The 90% Myth
BY Herschel Smith
11 years, 5 months ago
President Barack Obama has vowed to keep pushing for new gun control measures and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the failed gun vote in the Senate was “just the beginning.” However, the latest Reason-Rupe national poll finds just 33 percent of Americans feel the “Senate should debate and vote on gun control legislation again,” while 62 percent want the Senate to “move on to other issues.”
This data is surprising given earlier polls finding what appeared to be overwhelming support for expanding background check for firearm purchases. For instance, Gallup found that 83 percent of Americans favored a law requiring background checks for all gun purchases.
But the data isn’t surprising to me. I told you so. Phrased the right way and posed at the right time, a pollster could get 80%-90% of Americans to agree that the moon is made of green cheese. That’s why the polls are meaningless.
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On June 3, 2013 at 12:43 pm, Arkindole said:
Moreover, withing the coastal urban entitlement enclaves, 90% of the people believe Benghazi is a Sushi restaurant they’ve never been to.