Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger delivered a big ol mess of opinion surveys to the governor's office Tuesday.
The answers included on the "Conservative Voter Survey," sent to prospective Republican voters are likely the least surprising thing in state politics. Berger showed off the surveys in a wheelbarrow. Here's a sample of the questions.
Do you think death panels made up of government bureaucrats should decide if your loved ones live or die?
On Dome's sample, the respondent said "yes," so we're glad we're not kin.
Do you oppose Bev Perdue and the Democrats' plan to pass a job-killing $1.6 billion dollar [sic] tax increase in the middle of a recession?
Well, when you put it like that. Also, the tax increase was $1 billion for the coming fiscal year.
Update: Post adds context on the size of the tax increase.
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Do you support sending the North Carolina National Guard to help secure our southern border?
You mean from South Carolina?
Berger acknowledged the surveys may not be a precise look at what all North Carolinians think. Polls by conservative and liberal pollsters show state residents disapprove of Gov. Beverly Perdue, so the surveys are worth handing to the governor, he said.
"I would not represent this as a scientific sampling," Berger said. "I think it is representative of the results we're seeing in scientific sampling."
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By the way, Phil
October 20, 2009 - 5:03pm — scharrisonBefore you can do that, you'd need to bring the 4,000+ NCNG troops back from their third deployment in the combat zone, which is the result of another Republican's Iraqnaphobia. Although I'm sure they would probably prefer your Borderphobia, since they would be closer to home, methinks we've squeezed them enough already.
Re: Berger rolls a barrow full of opinions
October 20, 2009 - 4:50pm — scharrison"He said that while the surveys themselves were not scientific, their results mirror the results of actual scientific ones."
Okay, if that were the case, why didn't he just give the Governor's office the actual scientific survey results?
Re: Berger rolls a barrow full of opinions
October 20, 2009 - 3:51pm — ttihw8582Protzman:
Is Berger's statment too complex for you to understand? He said that while the surveys themselves were not scientific, their results mirror the results of actual scientific ones. No nonsensical double talk there - only good ol' fashioned honesty about the nature of the surveys.
Hahahahahaha!
October 20, 2009 - 3:11pm — James_ProtzmanTRANSLATION: If you could excel at nonsensical double talk like I have, you too could be a Republican government-hating obstructionist getting taxpayer money for doing a whole wheelbarrow full of nothing. With all the media attention a good ol' white boy could ever want!
Re: Berger rolls a barrow full of opinions
October 20, 2009 - 1:14pm — GiggleBoxtest...
Thanks.
Just making sure the majority still has a voice.
NEXT!