Re: Sheriff Taylor, ticket-splitter

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:44:35 -0400

For the record, this news outlet didn't conduct the poll.

— RTB

Re: Sheriff Taylor, ticket-splitter

PhantomLord — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:27:43 -0400

Rush is right. News outlets conduct polls for the express purpose of creating news.

How about sticking to actual news of things that have actually happened.

Re: Sheriff Taylor, ticket-splitter

dahedgehog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:49:30 -0400

Andy Taylor wants more wars? Sounds like a jerk, to me.

Sheriff Taylor, ticket-splitter

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:22:20 -0400

Sheriff Andy Taylor would vote for John McCain and Beverly Perdue.

According to a survey by Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, the fictional Mayberry sheriff played by Andy Griffith would split his ticket in state and federal races.

In the presidential race, 35 percent of likely voters said he would vote for McCain, followed by 25 percent for Barack Obama and five percent for Libertarian Bob Barr.

In the gubernatorial race, 34 percent said he would vote for Perdue, 23 percent for Republican nominee Pat McCrory and six percent for Libertarian Mike Munger.

"The good Sheriff always came across as a moderate Democrat, and the voting pattern respondents think he would adopt is one that explains why North Carolina votes Republican for President election after election while continuing by and large to elect Democratic Governors," writes pollster Tom Jensen.

On a separate question 56 percent of voters had a favorable impression of Griffith, nine percent an unfavorable opinion and 35 percent no opinion.

The automated survey of 648 likely voters was taken June 26-29. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

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