Please DU this poll--Governor Goodhair rejecting stimulus money

[texastoast]

http://www.hcnonline.com/conroe_courier/front/


Do you support Gov. Rick Perry’s plan to reject $555 million in federal stimulus money that would expand state unemployment benefits?


Currently

Yes - 105
No - 163


Poll is down the page a bit, towards the center.

Thanks!

[liberalmuse]

1. Wow.

My ex, who is unemployed is not going to be happy. What a horrible thing to do.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. Gotcha

Goodhair is insane..............

[blogslut]

3. done

[spanone]

4. now that's looking out for your constituents....

the petty mr perry...

[dana_b]

5. done

why does the governor hate his constituents??

[yellerpup]

6. K&R!

Yes - 32%
No - 68%

[Uben]

7. This might be the one....

...that does goodhair in. He is on shaky ground since the Trans Texas Corridor collapsed. Looks like Kay Bailey Hutchinson may take him down next time around.

[av8rdave]

8. Done

[babylonsister]

9. Done. Is Montgomery County very red? I'm surprised at the

people who actually think this is a good idea, though I'm heartened to see they're losing.

[Richardo]

14. Montgomery County is the Utah of southeast Texas

[ceile]

15. Very red.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Texas#Politics
"Montgomery County is one of the most heavily Republican counties in Texas, giving 76% of its vote to John McCain in 2008. The county has not been won by any Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, and was one of the few counties in Texas to be won by segregationist candidate George Wallace in 1968.<2>"

[babylonsister]

17. Thanks. I know it's right on the outskirts of Houston, which

went fairly liberal. I was hoping some had rubbed off. x(

[texastoast]

26. 78% straight thug party ticket

Just kills me.

[snowbear]

10. Done! :o)

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~ Kick! ~

[Hope And Change]

11. Done.K & R!

Do you support Gov. Rick Perry’s plan to reject $555 million in federal stimulus money that would expand state unemployment benefits?

Yes - 112 Votes, 35%

No - 209 Votes, 65%

[Richardo]

12. This way he'll pass the GOP purity test for his run against Kay Bailey next year...

...the Legislature will overrule him, unemployment will be funded, and he gets to claim they took that nasty socialist Obamoney over his objections.

Several GOP governors will go this route.

[cutlassmama]

19. Can't believe he's running for a third term.

We need to vote Kay in 2010 and be done with him. No wonder his mansion got burned down.

[liberal N proud]

13. Done - but on that site there is a pic that is just wrong

Just wrong





Sorry for being off topic.

[babylonsister]

16. Texas Rodeo, I presume? Happens every year. nt

[barbtries]

30. i went to the page

he's a 6-year-old kindergartner and he came in 3rd place

[newtothegame]

18. Voted, but what exactly is the point of bombarding these polls?

To make an already unscientific poll more unscientific?

[Javaman]

20. to show that we can click the voter thingy more than the other side can.

:rofl:

it won't pass. moron perry failed on trying to stop Texas's portion of the stimulus package and he will fail on this as well.

the texas governor is an inherently weak position. It's the lt governor and the congress that hold all the cards.

it's just more bullshit and bluster by the pea brained perry.

[texastoast]

31. No, it's to show that we are still alive and kicking

You can't give the camel rethugs one inch into the tent. These people will take any lack of participation as a sigm of weakness. So we have to continue to make a showing of strength.

And overnight, they've inched ahead. And we at DU have a chance to show this red county paper what we are made of.

Do you support Gov. Rick Perry’s plan to reject $555 million in federal stimulus money that would expand state unemployment benefits?


Yes (662 Votes, 55%)
No (536 Votes, 45%)

[andlor]

21. done

[barbtries]

22. i did it

what state is this? texas? :) the poll is looking somewhat more realistic at this point. but i don't get anybody being against unemployed people receiving the means to survive. i'm disheartened by the heartlessness in this country. 53 years old and i still struggle to "get" that a lot of people are greedy and really do not give a rat's ass about anyone but themselves and their own. they just do not care. nor do they ever consider that there but for fortune...

[polmaven]

23. You got it!

Current results:

Do you support Gov. Rick Perry’s plan to reject $555 million in federal stimulus money that would expand state unemployment benefits?
Yes
(129 Votes, 32%)
No
(280 Votes, 68%){/i]

[AndyA]

24. Done.

Do you support Gov. Rick Perry’s plan to reject $555 million in federal stimulus money that would expand state unemployment benefits?
Yes
(133 Votes, 31%)
No
(293 Votes, 69%)

[GiveMeFreedom]

25. done, NO n/t

[donheld]

27. It's being freeped

[callous taoboy]

28. needs help

[Tigress DEM]

29. Yes 54% (588 Votes) NO 46% (502)

Do you support Gov. Rick Perry’s plan to reject $555 million in federal stimulus money that would expand state unemployment benefits?
Yes
(588 Votes, 54%)
No
(502 Votes, 46%)

[callous taoboy]

32. kick

[texastoast]

33. Thanks

It needs work this morning.

[otohara]

34. Punish The Unemployed

let them eat dirt, Texas dirt.

[Lisa0825]

35. K&R

[texastoast]

36. Update for strategy

This came in an email from the Montgomery County Democratic Party:

With all your help we led the Conroe Courier poll by as much as 70% until Friday evening. We are now at 42%, and loosing the poll to the Perry supporting Republicans.

If your like me, I think Perry has put himself out on a limb on this issue, and I want to cut it off. He will be less likely to visit Montgomery County in the 2006 election, and less likely to help his Republican friends if we clearly show Montgomery County does not support him.

[hay rick]

37. 52% NO

985 Yes
1078 No