In its weekly poll, Foolocracy asked its readers to vote for President. Barack Obama received 54% of the vote. That is close enough to be accurate. The rest of the results…well. John McCain polled 20% as he edged out Bob Barr at 12%. Coming in at fourth place was Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party [...]
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Foolocracy Readers Pick Obama In A Landslide, But Barr Almost Edges McCain For Second
Posted in September 14th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
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Biden Crushes Palin In Presidential Matchup Poll
Posted in September 8th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
In a hypothetical matchup between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin as Presidential candidates, Biden crushed Palin 64% to 17%. The matchup was the result of the weekly Foolocracy.com poll. Palin’s poor showing was surprising since the poll occurred during the Republican National Convention when Palin was being introduced to the American public. Another 17% stated [...]
Gore Selected As Democratic Candidate Who Could Have Been A Good President
Posted in August 31st, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
Al Gore was overwhelmingly selected as the unsuccessful Democratic nominee who would have made the best President, according to a Foolocracy.com poll. The poll included all defeated Democratic standard-bearers since 1972. Gore received 58% of the vote. This is not really a surprise as Gore was the Vice-President in the popular Clinton government. Gore has also [...]
Few Voters Base Their Vote On Vice-Presidential Choice
Posted in August 23rd, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as his Vice-Presidential choice will only have a significant influence for a small number of voters, according to a Foolocracy.com poll.
Only 14% said the Vice-Presidential choice is very important. However, in a close election as this year’s, that may make a difference. Nearly 79% stated that the VP selection [...]
Larry Craig’s Bathroom Antics Top Spitzer and Edwards As Worst Sex Scandal Of Year
Posted in August 16th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
Senator Larry Craig’s bathroom solicitation for gay sex was the overwhelming selection as the worst political sex scandal of the last year according to a Foolocracy.com online poll. Craig received 44% of the votes, easily outdistancing former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer and former Presidential contender John Edwards. The results were accumulated from an online [...]
Barr Nudges To Lead In Presidential Poll
Posted in August 9th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
In a Foolocracy.com poll involving minor party candidates, Libertarian Bob Barr edged out Independent Ralph Nader 30% to 24%. The poll did not include the major party candidates Barack Obama or John McCain. The results were accumulated from an online poll available to over 5,500 visitors who came to the website in the last week.
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76% Want Bush Put On Trial At The Hague
Posted in August 2nd, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
An overwhelming majority of Foolocracy.com visitor’s favor putting George Bush on trial at The Hague. The results of the weekly Foolocracy poll had 76% in favor of a Bush trial, 19% opposed and 5% unsure. The results were accumulated from an online poll available to over 2,500 visitors who visited the website in the last [...]
Foolocracy Readers Write-In Bush As World’s Worst Dictator
Posted in July 24th, 2008
by Glenn Church in Polls
Although George Bush and other democratically elected leaders were not among the poll choices, Foolocracy.com readers wrote in George Bush as the world’s worst dictator. Bush narrowly edged out North Korea’s Kim Jong-il 30% to 29%.
Second place was a near three-way tie between Hu-Jintao of China, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and another surprising write-in [...]
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