PM eastern

69% HE SHOULD STAY

As the poll stands at this moment in time here on our beloved DU.

-90% Jimmy

[KoKo]

33. WARNING..! Many DU'ers don't respond to these polls because there are "privacy issues."

Just saying.

[WillyT]

34. One Doesn't Have To Respond...

One only needs to vote, if one chooses, and their privacy remains secure.

:shrug:

[KG]

35. voting in polls on DU is not totally anonymous. admins can track it.

[WillyT]

45. My Opinions Are Quite Trackable By The Admins... And I'm Still Here...

:hide::evilgrin::hide:

:hi:

[jberryhill]

62. They are also probably spying on our posts

I mean... Did you know the DU admins can read every word you post here?

[Garbo 2004]

36. Poll votes on DU aren't private to admins. Not an issue in this case, IMO,

but yrs ago some folks voted, whether jokingly or not I don't know, for some outrageously awful thing on a poll & were TS'd. And IIRC Admin acknowledged that it was due to their responses on the poll. They can see who votes for what.

[LadyHawkAZ]

38. 18 to 45 female- He Should Stay n/t

[unkachuck]

41. before, he could stay....now, he must go....I'm tired of this story....n/t

[Dappleganger]

46. Over 46, he should stay.

[Beaverhausen]

47. He should only resign after Vitter does

[EstimatedProphet]

48. Other - the real story is that Breitbart is now a "journalist"

Breitbart is nothing more than a republican hitman. When the corporations and the their bootlickers in the republican party want to get rid of someone or something, they call in the likes of Breitbart, and he fixes it for them. Now he's respectable in the eyes of the media. Now there can be no doubt that the media thinks that slandering and ruining people who are in the way of the republican party is appropriate. What happened to Weiner is unimportant in comparison. If Weiner hadn't done waht he did, it wouldn't matter - except that in doing what he did, Breitbart became an upstanding member of the media. Now any politician who is successfully in the way of the republicans can be treated the same way as Weiner whether he/she did anything or not, and the media will act to destroy him/her through Breitbart with legitimacy.

[EFerrari]

52. And all it took was for him to spam a dickshot all over the world

after he said he wouldn't.

[WillyT]

49. Last Kick From Me...

Thank's for participating everyone!

:yourock:

[H2O Man]

50. Other.

100+ male. He should do what he decides is best.

[MelungeonWoman]

51. 46+ Female - He Should Stay

The only thing that disgusts me anymore is the hypocrisy.

[PhillySane]

53. Um

it would appear that the vast majority of people on DU right now are 46+ females.

[tabbycat31]

54. 18-45 female and I don't care

[MilesColtrane]

57. This poll is important.

I never knew there were so many hot, mature women here on DU!

:evilgrin:

[WillyT]

59. I've Always Known...

:evilgrin:

And I LOVE it!

:hi:

[Aerows]

58. 18-45 F - stay

it will blow over in a few weeks, and he's still a decent politician. He took a credibility hit, but he's hardly Larry Craig, who I might add finished out his term after wide stance.

[Withywindle]

60. 41 year old female, I think he should stay.

I find what he's accused of to be pretty damn minor and irrelevant, and this whole feeding frenzy is way more bizarre and freaky to me than anything he did. Whether he stays or goes is up to him, his wife, and his constituents, and I'm none of the above, so my opinion really shouldn't count for all that much. (But, for what it's worth, I think the good he's done as a fighting Dem congressman far FAR outweighs this sordid little non-issue.)

[DeSwiss]

61. He should be allowed to stay.....

...as long as he's willing to wear a GPS device on his penis. That way if he's moving north-to-south too much --- we'll know.

- This is my one and only comment on this stupid shit.....

[Winglessnews]

63. Obligatory Other...

I'm an 18 year old female, and while I don't care about what he did and it does nothing to change my opinion of him as an immensely important politician... He does really pose a problem for the Democrats. I think he should step down, look for his remaining shreds of dignity that he's tossed about, and then reemerge after a bit of time has passed. He's behaved like Kanye West, it's reflected poorly on the party and he's given Andrew Breitbart credibility. There is reason to be seriously angry with him.

[dimbear]

64. Embarassment and dead weight in the 2012. Gone and not regretted.

He's from a solid Dem district, nothing changes there. Bye bye.

[snooper2]

66. Told you there are a bunch of old folks on DU :)

:P

[Hell Hath No Fury]

68. 45+ female - he should stay.

I have never believed any relationship of a sexual nature between consenting adults is any of my damn business. I signed on to MoveOn back in the day when it was about the Clinton impeachment attempt, and have felt that way ever since. The only time I take issue is when someone rails in public about behavior and then participates in that very behavior in private (I'm talking about you, Elliot and Larry).

Let the House investigate and censure him if neccesary, and then let his distrcit decide his fate the next election.

[angel823]

70. 49 year-old female here

And I think he should stay - it should be up to his voting constituents to decide whether or not he is up to the task of representing them, since he hasn't broken any laws that I know of at this point that have anything to do with serving in congress.

I might not like what he has done in his personal life, but there have been many members of congress that have done much worse (either personally and/or professionally) and are still around.

My hope is that the end result of this will be a better Anthony Weiner - one who will be a bit less narcissistic, more humble, and able to work as a strong, opinionated liberal voice within a strong team of Democratic congress members.

Too much to hope for? Maybe.

Angel

[semillama]

72. If you can get me universal health care

then please feel free to wave your dick at me.