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Well, this is discouraging (regarding Iran Deal) (Original Post) Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2015 OP
What's really discouraging is they take polls and half the respondents Vinca Jul 2015 #1
I'm sure Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2015 #2
Question 2: Do you want to be a fire truck? underpants Jul 2015 #3
They are all scared of AIPAC n/t CanonRay Jul 2015 #4
the polls are all over the place, depending on how they ask the question. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #5
It depends on how the question was asked..... marmar Jul 2015 #6
they are spending upwards of $40 million to defeat this spanone Jul 2015 #7

Vinca

(50,248 posts)
1. What's really discouraging is they take polls and half the respondents
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 07:53 AM
Jul 2015

couldn't name 3 members of the Supreme Court for a million dollar prize. The question to them should be: do you want Iran to get a nuclear bomb in 3 months or 10 years?

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,399 posts)
2. I'm sure
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 07:56 AM
Jul 2015

That at least some of those respondents are just buying into the Fox Kool-Aid. Problem is that Republicans will use polls like this to browbeat Senate Dems unto rejecting the deal for absolutely no good reason. *sigh*

underpants

(182,717 posts)
3. Question 2: Do you want to be a fire truck?
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 07:56 AM
Jul 2015

That would score highly too with the general population.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
5. the polls are all over the place, depending on how they ask the question.
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:36 AM
Jul 2015

But there's a lot of money and lobbyists in favor of war, just like there were in 2002.

Same general cast of characters too.

marmar

(77,064 posts)
6. It depends on how the question was asked.....
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:38 AM
Jul 2015

...... and from the results, those who are younger and those who are more educated favor the deal.

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