The great thing about an excellent rating of zero is that the band of statistical significance extends well below zero. So we should not rule out the possibility that the Guv's excellent rating might actually be -3.
pro
· 1 year ago
There's that "fair" question again.
Secret Square
· 1 year ago
This must be some kind of record! Has ANY public official, anywhere in the U.S., attained approval ratings like this? Even Nixon didn't fall that low when he resigned (I think his approval ratings bottomed out somewhere in the mid-20 percent range).
wordslinger
· 1 year ago
Only two surprises here to me.
1. I'm no whiz, but I didn't think zero was possible in polling. Does that mean not one person said excellent?
2. The high level of support for the Olympics. Maybe it's just too distant and people haven't focused on the possible financial ramifications.
lake county democrat
· 1 year ago
Hmm. Anyone poll the Willis family for their preference? I'm surprised at the Olympics support too, but maybe those are suburbanites/downstaters thinking it's only Chicago residents who will pay for it.
doubtful
· 1 year ago
I don’t believe in polls. They have been wrong in the past and to me they are very biased. -Charge
Nothing you said was false, yet it's dangerous to dismiss a poll outright, especially from a reputable establishment like Rasmussen.
While it's true that polls have been wrong, the odds of them being statistically significantly wrong are slim. Most of the time when an election poll is significantly wrong, it's because an event occurred between the poll and election day that altered the landscape.
Most of the bias in polling is introduced by improperly weighting the sample. A lot of polling outfits are relying on 2006 demographics, which I think will underweight youth and minority turnout.
Regarding holiday spending, I will be spending much less this year, but it has more to do with the growth of my family than the state of the economy.
Leave a light on George
· 1 year ago
Who said one was the loneliest number?
VanillaMan
· 1 year ago
No surprises actually.
One of the 35
· 1 year ago
The amazing thing to me about Blago's numbers are that 4% said he was doing a good job! Who are these people and what were they thinking?
Secret Square
· 1 year ago
If you count everything other than "poor" as approval, Blago and Bush are about even (33 percent and 36 percent, respectively). But, Bush still has 1 out of 4 respondents (25 percent) expressing genuine approval of his performance, while Blago's support is lukewarm at best.
Rich Miller
· 1 year ago
===while Blago’s support is lukewarm at best.===
"Fair" is not approval.
Greg
· 1 year ago
But if you count "poor" as approval, Blago's support is 100%
Speaking At Will
· 1 year ago
Where is Bill at? Somebody has to find the silver lining in all of this.
Bill Baar
· 1 year ago
Where is Bill at? Somebody has to find the silver lining in all of this.
When you're at the bottom, the only way is up?
Speaking At Will
· 1 year ago
== When you’re at the bottom, the only way is up? ==
This is true.
On a somewhat unrelated note, for some reason all morning I keep thinking of a "Mr. Bill" parody with a claymation figure of Rod Blagojevich.
Narrator: "Hey Mr. Rod, lets expand healthcare coverage!"
Mr. Rod "Oh k"
Narrator: "Look out Mr. Rod, here comes the court systems to overrule you!"
Mr. Rod: "OOOOOHHHH NOOOO!"
Dan S. a Voter and Cubs Fan
· 1 year ago
Speaking At Will, that is priceless.
Rich O
· 1 year ago
Will they be changing their scale for polls to include a new level below "poor"?
Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Blagojevich.
Just My Opinion
· 1 year ago
Rich O - HOMERUN buddy.
Captain Flume
· 1 year ago
Speaking At Will's dialog is great1 I might substitute Rod for the Narrator and the Pharmacists for Mr. Rod, though.
train111
· 1 year ago
So next time Rasmussen does one of these surveys, and Rod's excellent rating increases to 1%, is he going to call a press conference to gloat about how his approval ratings have gone through the roof???
Pol1: How are your numbers? Pol2: Oh, man, I'm below the Blago Line!
Captain America
· 1 year ago
Governor Pinocchio: Governmental gridlock and crime don't pay. How low can you go? Maybe you should seek political asylum in the former Yugoslavia before the indictments come down. The public obviously knows you are guilty of criminal incompetence and suspects you may be guilty of various and sundry felonies. Maybe some aspiring author can write an updated version of An American Tragedy about your shattered political career.
What planet is he from again?
· 1 year ago
Since a 0-107 vote was a "victory", obviously 0% "Excellent" is a victory as well.
Phil Collins
· 1 year ago
I think that Bush is "fair," but I think that he's too liberal.
Jerry Seinfeld
· 1 year ago
The gov can turn this thing around. All he has to do is watch the Opposite episode of Seinfeld where George does everything opposite of what he would normally do.
Lefty Lefty
· 1 year ago
On the other hand, if anyone polled said he rates as Excellent, we'd all be wondering the odds of Rasmussen dialing the Blagojevich house.
Black Ivy
· 1 year ago
Question of the day for you, Rich: do you believe Blagojevich has achieved anything positive in the six years he has governed in Illinois?
Just wondering...
Rich Miller
· 1 year ago
Personally, the man has been a gold mine. lol
South Side Mike
· 1 year ago
With apologies to the late, great Jerry Reed:
"Rich got the gold mine/ Illinois got the shaft."
Happy for you, Rich, in all seriousness.
Phineas J. Whoopee
· 1 year ago
I wonder what he did this last month to tick off those very easy to please 3%? I can't remember anything too earth shattering.
jimbo
· 1 year ago
Since there is a movie out about "W" who has better ratings than Blago, when will we see one about our Gov?
PrisonTime
· 1 year ago
Blago. WORST Governor EVER.
South Side Mike
· 1 year ago
jimbo, I think there's been many movies and a TV series about Blago, Madigan, and Jones: The Three Stooges.
nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
Ah, it's Friday. My brain is fried.
Bubs
· 1 year ago
I see a lot of good things in these numbers. I'm really pumped!
You know, when people say "Fair" or "Poor", what they are really saying is that they know you are trying hard for families and kids across Illinois, and that you are making a difference, but that small petty politics by a lot of Springfield types are standing in the way of better progress. So I look at this as real good, that the people are behind our initiatives and that people just want the politicians to get out fo the way and let the progress keep flowing.
Thank you, no questions.
Rich Miller
· 1 year ago
Bubs, you made my whole day.
Steve
· 1 year ago
Rich, maybe I missed it, but any recent poll numbers for the ballot question on convening a new state constitutional convention? And/or, what are your thoughts on the likelihood of that measure passing in November?
Keef
· 1 year ago
Cold November night with the polls trending down but the cash sits around around smellin' sweet
Move up the road to the North side of town and the sound of a Sun Records beat
Sits a guy named Rod, on whom Dick Mel once doted If he marries well, maybe he can get promoted
It's Rod, Brother Rod say Gov'nor Rod's traveling salvation show Health care for babies, free rides for old ladies and everyone goes 'Cause everyone knows, Rod's all for show
Room gets suddenly still and then you'd almost bet He' not showing but yet, he walks in
Eyes with no soul, and when he lifts his face Every lens in the place is on him Startin' soft and slow, with an anecdote will it be the one, about the prez or the car he rode in
It's Rod, Gov'nor Rod say Milorad Blagojevich's traveling show Canadian medicine, friends with Com Edison, everyone knows, 'Cause everyone knows 'bout Brother Rod's show
(Halleluja) Brothers (Halle, halleluja) I say brothers Now you got yourself six bad years And when your governor is troubled you've gotta reach out your hand to him, with an envelope, 'cause that's what it's there for
And when your agenda is failing you've gotta reach out your other hand, reach it out to the Emil-man up there 'Cause that's what He's there in the Senate for
Take my plane to fly down to Springpatch for a day In my heart I know I will make the Speaker pay Halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle
Love Brother Rod say Brother Rod's traveling salvation show Health care for less, and some Panda Express and I'm ready to go.
I say Love BrotherRod say Brother Rod's traveling salvation show Shredding the evidence, stay in my residence, reporters don't know.
All Comments
1. I'm no whiz, but I didn't think zero was possible in polling. Does that mean not one person said excellent?
2. The high level of support for the Olympics. Maybe it's just too distant and people haven't focused on the possible financial ramifications.
Nothing you said was false, yet it's dangerous to dismiss a poll outright, especially from a reputable establishment like Rasmussen.
While it's true that polls have been wrong, the odds of them being statistically significantly wrong are slim. Most of the time when an election poll is significantly wrong, it's because an event occurred between the poll and election day that altered the landscape.
Most of the bias in polling is introduced by improperly weighting the sample. A lot of polling outfits are relying on 2006 demographics, which I think will underweight youth and minority turnout.
Regarding holiday spending, I will be spending much less this year, but it has more to do with the growth of my family than the state of the economy.
"Fair" is not approval.
When you're at the bottom, the only way is up?
This is true.
On a somewhat unrelated note, for some reason all morning I keep thinking of a "Mr. Bill" parody with a claymation figure of Rod Blagojevich.
Narrator: "Hey Mr. Rod, lets expand healthcare coverage!"
Mr. Rod "Oh k"
Narrator: "Look out Mr. Rod, here comes the court systems to overrule you!"
Mr. Rod: "OOOOOHHHH NOOOO!"
Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Blagojevich.
train111
Pol1: How are your numbers?
Pol2: Oh, man, I'm below the Blago Line!
Just wondering...
"Rich got the gold mine/ Illinois got the shaft."
Happy for you, Rich, in all seriousness.
nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
Ah, it's Friday. My brain is fried.
You know, when people say "Fair" or "Poor", what they are really saying is that they know you are trying hard for families and kids across Illinois, and that you are making a difference, but that small petty politics by a lot of Springfield types are standing in the way of better progress. So I look at this as real good, that the people are behind our initiatives and that people just want the politicians to get out fo the way and let the progress keep flowing.
Thank you, no questions.
but the cash sits around around
smellin' sweet
Move up the road to the North side of town
and the sound of a Sun Records beat
Sits a guy named Rod, on whom Dick Mel once doted
If he marries well, maybe he can get promoted
It's Rod, Brother Rod say Gov'nor Rod's traveling salvation show
Health care for babies, free rides for old ladies
and everyone goes
'Cause everyone knows,
Rod's all for show
Room gets suddenly still and then you'd almost bet
He' not showing but yet,
he walks in
Eyes with no soul, and when he lifts his face
Every lens in the place is on him
Startin' soft and slow, with an anecdote
will it be the one,
about the prez or the car he rode in
It's Rod, Gov'nor Rod say Milorad Blagojevich's traveling show
Canadian medicine, friends with Com Edison, everyone knows,
'Cause everyone knows 'bout Brother Rod's show
(Halleluja) Brothers (Halle, halleluja) I say brothers
Now you got yourself six bad years
And when your governor is troubled you've gotta
reach out your hand to him,
with an envelope,
'cause that's what it's there for
And when your agenda is failing you've gotta reach out
your other hand, reach it out to the Emil-man up there
'Cause that's what He's there in the Senate for
Take my plane to fly
down to Springpatch for a day
In my heart I know
I will make the Speaker pay
Halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle
Love Brother Rod say Brother Rod's traveling salvation show
Health care for less, and some Panda Express and I'm ready to go.
I say Love BrotherRod say Brother Rod's traveling salvation show
Shredding the evidence, stay in my residence, reporters don't know.