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Poll: Voters Viewing Occupy Wall St. Unfavorably

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A sign that the Occupy Wall Street movement isn't the best long-term vehicle for Democrats to connect themselves with: A new Quinnipiac poll, showing a plurality of voters viewing the group unfavorably.

The poll
, released today, show 30 percent of voters surveyed view the movement favorably, 39 percent unfavorably, with an additional 30 percent not hearing enough to have an opinion. It's one of the first national polls to suggest voters are growing skeptical of Occupy Wall Street- and it comes as police have clashed with protesters in several cities. Previous national polls have shown a plurality of adults supporting the movement.


These numbers comes as Democrats, from the White House on down, have struck a decidedly populist tone in recent months, from PresidentObama calling on the wealthy to pay a higher share in taxes, Senate Democratic officials rallying behind the campaign of Elizabeth Warren, who has embraced the Occupy Wall Street movement, and House Democrats, who sent out a petition last month aimed at leveraging the Occupy Wall Street movement against the Republican Party.

The poll found that Occupy Wall Street's negatives aren't quite as high as the Tea Party's unfavorables, but aren't far off. Just 31 percent of voters view the Tea Party favorably unfavorably, 45 percent unfavorably, and 24 percent haven't heard enough.

Among independents, the Occupy Wall Street movement and Tea Party movement are now viewed equally unfavorably. Occupy Wall Street has a net -13 favorable rating with independents (29% favorable/42% unfavorable), while the Tea Party holds a net -11 favorable rating (34% favorable/45% unfavorable).

Poll: Voters Viewing Occupy Wall St. Unfavorably - 2012 Decoded

Does this mean the revolution will be called off?
 
Still higher favorability ratings than the Tea Party or Congress, though...

I was actually expecting a drop in response to the negativity campaigns.

I expect there to be a bounce back once more people realize how much of it is hype.

I also expect some evidence of paid anti ows instigators and police taking problem homeless to occupations.

The smell of rat is pretty strong, and even conservatives don't care much for rats.
 
Still higher favorability ratings than the Tea Party or Congress, though...

people like nice soft turds when they poop... they like the runny stuff less.... squirts are at the bottom of the list.

at the end of the day, it's still sh*t.

get my drift?
 
Thank the "Tea Party!" What about the 30% that forgot it was a poll?!
with an additional 30 percent not hearing enough to have an opinion.
 
I was actually expecting a drop in response to the negativity campaigns.

I expect there to be a bounce back once more people realize how much of it is hype.

I sincerely doubt it. there will be more riots, and the longer they destroy business in the cities they inhabit the more they wear out any tolerance or welcome. smashing storefronts, spraypainting everything, shutting down economic activity, destroying jobs; these are not the things likely to engender you to the American people. Nor are the OWSers likely to have the maturity to make a conscious decision to tone it down, scale it back, expel their troublemakers.
 
My observations...

First of all, what the heck is Quinnipiac university and why should I care about their poll?

Secondly... even if true, of course people view it unfavorably. The media has been working overtime to discredit it and quell potential civil unrest. A good 90% of stories I have read in the media about OWS have a negative spin to them, even the stories reporting the business-as-usual happenings. It started after they tried blocking the Brooklyn Bridge, but even before that it was being discredited.

It has to do with the fact that the protest itself is partially focused on debunking the mass media in this country, and how it is a tool of the corporate state, as well as government plutocracy. Not to mention, the media is a tool of the corporate state and government plutocracy, so do you think the media is going to turn around and give these people any favorable stories, now that their company names are being dragged through the mud? No way.

Our country is brainwashed by the media. We never get the full story, or we get spin. Anything to up the ratings, even if it's maximum hyperbole like focusing on what one or two protesters are doing wrong and turning it into an exposé.
 
Still higher favorability ratings than the Tea Party or Congress, though...

It's still early. Give it time. The numbers will continue the downward trend.
 
Anyone who studies polling knows that how you frame a particular question or issue can play a major role in the numbers you get back. If you get beyond the issue of the actual demonstrators involved in OWS and get to the issues that are behind the anger, the American public does indeed support those issues. Major issues like the growing inequity of income distribution, Wall Street greed and the methods used to fuel it, and the growing gap between rich and poor have wide support among the American people.

Poll: U.S. wealth gap unfair - MJ Lee - POLITICO.com

Nearly two out of three Americans believe that wealth is unfairly distributed in the country, a new poll shows.

Sixty-six percent of people said money should be more evenly distributed in America, while just 26 percent said the current income distribution is fair. Seven out of 10 Americans believe the policies of Congressional Republicans favor the wealthy, according to a CBS/New York Times poll.

I suspect that some Americans have allowed themselves to be led by the nose by the drumbeaters of the far right who want to demonize the OWS participants and paint them as anarchists pooping and peeing all over America and in bad need of a bath. Others look deeper than that stupidity and see real issues that need to be addressed.
 
the locals are getting rather tired of the whole thing


....With a little help from the residents of Lower Manhattan and a little more from the denizens of Occupy Wall Street’s tent city, significant parts of Community Board 1 (CB1) and the New York State legislature seem finally to have realized that they have been had.

“We have had twelve meetings,” one member said last night during a CB1 session in City Hall, “and now we’ve given up.”..

One resident summed it up perfectly: “This is about the law. They have been given a waiver for too long.” Indeed so, and they are reveling in it. Channeling John Adams, he made the compelling case that whether or not our elected representatives empathize with OWS is wholly irrelevant in a nation of laws and not men. “In this country, we do not get to pick and choose when and where the law is enforced,” he said. Unlike at the last such meeting, the sentiment resonated; it was generally conceded that previous resolutions at both the state and community-board levels — which routinely started with a statement of support and a reiteration of fealty to the First Amendment — were a big mistake. “We shouldn’t have expressed any political position” was the regretful consensus of the board....

At the last meeting, as I reported, “some of the members of Community Board One took turns to make brief speeches. With the exception of one woman, who spoke movingly of the Zuccotti Park area having been ‘under siege’ for ten years, each endorsed the OWS movement.” This time, each took it in turns to express disappointment, concern, and even anger. The rebels have lost their enablers.

“It’s a crime scene down there, and it’s attracting all of the worst people in this city,” said a board member. “We’re hearing reports of rapes, assaults, violence, drug use. The mentally ill are assembling. It’s a public hazard.” There is also concern for businesses. “At this rate, they’re not going to make it through the Christmas season,” the chair of the Small Business Committee said, bluntly...

This morning, there are widespread reports that Mayor Bloomberg is finally losing patience with the camp. Judging by what I heard in City Hall yesterday evening, he is not alone.
 
From the OP quote:
...30 percent of voters surveyed view the movement favorably, 39 percent unfavorably, with an additional 30 percent not hearing enough to have an opinion.

Add them together and it's plain to see that the poll left out 1% of the voters. That wasn't very nice.
 
My observations...

First of all, what the heck is Quinnipiac university and why should I care about their poll?

You've never heard of the Quinnipiac poll ??? Really???

It's a highly respected poll.
 
From the OP quote:


Add them together and it's plain to see that the poll left out 1% of the voters. That wasn't very nice.

It was one of those polls with "cheddar!" as an option; those people didn't need to be discussed in the article. :D
 
Anyone who studies polling knows that how you frame a particular question or issue can play a major role in the numbers you get back.


Oh, so only NOW when the polling is not in favor of a cause or issue you agree with all of the sudden its about the question, and how it can be manipulated to push the poll eh? Amazing.


If you get beyond the issue of the actual demonstrators involved in OWS and get to the issues that are behind the anger, the American public does indeed support those issues.

Of course don't look at the people that are the FACE of the demonstrations, killing jobs, raping women, robbing fellow protesters, destroying property, and breaking the law....Nooooooo!


Major issues like the growing inequity of income distribution

There is NO such thing as "income distribution" so what the hell are you talking about?


Wall Street greed and the methods used to fuel it


Fannie and Freddie just asked for some $6 Billion more tax payer money, while giving themselves Millions in bonuses, but that's ok because they are GSE's right?


and the growing gap between rich and poor have wide support among the American people.


That GAP is fueled, made larger, and by plan I think instituted by your guy Obama and his failed policies for the past three years, almost 6 years if you include when congress and senate were taken over by liberal demos.


MJ Lee - Politico

Just another political hack journalist that used to work for the WaPo, and Washingtonian Magizine...So a liberal opinion backs your spew of talking point pap eh....I am shocked.

I suspect that some Americans have allowed themselves to be led by the nose by the drumbeaters of the far right who want to demonize the OWS participants and paint them as anarchists pooping and peeing all over America and in bad need of a bath.

Except that the OWS children are the actual "drumbeaters" in the park that are anarchists, Marxists, Communists, Union hacks, ACORN paid professional protesters and agitators, rapists, thieves, and generally sociatial misfits that unless they come to something like this would rarely see the outside of their mom and dad's basements. Oh, and they **** and piss in the open all over, and they need a bath.

Others look deeper than that stupidity and see real issues that need to be addressed.

Yeah, all the way deeper to a hack opinion piece from a hack fellow traveler supposed journalist like you did here.....HA!


j-mac
 
**** it... if the economy is going to crash anyways. Just keep protesting and shoulder the blame. Let the politicians get their way. Then put a stop too all this credit bull****. Legalize hemp. Become crazy producer of hemp based products and become a world super-manufacturer.

If the politicians get to put the media spotlight on the protestors growing too much debt because the government is forcing themsleves upon free speech and drop the ball on the people. Let them. Someone has to eventually take responsability for our crazy debt. Might as well let OWS take the blame and pop the bubble so that we can have sound money in this country again. Resetting the bone hurts, but is neccesary when broken.
 
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"Except that the OWS children are the actual "drumbeaters" in the park that are anarchists, Marxists, Communists, Union hacks, ACORN paid professional protesters and agitators, rapists, thieves, and generally sociatial misfits that unless they come to something like this would rarely see the outside of their mom and dad's basements. Oh, and they **** and piss in the open all over, and they need a bath."End Quote


I'm certain that you meant Republicans. I recognize the character traits.
 
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