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Let's be heard

by: Jack McCullough

Thu Mar 11, 2010 at 07:52:49 AM EST


There's a Google Ad poll (which can currently be seen at Crooks and Liars) that reads like a set of Douglas/Dubie talking points. For instance: Vermont can succeed; can lower the cost of government, lower taxes, create jobs, and allow the tax base to grow. But succeeding means making choices. Something tells me they're looking to create the illusion of a groundswell for Dubie's "ideas", so maybe some GMD readers would be interested in sharing their perspectives.

Hop over here to take the poll.

Thanks to John Fairbanks at Scaypgrayce for the link.

Jack McCullough :: Let's be heard
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Let's be heard | 12 comments
what (4.00 / 1)
a piece of crap
the very first question says it all

Keep reading! (0.00 / 0)
Here is a gem:

8. Having one-third of Vermont's population as clients of the Agency of Human Services is appalling and unsustainable.

or

13. Environmental extremism sometimes replaces rational thinking in Vermont's energy policy and leads to expensive and irrational subsidies for alternative energy sources which are impractical in Vermont such as solar photovoltaic and wind turbines in windless places.

or

I like the bold part in this one...

2. Under which of the conditions below would you support allowing the Vermont Public Service Board and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to determine whether Vermont Yankee's license to operate can safely be extended past 2010? (Don't answer if you don't think Yankee should be relicensed under any circumstances)

Could this be a feeler for Snelling?. He's listed in the candidate ranking question. The final question asks about Dubie - and if someone were running against him in a primary what would you do...

So much for a neutral poll.



[ Parent ]
Needs proofreading (0.00 / 0)
They misspelled "Deb Markowitz" with a "c" instead of a "t". I realize she's got one o'them funny ethnic names, but come on, folks. You're gonna do a poll, do the research first!

More than once (0.00 / 0)
It appears that one can respond to the survey more than once; thus, GMD readers ought to "vote early and often."

Another oops (4.00 / 1)
I just visited Talking Points Memo, and there was a small ad for an online poll for Vermonters. I clicked on the link and, sure enough, it was this same surveymonkey doohickey. Except the link was to the LAST page, the one that thanks you for taking the survey. Huh. Somebody needs a new webmaster.  

When I got to the question about whether or not I would vote (4.00 / 1)
in the Republican primary, I decided the best response would be "don't know."  I have a feeling that could really wind their clock: if they get enough "don't know's" from folks who clearly aren't on their page.

New Poll (4.00 / 1)
1) If elected,do you think Lt. Gov. Dubie should work to reduce the amount of money the current Governor spends annually to employ private contractors (it's in the hundreds of millions)?
2) Since we're all about shared sacrifice, if elected, should Lt. Gov. Dubie forfeit the $15,000+ annual lunch money Governor Douglas has steadfastly refused to surrender more than once?  
3) If elected, should Lt. Gov Dubie refuse pay increases, much like Gov. Dean did, or should he continue to take pay raises like Governor Douglas has done (and because Douglas has taken all these increases, Vermont's governor is now the 12th highest paid in the nation and the highest paid in NE)?
4)If elected, should Lt. Gov. Dubie turn his attention to rectifying the fact that a grossly disproprtionate number of classified employees are being cut from state payroll versus exempt employees?
5) If elected, should Lt. Gov. Dubie act like the true trade unionist he claims to be (through his ALPA affiliation)and quit pissing all over Vermont's union workers, like Governor Douglas has?

I think not Dubie (0.00 / 0)
Somehow that didn't feel like a Dubie poll.  I got the sense it was message testing for a possible primary opponent on the right.

Just a feeling from some of the questions, and the lack of professionalism.  I expect something slicker from the Dubie crew.


[ Parent ]
Question 5, part 3 (0.00 / 0)
Is all about Dubie and what you would do if he had an opponent in the race. This means it's either a Dubie poll, or someone is putting out feelers to decide whether to run.

Beware the Everyday Brutality of the Averted Gaze

[ Parent ]
I felt the same way reading it. nt (0.00 / 0)


Nullius perfectus est

[ Parent ]
Thanks for the tip (4.00 / 1)
This was lots of fun, especially deciphering the push-poll questions...

Poll (4.00 / 1)
I thought it was great fun.

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