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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: The Gambling911.com Presidential Poll: Ron Paul, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani http://Gambling911.com recently sent its reporter, Kira Wissman, out about town in the Pittsburgh, PA area trying to get a pulse on public opinion towards the 2008 Presidential elections as we are about to conclude the Summer of 2007. Questions such as: Have you heard of Ron Paul? Are you following the Presidential Elections? Do you think Hillary Clinton can win the Democratic Election? Do you think the media influences the course of the election? Wissman is a CPA who has "real world" experience. Her results at times reflect what individuals are being "spoon fed" by the media. The above list of questions was sent out to a diverse group of people consisting of the friends, co-workers and family members of Gambling911 employees. http://Gambling911.com monitors betting odds on the 2007 US Presidential Elections. ----- The Gambling911 Presidential Poll Ever wonder where 60;they61; get those poll results you always hear about on the news? It seems that those polls never actually reflect the actual opinions of anyone that we know. This Gambling911 reporter decided to conduct an informal Presidential poll to take the pulse of some every day people. Again, these were just a few simple questions tossed out there to see where real people stand. 1. Have you heard of Ron Paul? 2. Are you following the Presidential election? 3. Do you think Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination? 4. Do you think the media influences the course of the election? Those polled included everyone from college students to successful professionals with 30 years career experience. Fifty three people were questioned, and the results were quite interesting and varied. Almost everyone has heard of Ron Paul, although few were really aware of his stance on various issues. Only two people had not heard of him at all. To sum up most people57;s knowledge about Dr. Paul, Doug Smith, Vice President of Fifth Third Bank in Morgantown, WV answered 60;Yes, he57;s a Texan running for President61; when asked if he knew of Ron Paul. One person I spoke with was more familiar with him than anyone else. Jim Chemel, one of the partners of the CPA firm I work with attended the same college as Dr. Paul 51; Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. They didn57;t graduate together, but Mr. Chemel was proud to have a fellow alumni running for President. When I asked him what he thought of Dr. Paul and his issues, Mr. Chemel responded, 60;I wish the guy well, he has some great ideas.61; Jim attended the Pittsburgh rally as well (See my interview with Dr. Paul here) and felt that 60;some of the Senator57;s plans were a little grandiose61;. He felt that some of Dr. Paul57;s message was oversimplified, but overall thought that he had a fresh, energetic campaign. Further discussion with people generally revealed their support for Rudy Giuliani. Everyone had heard more about him than any other Republican candidate. Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson were also sometimes mentioned, but not with the same fervor. Most felt that neither of them stood a chance. Everyone57;s support for Rudy Giuliani led me to the question about the media. There is no question in my mind that the media holds (and abuses) a great deal of power over who will ultimately represent each party. They choose who to highlight and who to ignore. Everyone polled wholeheartedly agreed. One person polled mused that he felt the American public was getting fed up with the media57;s attempts to influence the election and this was causing a distinct lack of interest in the 2008 election. Gambling91157;s own Tyrone Black had some very interesting insight on the media issue. He feels that while the media influences the election, they are no longer maintaining the level of control they57;d like. The internet blogs, and You-Tube debates have benefited both parties, something the media did not take into account. This is especially evident in Dr. Paul57;s Presidential campaign. The majority of his campaign has been conducted over the internet and the response has been overwhelming. 60;Of all the politicians profiled on the http://Gambling911.com web site, none gets the attention that Republican Ron Paul does," commented http://Gambling911.com Senior Editor, Payton O'Brien. This new campaign tactic is not to be taken lightly. The younger generations use the internet as their primary source of news, information, and communication and the lack of media attention paid to Dr. Paul and some of the other candidates is not necessarily an indicator of their campaign57;s success. 60;Of all the politicians profiled on the http://Gambling911.com web site, none gets the attention that Republican Ron Paul does," commented http://Gambling911.com Senior Editor, Payton O'Brien. All but one person polled was following the election news in one form or another. Not everyone was overly enthusiastic about it. One person asserted, 60;There isn57;t any NEWS yet, just tabloid type rants.61; The heated race among the states to move their primary dates ahead of one another has only fueled the media57;s coverage. The media circus begins to lend itself to the 60;what came first 51; the chicken or the egg61; controversy. Would the media be paying this much attention to the early campaigners if their ratings weren57;t reflecting success? One theme remained consistent among most people I talked with. The majority felt that the media showed a great deal of bias towards the Democratic candidates. As Becky Loffert, tax supervisor at a Pittsburgh CPA firm said, 60;The media does touchy feel good stories on Hillary and Obama but do nothing but put up crap about hearsay reports of Giuliani not having much influence on the crime rate in NYC as mayor.61; Last but not least, I felt it only fair to get a consensus of what people thought of the Democratic candidates. Most agreed that Hillary would get the Democratic nomination. One of my childhood friends, Megan Deem (now Beauty Editor of Elle magazine) is a Democrat. Her response to Hillary getting the Democratic nomination: 60;Hopefully not61;. She then added, 60;I57;m for Obama right now, but also hoping Boomberg will run. I like the policies/ideas of both, and I don57;t think Hillary is electable, so the Republican nominee would automatically win.61; To sum it all up, the results of the unofficial Gambling911 poll are: 1. Have you heard of Ron Paul? 51 yes, 2 no. 2. Are you following the Presidential election? 50 yes, 1 no, 2 60;somewhat61; 3. Do you think Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination? 51 yes, 1 60;sigh70;.yes61;, 1 60;hopefully not61; 4. Do you think the media influences the course of the election? 52 60;yes61;, 1 60;somewhat61;
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