What North Carolina thinks: Civitas II

What does North Carolina think?

A January poll by the conservative Civitas Institute showed broad agreement on a couple other issues that are before the legislature.

Below, the percentage who agreed with a sentiment:

71: Do not view spending $1 million to broadcast legislature as a "worthwhile investment."

70: View a vehicle miles-driven tax unfavorably.

68: Support cutting existing programs (vs. raising taxes) to balance state budget.

50: Think state employees should pay higher premiums to keep State Health Plan afloat.

53: Oppose an endowment for gubernatorial campaigns that comes with "restrictions on free speech" policed by a board appointed by the governor.

The wording on parts of the poll is questionable, however. The questions about the endowment and broadcasting the legislature prime the pump with negative wording, and a later poll got opposite results on the latter.

The poll of 600 registered voters was conducted Jan. 19-22 by TelOpinion Research of Alexandria, Va. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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Re: What North Carolina thinks: Civitas II

Submitted by domewatcher on March 4, 2009 - 8:56am.

Both the Civitas and PPP polls should be treated under the guidelines of the old "informed buyer and informed seller in the open market, etc."

I take the objective approach to both polls. I agree with whatever poll results coincide with my sick, twisted political views.

I think the name "Civitas" sounds real fancy so I drop it at cocktail parties at the truck stop. I once dated a girl from Elon and she was pretty fancy herself.

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Re: What North Carolina thinks: Civitas II

Submitted by FFC1304 on March 4, 2009 - 7:01am.

Civitas is far from 'questionable'! In fact they can be trusted more than the NC 'leaders' AND the NC mainscream media! (is this paper still mainscream?)

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Re: What North Carolina thinks: Civitas II

Submitted by maiapinion on March 3, 2009 - 8:40pm.

I just find it hard to believe that Civitas can represent what North Carolinians think. Interesting poll, but you know. Civitas.

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Re: What North Carolina thinks: Civitas II

Submitted by tangoz on March 3, 2009 - 8:28pm.

It is funny how someone calls a legitmate scientific poll by Civitas propoganda and a poll by let's say PPP as gospel. That is pure double-standard known in this world as hypocrisy. I take all scientific and non-scientific polls and their margins of error as what they are.

I do not call any scientific poll a piece of propaganda. I found Dean of PPP quite friendly and engaging. If I ever run for office and actually have the money and need for a poll i would consider PPP and would use them with other polling firms. PPP is called a Democratic Polling firm by some.

Considering Protzman's ties to MoveOn.org and his own blog BlueNC I find anything he says is propaganda.

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Fair enough

Submitted by James_Protzman on March 3, 2009 - 7:50pm.

Thanks.

James Protzman
Intelligent reader

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Re: What North Carolina thinks: Civitas II

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on March 3, 2009 - 7:20pm.

I didn't say the wording of all of their polls is questionable. I noted the two that I thought were loaded. That doesn't negate the rest of their results.

None of the North Carolina polls is entirely perfect, but I try to present them with all the appropriate caveats so that intelligent readers such as yourself can decide what to make of them.

— RTB

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