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El Supremo

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Thu Jan 31, 2013, 05:43 PM Jan 2013

Survey: More Texans support Lance Armstrong, Texas’ secession from the union, than Jerry Jones

Breaking news: not many people in the state of Texas are big fans of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

OK, so maybe this isn’t quite breaking news. But if tuning in to local sports talk radio stations or perusing through the comments section on any Cowboys story on our website hasn’t taught you this, there’s some more evidence that Jones isn’t exactly the most well-liked person in these parts.

According to polling conducted last week by Public Policy Polling, only 13% of people polled have a favorable opinion of Jones, the Cowboys’ owner since 1989.

To put this into perspective, a lower percentage of people polled supported Jerry Jones (13%) than the idea of Texas seceding from the union because of Barack Obama’s re-election (20%). Additionally, a greater proportion of people polled had a favorable opinion of Lance Armstrong (16%), who recently admitted to doping during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, than of Jones....

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/survey-more-texans-support-lance-armstrong-texas-secession-from-the-union-than-the-job-done-by-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones.html/

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Survey: More Texans support Lance Armstrong, Texas’ secession from the union, than Jerry Jones (Original Post) El Supremo Jan 2013 OP
If it's only 13% in Texas, it must be 0% elsewhere! nt joeybee12 Jan 2013 #1
Given that juxtaposition, I'm starting to like the guy. n/t Scurrilous Jan 2013 #2
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