Poll: 41% of Americans unable to name any GOP candidates

[CGowen]

The Pew Research Center has released a new poll showing that 41% of Americans responding are unable to come up with the names of any Republican presidential candidates without prompting. In contrast, only 19% are unable to name even one Democratic candidate.

According to the Pew report, "The Republicans' disengagement, if not disillusionment, with the campaign is borne out by the fact that many more Republicans are able to recall unprompted the names of Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama than can name Rudy Giuliani and other leading GOP candidates."

Hillary Clinton's name was offered unprompted by 78% of all respondents and Barack Obama's by 62%. However, no more than 45% came up with the name of GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani -- and even among Republicans the figure was only 57%.

This level of awareness of Democratic candidates is far beyond what it was at the equivalent point in the 2004 campaign, while the awareness of Republican candidates is generally similar to that in past elections, resulting in what Pew describes as "a sizable partisan gap in campaign interest."

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http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Poll_Democratic_candidates_far_surpass_GOP_1024.html

[aquart]

1. If Laura ran for president, would her name recognition get the same response?

Poor Rudy. He had magazine covers. You'd think they'd remember that.

[BridgeTheGap]

2. The repubs true colors have really come through in the past 6 years

Now the chickens are coming home to roost.

[KansDem]

3. BWAHAHAHAHA... GOP the victim of its own "success!"

Dumbing us down so much that now 4 out of 10 Americans cannot even think of one GOP candidate. I'll bet the Repukes didn't really want it to go this far!

Oh, well, there's always electronic voting machines to make up the difference...

[BootinUp]

4. wow. They are flying under the radar.

Americans are so fucking stupid swear to crise.

[PATRICK]

5. I think the article is partly mistaken

The GOP has encouraged the media to focu on the dems for many reasons. It is the only publicized sensationally contest, the only real actually, the election will be war not a choice. The media commercially knows the dem public, the greater numbers are hungry for this and excited, so they further increase the effect that is certainly not 100% due to the GOP party member's chosen disengagement.

When the act in ring one concludes to the GOP satisfaction the party faithful will be directed to ring two where the party will "miraculously" produce a leader. Then the center ring where the fraud ringmasters will play the two games in to a grand finale of a dramatic election contest. the fact they cannot name the candidates shows that media hype dominates perceptions at this stage- which could hearten, not discourage, any strong candidates who can yet simply play to the crowd and steal the show. Which is what the people want after all, spoiling many a well laid plan if not the circus itself.

The taking of the pulse and its analysis is not THE pulse itself. A simple fact sometimes lost in these reports.

[BeyondGeography]

6. Poll: Americans are uninformed, which is a polite way of saying they're stupid

[melody]

7. No, we just hate the GOP n/t

[whistle]

8. I can't name any because I gag every time I try

:puke:

[WCGreen]

9. I bet they know Marie Osmond fainted on Dancing with the Stars...

[CGowen]

10. Marie Osmond Says California Wildfires Caused Fainting Spell on 'Dancing With The Stars'

Marie Osmond says her fainting spell on the October 22 episode of ABC's Dancing With The Stars resulted from wildfires currently plaguing Southern California.

Speaking to the entertainment television show Access Hollywood, the 48-year-old singer/actress said "The air quality is really bad and I have allergies really bad so maybe that was it. I am a singer. I don't know why I should have been winded. We have done it six, seven times in a row no problem."

While some reports suggested Osmond's diet - in which she lost nine kilos - was a contributing factor, she denied it. "Absolutely not!" she protested. "Honestly, I have never felt better in my life. I am in better shape than I ever have been and there has been so many things going, it is so funny how rumors start. No diet pills."

Osmond admitted, however, that the dissolution of her 20-year marriage to record producer Brian Blosil contributed to her stress.
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http://www.voanews.com/english/Entertainment/2007-10-26-voa15.cfm

[WCGreen]

12. So Mormans don't get divorce...

They disolve...

[Vickers]

11. While I think this is hilarious, it doesn't really matter because on election day

there is that 25% that will automatically pull the lever for

AnyOldFuckKnob (R)

as long as that "R" is there.

[polichick]

13. I know their names...

Mr. White-Man-in-Suit
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[Mz Pip]

14. Naming them

is like conjuring up the devil. You will go to hell when you die if you do. Your hair will fall out and your dog will growl at you. Very good reasons to not call them by name.

Mz Pip
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