Monmouth Focus Group on the Candidates

by: Hopeful

Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 01:15:00 PM EDT

Monmouth Polling Institute has created an "online panel study with mainly unaffiliated voters." While I never know how seriously to take these types of panels, it's pretty interesting to look at the image clouds posted on Patrick Murray's blog that resulted. It represents the "first word or phrase that each candidate's name brings to mind." It's quite obvious that Daggett is basically unknown, Corzine has a very bad image, and Christie is winning the panel.

Personally, I continue to think the unaffiliated voters -- and Democrats -- need to be given a positive word to vote for Corine. Looking at the image, the largest positive Corzine word is "trying." Well, as the saying goes, "trying is not good enough."

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Monmouth Focus Group on the Candidates | 5 comments

Is this a scientific sample? (0.00 / 0)

What does this mean? How was the sample formed? How did they vote in past elections?

by: amybrown @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 18:34:18 PM UTC

doesn't say (0.00 / 0)

But I am sure there wil be details eventually.

Frank LoBiondo Record and Jon Runyan Watch

by: Hopeful @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 18:59:45 PM UTC

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Suspicious (0.00 / 0)

The more I think about it, the more I think it may be gamed by pro-Christie supporters claiming to be unaffiliated. I don't trust this panel at all. I wonder whether it's comparable to Zogby's online polling.

by: amybrown @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 19:16:56 PM UTC

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that's why I distrust these panels (0.00 / 0)

I believe you can call 500 or 1000 people and make statistical arguments. I don't see how you choose (say) twelve or twenty "unaffiliated" people and have them be representative. But, if I recall correctly, the polls tell us Corzine is losing unaffiliated voters pretty badly so the panel may be fine. I wouldn't dismiss what they say, but I'd take it with a grain of salt or two.

Hopefully Monmouth will explain how they chose the panel.

Frank LoBiondo Record and Jon Runyan Watch

by: Hopeful @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 19:32:29 PM UTC

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Losing is different from hatred (4.00 / 1)

Even though unaffiliated voters may be frustrated or disappointed with Corzine, this shows hatred and influence of right wing blogs or talk radio. Also, I have never heard anyone charcterize Christie as honest, even his supporters.

by: amybrown @ Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 20:48:25 PM UTC

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