Read the following article regarding the likely voters in the upcoming election. What is this poll measuring? Why should the democrats be concerned? What strategies could the democrats use to change this? How is the blog title above related to this article? Bonus question: What is the song is the blog title from, who wrote it and why is ironic given its origin relative to the article?
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Wendy Jacobo
10/13/2010 04:26:09 am
the poll is measuring how voter are going to vote. they should be concerned because 54 percent of the voters seem to be conservative and might vote republican. they have to appeal to conservative voters. the title above is related to this acticle because its telling us how far the percent of voters is going.
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Emily Lider
10/13/2010 11:11:08 am
In the article, "54 percent of likely voters call themselves conservative", author Frank James is measuring the percentage of voters who are going to vote at the midterm elections that are comming up in November. The democrats should be concerned because the majority of the people are stating (54 percent) that they are conservative and will be voting for the republicians. This is important because in 1994 elections there was a 40 percent that were stating as being conservative and voting republican, which leaded to the republicans taking control of congress. The democrats could change this by making the public aware of the situation and also use publicity to fix the problem. The blog title is related to the article because it is stating that the wind is blowing towards the republicans because they are the dominant party right now and that the weatherman dosent need to show that they are since they are much more ahead. The song is from subterranean homesick blues by Bob Dylan. It is ironic because the lyrics listed above was from the left wing group, the Weatherme, who were leaving a Democratic Society.
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Ihtisham Khan
10/13/2010 12:36:40 pm
In this article it talks about how 54% of the likely voters consider themselves as conservatives. The Democrats should be concerned because in 1994 40% of the of the republicans indentifies themselves as conservative and the republicans ended up winning. The democrats can change this by making people aware that they are willing to help or solve many issues that are happening right now. The blog title relates to this artical because it is indicating that the voters, who are the wind, are leaning towards the republicans. The song is " Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Bylan from his album Bringing it All Back Home. It is ironic because Bob Dylan was from the left wing and a group was called Weather Underground Orginization used his lyrics on a position paper they used.
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Chelsea Hoff
10/13/2010 03:21:55 pm
The article, "54% Of Likely Voters Call Themselves Conservative", is about a poll that was taken this year predicting the upcoming election in November. The poll in this article measures the predicted number of voters leaning Republican and the predicted number of voters leaning Democrat. The Democrats should be concerned because the poll predicts that even with a high voter turn out rate, 13% more people will vote Republican than Democrat. The Democrats should also be concerned because once the poll factors in the independent voters, 57% lean to the Republican side, and only 39% lean to the Democrat side. To change this poll's prediction, the Democrats could change some of their ideals to cater to the independent voter's values. If the Democrats could persuade the independent voters, then they could win the election. The title is explaining that it is obvious that the Republicans are more favorable among the voters, and that you don't need a poll to see that, just as you don't need a weather man to predict the wind if it is obvious...
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Claire Lee
10/14/2010 10:51:32 am
The article is based upon a recent poll that measured the percent of conservatives in current society (54%) and how this percentage could effect the results of the upcoming election. Democrats should consider this a cause of concern due to the fact that upon the results of the last poll similar to this (in which the number of conservatives in society measured at 40%), republicans took office. In order to prevent this from happening, it is crucial that democrats find a way to appeal to the beliefs and values of conservative voters. If this is accomplished, Democrats have a shot at overtaking November's election. The title explains that upon the results of this poll, it is obvious that republican's are in favor. The title is derived from a song by Bob Dylan called "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Its irony resides in the fact that a common nickname for democrats is, in fact, weathermen, but the article revolves around republicans and their imminent success.
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daisy lopez
10/14/2010 12:36:19 pm
This article basically talks about how Democrats cna be at risk at November's elections. 54 percent of the people who voted identified themselves as conservatives, and 27 percent describing themselves as moderates. it is most likely that if democrats dont step up their game we will have a republican probably winning the election. democrats can step it up by proving to the people that they can solve many problems that are going on right now. the song "subterranean homesick blues" by bob dylan. this song is ironic because it says "you dont need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" and they are being referred to the democrats.
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Kyle Jimenez
10/14/2010 01:37:00 pm
In this artice the publishers show the difference in the poll measurments. in 1994 40% of voters considered themselves as conservative meaning they were leaning more towards the Republican side of the elections. Today, 57% this affects the Democrat party simply becuase the majority is clearly leaning towards the Republican party. The Democrats could help themselves by letting voters that are independent aware of the positive advantages of voting for them and the negatives of the Republican views. The title means that you don't need someone to show you every little detail of which side, Republican or Democrat, has majority because it is appearant by the polls. The song is called, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan. The title is ironic because "weatherman" used as a term for Democrat is being related to Republicans.
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Kyle Jimenez
10/14/2010 01:38:25 pm
I ment 54% percent of voters today consider themselves conservative
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