"Hot Air" Reacts to Huntsman's Plea for Civility

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Saturday May 21, 2011 · 7:06 PM PDT

2011/05/21 · 19:06

I read Hot Air so you don't have to.

If you're not familiar with it, HA is a popular blog that attracts only the most rabid tea partiers and Palinistas--the activist element that (I think) really determines the results of primary elections. Over the past several days, as Jon Huntsman's candidacy is launched, I have been really interested in how these hardcore Republicans would react to him.

There have been many other diaries discussing that Huntsman is...well, he's very intelligent, moderate (reasonable), fundamentally decent, very wealthy (can self-finance) AND he's very good-looking. He just looks presidential, much like our own Obama.

In short, Huntsman makes me more than a little uneasy. A lot uneasy.The Republicans would be shrewd to nominate someone who could easily poach away conservative Democrats, making Obama's re-election a lot tougher. But will they?

Poll

97 votes Show Results

Who will be the Republican Nominee for President in 2012?

97 votes Vote Now!

Who will be the Republican Nominee for President in 2012?

Jon Huntsman

6 votes

Herman Cain

4 votes

Mitt Romney

32 votes

Sara Palin

8 votes

Michelle Bachman

6 votes

Mitch Daniels

12 votes

Newt Gingrich

0 votes

Ron Paul

1 vote

Rick Santorum

1 vote

Some Other Loser

24 votes

Obama Approval Rating Currently at 8,000%!

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Saturday December 13, 2008 · 1:34 PM PST

2008/12/13 · 13:34

OK. Not quite at 8,000% approval YET, but the guy sure is popular!

I have been incredibly annoyed this week by the focus on the Blagojevich scandal--and more importantly, the weak attempts to connect Obama's team to it in some way, despite the quite obvious evidence that Blagojevich's own words offered that they at no point co-operated with him. I did wonder if the guilt-by-association gambit would have any effect on Obama's super-high favorability ratings.

Well it did NOT and it fact he is at his height in both Rasmussen and Gallup. In today's Gallup update he actually hit a high of 69% in the measure of Americans "Confident that he will be a Good President" AND another high of 73% in his general favorability rating.

Rasmussen is the exact same story. His approval rating is at it's height of 67%.

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Thursday November 27, 2008 · 8:49 AM PST

2008/11/27 · 08:49

Last night I watched Barack and Michelle on Barbara Walters.

I had actually rushed home from some last-minute shopping and, since I've seen Obama give ten trillion interviews over the last two years, I kept asking myself why I even needed to watch this particular one.

But of course...it's different now! Since he really is going to be president. And as always, watching him talk about the challenges we face, with his trademark reassuring calm, I felt ever THAT more thankful that we really got this guy elected. And thankful that I live in a country like this one.

Also the interview was terrific. Michelle joined him midway and was as warm and funny and refreshing as she always is -- and I'm thankful for her as well!

In case you missed it, ABC news did not post the interview online (which is a bizarre choice) but the whole thing is up on the Youtubes! Parts 2-6 below the fold.

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Monday November 24, 2008 · 9:03 AM PST

2008/11/24 · 09:03

Barack Obama is holding a press conference to announce his economic team. The expectation is that it will be Tim Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury, Christina Romer for Council of Economic Advisers chair, Lawrence Summers as National Economics Council chair, and Peter Orzag as director of the Office of Management and Budget. This is actually the earliest that an economic team has been announced--and obviously he is trying to inspire confidence and calm the markets.

It should be starting in a few minutes, and you can watch it at CNN.com/live.

If you are watching it, please liveblog in the comments below!

The Schaudenfraude Starts Early...

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 11:20 AM PST

2008/11/03 · 11:20

Fox News just released their FINAL election poll, showing Obama with a 7-point lead (up from a 3 point lead last week) at 50% to Mccain's 43%.

That falls nicely in line with the final numbers of every other polling outfit, which so far have ranged from 6-13 points.

Anyway, since Mccain supporters have been clinging to the hope that the polls are all being cooked by the "drive-by media", I was curious how they would react to seeing their favorite news source, the only one NOT IN THE TANK, predicting an Obama blowout along with every one else.

It was....not pretty. They blamed the messenger.

by susan7708 [Nov 3, 2008 1:42:05 PM]
Fox News - you guys need to stop with the polls!!!! All you're doing is discouraging people from going out to vote tomorrow. You're no better thant the rest of the news channels. I've never - ever been polled - neither has anyone I know. I just hope people will still make an effort to go out and vote Tuesday. Thanks for nothing Fox News!!!!! I'm done with all of you. VOTE McCAIN!!!!! No matter what the polls say...

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 8:09 AM PDT

2008/10/30 · 08:09

I have been really curious about how the very expensive infomercial would play. We know now that the CONTENT was amazing and struck the perfect emotional tone.

And now we know that people actually saw it! Via Ben Smith:

The Obama-mercial was fairly highly rated across the three broadcast networks (CBS, Fox and NBC) in the early metered market numbers. Between the three networks it scored an impressive combined 17.8/29 (household rating/share).

I am not extremely well-versed in TV ratings lingo--I assume this means about 17.8 million households saw it?

We also don't know yet how the cable nets (MSNBC, Univision, BET, TVOne) contributed to viewership, so it was probably more like 25 million households.

Either way, this was money extremely well spent. I have gotten nothing but positive feedback from everyone I have asked about it. It really went over very strongly with the weak Obama supporters that I know.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 6:39 AM PDT

2008/10/29 · 06:39

I didn't want to believe it.

But it's clear that it's happening. Rasmussen has Obama up by just 3 points this morning, which means Mccain had a really great night last night.

I think a few nuggets are really important to remember. First is that he has a sizable lead in early votes. In this particular poll, it's a 9 point lead. Obviously, this stat means that the models might be wrong and Obama really has changed the face of the electorate to bring out those voters who don't typically vote. It could also just be the enthusiasm gap, of course, and Mccain's voters will all vote on Nov. 4th. Still the early voting stats are pretty fantastic.

Also, Obama has the chance to make his case before a huge audience tonight which can help jumpstart his momentum. Mccain will have no such opportunity.

Thirdly, Obama's path to 270, at it's most basic level, is simply Kerry States plus Iowa and Virginia OR Colorado and New Mexico. He has strong leads on all these states. Which means that even if it's not a landslide and we lose Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, etc...

We still win!

Just 6 days to go and I think we just need to keep focused.

An Extremely Important Nugget in Today's Rasmussen (O 52, M 44)- UPDATED

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 6:51 AM PDT

2008/10/25 · 06:51

I was looking over today's Rasmussen tracking poll. I am thrilled at the top-line numbers of course (Obama is at his peak--an 8 point lead) but I think there is something even more important than that in the numbers.

Obama is closing the deal:

However, while the overall levels of support have remained stable, voters have become more certain of their intent. Today, the percentage who say they could still change their mind is down to single digits. Forty-eight percent (48%) are now certain they will vote for Obama while 40% say the same about McCain. Nine percent (9%) lean one way or the other but could change their mind. The remaining three percent (3%) are either committed to a third party candidate or remain undecided.

Thirty days ago, while Obama enjoyed a five-point lead overall, just 41% of voters were certain they would vote for him. At that time, 39% said the same about McCain.

This is STUNNING. In the last month, the proportion of people who commit to voting for Obama has risen by 7 points. While with Mccain it's only risen 1 point. Essentially Mccain is retaining that hard 40% that represents his base, while Obama is attracting all the persuadables.

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 9:00 AM PDT

2008/10/24 · 09:00

I hate to add on to the many diaries already written about this story... but a Pittsburgh TV station just updated with, I think, more evidence that this whole thing is a hoax. Police are now saying that her story has "inconsistencies".

Speaking to Channel 4 Action News on Friday, Richard said they're still questioning Todd because of some new developments.

"We have learned that the victim's statement has a few inconsistencies in it and her statement has changed," said Richard

Richard said Todd now says she isn't sure if it was a bumper sticker on her car or a campaign button on her jacket that angered the attacker. Richard said Todd added new details to the attack, saying at one point she lost consciousness.

"She also indicated she was sexually assaulted as well. She indicated that when he had her on the ground he put his hand up her blouse and started fondling her. But other than that, she says she doesn't remember anything else. So we're adding a sexual assault to this as well," Richard said.

Police said they gave a polygraph test to Todd, but they aren't releasing the results.

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Monday October 06, 2008 · 2:39 PM PDT

2008/10/06 · 14:39

I am ecstatic over these new numbers from Pew who went into the field to gauge reaction to the VP debate. They confirmed what every other poll has shown--that the American people aren't as stupid as Sarah Palin thinks they are and that Biden was wonderful.

The thing that MOST pissed me off is that the entire coverage of the debate centered on the fact that Palin "surpassed" the absurdly low "expectations." Thankfully since 70 million people watched the debate for themselves, that didn't affect THEIR ability to see that Biden was the real story.

Biden’s favorability rating among registered voters recontacted over the weekend climbed from 54% to 63%, and the percentage believing he is qualified to serve as president jumped to 77% from 69% a week earlier.

Sarah Palin is at 55% favorable, 40% unfavorable. That's right. Despite how "likable" Sarah Palin is, Biden's favorables are 9 points higher and his unfavorables are 9 points lower. That's 18 POINTS higher net favorability, and he didn't even have to wink or call himself a maverick to get there!

And...do people think Sarah Palin is qualified to be president?

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Wednesday October 01, 2008 · 6:48 AM PDT

2008/10/01 · 06:48

No one has diaried the Rasmussen tracking poll, which I find quite surprising. Are people now BORED with Barack being at 51% and with a 6-point lead? Why isn't it "BREAKING!!!"??

Well, if that's the case, I have to point out that beyond the top-line numbers, the internals of this poll are really amazing, particularly the favorables of the two candidates.

Please note the following:

This is the sixth straight day that Obama has been at 50% or 51%, the sixth straight day that McCain has been at 44% or 45%, and the sixth straight day the Obama has enjoyed a five or six point lead.

The race is stable. No statistical fluctuations of blips in reaction to the latest news cycle. So it's not just the SIZE of the Obama lead, it is how solid it is that is really exciting.

Also significant:

When it comes to the issues

Obama is now trusted more on economic issues by 51% of voters, McCain by 42%. That’s the biggest advantage either candidate has enjoyed on this issue during Election 2008 and the first time either candidate has been trusted more by a majority of voters.

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 1:40 PM PDT

2008/09/30 · 13:40

A friend sent this to me earlier and I have been UNABLE to stop laughing at it.

Fox News went into Eastern Pennsylvania to find out what the regular folks of small town America think of the Presidential candidates. The anchor asked the people at this diner who they would be voting for and manages to find a "Split Decision" that doesn't look to be all that split.

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How will Fox News spin this video?

6866 votes Vote Now!

How will Fox News spin this video?

This small town in Eastern Pennsylvania is disproportionately filled with Marxists and America-haters.

2596 votes

They all somehow missed coverage of the Rev. Wright story, which Fox News will fix.

1097 votes

They raised their hand because Obama played the race card.

501 votes

Those diners are just all in the tank for Obama....

2667 votes

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