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And my local paper wonders why they're going under... (i.imgur.com)

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[–]jbd1986 1015 points1016 points ago

You guys can't read. They are asking if you will vote for one of the two main candidates... as opposed to a 3rd Party Option (Ross Perot type), or not at all...

Dumb question, agreed, but your inability to comprehend what you are reading is cause for concern.

[–]massive_cock 313 points314 points ago

I'm actually pretty pleased the paper is asking such a question. Shows a growing awareness of the existence of and need for outside voices in government.

[–]kyyyy 111 points112 points ago

yes....a shit poll in a crappy local paper with 60 votes....growing awareness.

[–]videogameexpert 77 points78 points ago

And now reddit with 2.4 MILLION readers!

[–]Sagerian 17 points18 points ago

I understand that you're referring to the number of subscribers this sub has, but reddit has 8.8 unique visitors per day. This has hit the front page so a lot more than 2.4 million people will see it.

Besides. Most of the accounts that make up the 2.4 million are inactive.

Source: http://www.snoosecret.com/statistics-about-reddit.html

[–]CJGibson 56 points57 points ago

Man, I'm 11.3% of reddit's daily unique visitors all by myself.

[–]Sagerian 29 points30 points ago

I'm going to choose to leave my mistake.

[–]gijane480 10 points11 points ago

the outher 7.8 are trapped_in_reddit looging on from different IP's

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    [–]ReverendVoice 16 points17 points ago

    I'm going to bet Reddit has a lot more than 8.8 visitors a day... its at LEAST 10.. 15 people...

    ...20 tops.

    [–]jacobra2 22 points23 points ago

    reddit gets literally dozens of visitors. literally. dozens.

    [–]szand0r 12 points13 points ago

    There are only two people on the internet.

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        [–]ninja_at_law 49 points50 points ago

        While the question makes sense, I do not believe the poll was intended to address third party candidates. If that was the intention of the poll, the author would have indicated the poll was answered by likely voters. Reading the question and answer literally, we're unable to determine whether the 56% of the people that answered "no" have any intention of voting.

        That poll was a brain-fart.

        [–]zennilicious 2 points3 points ago

        No, they simply, and accurately, lump people who vote for third-party candidates with people who have no intention of voting at all.

        Basically, they've established that 44% of their responders will choose to affect the outcome of the election one way or the other.

        [–]ninja_at_law 2 points3 points ago

        No, they simply, and accurately, lump people who vote for third-party candidates with people who have no intention of voting at all.

        How can you use even use the word accurate in the context of a sample size of 66? Round Rock TX has a population of approximately 100k, and I'd put the margin of error at +/- 56%. That is, if the poll weren't a complete brain-fart.

        Edit: RRLeader would have gotten more accurate polling by posting on their facebook page: LIK DIS IF U VOTE 4 ROMNAY.

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            [–]thatonesillymexican 28 points29 points ago

            What I wonder is if this means that they'd vote for a smaller party candidate or just abstain all together

            [–]sVybDy 38 points39 points ago

            The fault lies with the paper, not the readers. The way they worded it is ambiguous at best, and it makes the paper look like a bunch of idiots irrespective of their intent.

            On top of which, it's completely useless information because it doesn't tell us anything about why people answered "no." Maybe they want to see a debate between the candidates before they make a decision. Maybe they don't plan to even think about the election until November. Maybe they plan to vote for a third-party candidate. Maybe they're not planning to vote at all.

            It doesn't demonstrate a lack of faith in both Obama and Romney; it doesn't demonstrate anything at all.

            The only thing the poll actually managed to do was promote awareness of the the upcoming election, but if you were unaware of that fact up until now, chances are you're not paying attention to the news anyways. They might as well have used the space to ask if people agree whether ducks have feathers.

            [–]ncocca 42 points43 points ago

            But as a NEWSPAPER, they should know that their question is worded terribly, and leaves it very ambiguous. It's obvious that many people did not interpret the meaning of the question correctly.

            [–]yxing 12 points13 points ago

            Ambiguously worded AND not using the subjunctive tense. Inexcusable!

            [–]luckyscs 4 points5 points ago

            I mean, if you are going to be a stickler about proper English, a publication is the place to do it.

            [–]Zebba_Odirnapal 4 points5 points ago

            Maybe they meant not to use the subjunctive. As in, the election WAS today, earlier, but it's over now. Sorry you missed it. Try again next election.

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              [–]rgeguypic 8 points9 points ago

              So 56% of people are voting for a third party option?

              [–]jbd1986 1 point2 points ago

              56% of the 66 people sampled....

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                [–]borntorunathon 6 points7 points ago

                I'm more upset about the bad grammar.

                "If the election were today..."

                [–]BenCarneiro[S] 92 points93 points ago

                Holy shit. My honest mistake. I feel absolutely retarded.

                [–]RahadJackson 82 points83 points ago

                Some might say you're a hero, kid.

                Not me, though. I understood the question.

                [–]studiosupport 7 points8 points ago

                Not me, though. I love Krusty.

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                  [–]jaxter19 28 points29 points ago

                  I honestly think you were right asking this question to start with--the use of the word "or" in the question suggests that the answer choices will be "Romney" and "Obama", instead of "Yes" and "No".

                  If the question is truly referring to whether someone will vote for a Third Party candidate, then it would have been better off phrasing the question as something to the extent of "...would you vote for either Romney or Obama over a Third Party candidate?".

                  Poorly worded question, IMO.

                  [–]OdysseusX 6 points7 points ago

                  I think throwing in an either works.

                  Will you vote for either Romney or Obama? Yes. No.

                  [–]myth1n 8 points9 points ago

                  im sure your honest mistake is something many of the readers of this paper thought too, the question could be worded a lot better.

                  [–]schwab002 6 points7 points ago

                  Don't worry, it's still a poorly worded question.

                  [–]GeneralFailure0 6 points7 points ago

                  Even if that's what they meant, which I doubt, it's totally unclear and the results are meaningless. You're not the one at fault here.

                  [–]borntorunathon 5 points6 points ago

                  Don't worry. They're still going under if they don't recognize the grammatical error in using "was" instead of "were" in the question.

                  [–]zephyrtr 4 points5 points ago

                  It's really not your fault; this is a poorly worded question. Given the answer choices it becomes clear how they're asking it, but the sentence itself is ambiguous. It should've been phrased, "If the election was today, would you vote for a 3rd party candidate?"

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                    [–]LukaCola 3 points4 points ago

                    It's a good question, but let's be honest it's poorly worded.

                    [–]arcturussage 5 points6 points ago

                    While it can be read that way, I'm not sure if that is how the paper meant it. If that was really what they were asking wouldn't it be much better worded saying "Are you planning to vote for a Third Party candidate this election?" or something similar.

                    Clearly how it's worded would cause to much confusion for the poll to be answered accurately.

                    [–]MoarVespenegas 3 points4 points ago

                    Except seeing the poll results that's either not true or confused the pollers.

                    [–]iamsegmented 13 points14 points ago

                    "the Ross Perot type" in this election is GARY JOHNSON. I think this poll is saying he has a pretty good chance.

                    To those of you who said "voting third party is like not voting", I disagree. I don't approve of Obama or Romney. I wish not voting could be a statement - but it can't.

                    [–]Backstop 4 points5 points ago

                    It's basic math theory and a problem with the electoral system and the media coverage os same. You can disagree all you want but it's true.

                    [–]js155306 9 points10 points ago

                    As a (more or less) libertarian, what else would you expect me to do? Vote for the guy who's supposed to be fiscally conservative (but really isn't), or the guy who was supposed to be socially liberal and anti-war (but really wasn't)?

                    It's not like I'm just being an unreasonable ass - I vote for members of both major parties all the time, if I can find ones that will represent at least some of my views.

                    People campaign for all sorts of things knowing they're probably going to fail. That doesn't make their efforts invalid. And I would not consider any vote for Johnson (or Stein, or anyone else) wasted if, collectively, they resulted in one major party or the other altering their platform in future elections to entice us so-called "protest" voters. I mean, are we supposed to ignore the fact that exit poll data exists? Future candidates in my state may look at that data and see that a good chunk of people in x demographic turned out to vote for x third party candidate, realize there are some under-represented opinions and decide to give them a voice.

                    [–]Backstop 2 points3 points ago

                    Critical mass for a third party has to start with the press and long before exit polls. The closest we've come to a third option in thre decades was Ross Perot, and I think you can attribute that directly to Perot being included in debates and press coverage of the election. It wasn't that the '88 elections had any significant third-party polling, it was the Perot was able to (maybe via astroturf) shove his way onto the stage in the eght months leading up to the election.

                    [–]rileyrulesu 0 points1 point ago

                    Gary Johnson has about the chance of being elected as a frozen banana does, except he'll be taking votes from naive fools from the actual candidates. (Not naive because he's a third party candidate, but because his policies are stupid, and so is he.)

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                      [–]aMillionLasers 3 points4 points ago

                      even though you're argumentation is plausible, I'm not sure wether that's really the question they wanted to ask...

                      [–]avcables 3 points4 points ago

                      This has nothing to do with comprehension. The poll question was poorly written.

                      [–]Elliott70 5 points6 points ago

                      Are you kidding me? To question the reading comprehension of someone for such a poorly worded opinion poll like that is arrogant. There is no fucking context there. So get off your high horse you pseudo-intellectual asshole.

                      [–]astring 2 points3 points ago

                      If that's what they were really trying to ask, they should have phrased the question to make that clear. Either way, it's poor editing and it's easy to see how it would cause confusion, at least after the first read.

                      [–]Ceejae 0 points1 point ago

                      The question was worded terribly, whether it was technically correct or not. The fact that this has been upvoted to the front page proves that a tremendous number of people did not understand it. Thus, some one has not done their job well.

                      [–]PrometheusTitan 3 points4 points ago

                      In fairness, they may be going under because of their ability to attract a whopping 68 people to their poll. Hardly indicative of a huge readership (though I assume OP meant what you think he meant).

                      [–]raging_asshole 4 points5 points ago

                      I immediately understood.

                      My reading comprehension is off the fuckin chain, son.

                      [–]rossryan -1 points0 points ago

                      What are you talking about? There are only two candidates running for the US presidency! Right? Guys?

                      There are four lights!

                      [–]cephalopod11 1 point2 points ago

                      You're right, but they still used "was" instead of "were."

                      [–]Last_Gigolo 1 point2 points ago

                      I would gladly vote for someone else.

                      [–]freebzz 0 points1 point ago

                      Exactly what I came to say.

                      [–]Im_100percent_human 0 points1 point ago

                      as opposed to a 3rd Party Option

                      or not vote at all.

                      [–]56kuser 1 point2 points ago

                      I thought the funny part was that only 66 people voted.

                      [–]BrohanGutenburg 0 points1 point ago

                      Exactly. And the paper is going under cause it's a newspaper. No secret there

                      [–]bob-leblaw 0 points1 point ago

                      Like when the cashier asks, "Do you want paperorplastic?"

                      Yesthanks.

                      [–]DukeEsquire 0 points1 point ago

                      I thought the reason the OP was making fun of the newspaper was because they were publishing an internet poll that had 66 voters.

                      [–]apextek 0 points1 point ago

                      Their inability to articulate in a way that is easy to understand by their readers. FTFY

                      [–]baruch_shahi 1 point2 points ago

                      Colloquially, most people don't parse this sentence as "Are you going to vote for one of the two main candidates?" because people don't naturally break interrogatives into logical components that way.

                      And besides, if they're asking if you will vote for one of the two main candidates, it seems more reasonable to ask something like, "Are you going to vote for a main party this election?" Or even "Are you going to vote for Obama?" to single one of the candidates out specifically. There are any number of ways to phrase this better

                      [–]HaydenTheFox 0 points1 point ago

                      It's one of the most poorly worded questions I've seen. All they would have had to do was change it to "If the election was today, would you vote for Obama or Romney as opposed to a third-party candidate?"

                      [–]Thereminz 0 points1 point ago

                      I'm wondering if that's what they actually meant though. It would be better-worded as "are you going to vote for a third party candidate?" Kind of hard to tell without the context of the article that goes with the question if there even is one.

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                        [–]dfiner 186 points187 points ago

                        Am I missing something? That is a valid question.

                        Would you vote for Obama or Romney, with a Yes/No, means would either of them qualify for your vote. If no, then you could vote 3rd party or not vote at all.

                        Now some people may find that question uninteresting, but it remains valid.

                        [–]John-Smith-Jr 60 points61 points ago

                        I find it unlikely that the majority would vote for a 3rd party. I think it's shitty editing.

                        [–]westonenterprises 12 points13 points ago

                        What is the voter turnout? Those numbers might be the most accurate prediction we see before election day.

                        [–]someguy945 21 points22 points ago

                        Ironic voter votes in poll about voting, does not vote in actual election.

                        [–]John-Smith-Jr 3 points4 points ago

                        Hahaha yeah also, I forget most of my statistics but I think 66 people from one area may not be large enough a sample size for a country or 300 million people. I think the poll is funny on various levels.

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                          [–]Speaking-of-segues 4 points5 points ago

                          that sample size.

                          given voter turnout is likely to be around 40-50%, I think it makes sense you will find a majority of people who will not vote for either (because they won't vote)

                          [–]John-Smith-Jr 3 points4 points ago

                          As someone mentioned, I don't think people would bother voting in a newspaper poll then just not actually voting...

                          [–]not_so_eloquent 6 points7 points ago

                          Most people only vote for dems and repubs because they hate the opposition, not that they care for their own candidate.

                          Hell, on isidewith.com, a site which quizzes you and then matches you with a candidate, Gary Johnson has a very strong popularity, crushing Romney and on level ground with Obama. If people voted truthfully, instead of voting for "the lesser of two evils", the Republican and Democratic parties would not exist as they are today. They're able to get away with more with less opposition because of their ability to play off each other. Sad, but true.

                          [–]rossryan 15 points16 points ago

                          Really? After the past few slates of presidential candidates that have been offered to us, I'd be surprised if more weren't ready to vote 3rd party.

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                            [–]cloral 2 points3 points ago

                            That's entirely true, but I suspect that isn't what they meant. Someone in editing likely didn't replace the headings of the answers properly.

                            [–]DaSeraph 1 point2 points ago

                            Really they are asking who is not willing to vote for the lesser of two evils.

                            "A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil."

                            [–]miss_kitty_cat 6 points7 points ago

                            But it's poorly written, because it creates a "garden path" expectation until you see the answer choices.

                            If that's what they meant, they should have written, "If the election were tomorrow, would you: a) Vote for either Obama or Romney, b) vote for another candidate, or not vote?"

                            If they want to keep the yes/no format, the addition of the word "either" would help.

                            But I don't think that's what they meant.

                            [–]zdogcypher 2 points3 points ago

                            I thought the problem was the grammar. It should ask "If the election were today..." (using the subjunctive).

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                              [–]98thRedBalloon 37 points38 points ago

                              I spent an unreasonably long time trying to find the mistake in the calculation of the votes and percentages.

                              [–]idiot_circuis_boy 4 points5 points ago

                              Glad I wasn't alone in that.

                              [–]boydrh 2 points3 points ago

                              yeah, same here. I used calculator and was like maybe I'm doing something wrong. three spreadsheets later, I hate my life.

                              [–]TreebeardFangorn 39 points40 points ago

                              As a computer programmer, I see nothing wrong with this.

                              [–]I_Love_McRibs 6 points7 points ago

                              Would you vote for (Obama or Romney)?

                              [–]TannerGrehawick 23 points24 points ago

                              That is invalid syntax for a for loop.

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                                [–]cubanhawkeye 5 points6 points ago

                                A sample size of 66 people and with a margin of error of at least 8 percentage points what's the point of printing this.

                                [–]a2020vision 13 points14 points ago

                                Those are both valid answers to a valid interpretation of that question.

                                [–]shadejester 21 points22 points ago

                                They meant they're voting for Ron Paul or Clint Eastwood.

                                [–]SickSalamander 8 points9 points ago

                                or Gary Johnson or Rocky Anderson

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                                  [–]baderedab 4 points5 points ago

                                  Who else busted out the calculator and checked the percentages???

                                  [–]AdaAstra 10 points11 points ago

                                  Can we tar and feather the OP now?

                                  [–]Aeoen 5 points6 points ago

                                  I guess if my newspaper had 66 readers I'd be going under too.

                                  [–]funkmastamatt 3 points4 points ago

                                  The Round Rock Leader is where you go for updates on high school sports, and that's about it.

                                  [–]Samonuh 3 points4 points ago

                                  Gary Johnson wins the election with 56% of the popular vote!

                                  [–]felidaedalus 7 points8 points ago

                                  They're going under because people can't understand perfectly valid questions, apparently.

                                  [–]HustlerThug 13 points14 points ago

                                  "how high are you?"

                                  "Yes."

                                  [–]0x33[!] 5 points6 points ago

                                  I honestly found my first laugh in this slew of "You can't read" comments. Thank you.

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                                    [–]A_Piece_of_liquid 0 points1 point ago

                                    Yeah. Round Rock hardly deserves a paper.

                                    [–]Radico87 1 point2 points ago

                                    FYI, the point of this question is gauging whether people would vote for either of the two, or none.

                                    [–]chrissymad 2 points3 points ago

                                    Seems legit, people don't want to vote for either.

                                    [–]Alexxandria -1 points0 points ago

                                    Teeeeechnically the question does make sense. It's another way of asking if you will vote in the actual election, not necessarily who.

                                    "Would you vote for Obama OR Romney?" "Would you vote for Obama or Romney?" <-- Add scoff to your voice. It helps.

                                    It groups them together, rather than separate them.

                                    Edit: clarity.

                                    [–]zartonis 0 points1 point ago

                                    I guess only 44 percent of people will be voting. . .

                                    [–]dr_bloom 2 points3 points ago

                                    "A logician tells a colleague his wife just had a baby.

                                    • Is it a boy or a girl?
                                    • Yes."

                                    [–]hippostiptoes 2 points3 points ago

                                    Based on this poll, I'd say Gary Johnson will win by a healthy margin.

                                    [–]STIPULATE 1 point2 points ago

                                           yes          vs.             no

[Obama or Romney]   vs.   [All other candidates]

                                    What's so hard about this?

                                    [–]F5_supermonkey 0 points1 point ago

                                    most americans really are that stupid. i wouldn't be surprised if this was an actual result.

                                    [–]CamCamJenkins 2 points3 points ago

                                    That is a legit question, I would have said no and voted for Ron Paul.

                                    [–]dassright 3 points4 points ago

                                    It appears 37 people are on my side.

                                    [–]taylikes 2 points3 points ago

                                    I vote NO. Gary Johnson!!!

                                    [–]TheSemiTallest 3 points4 points ago

                                    At least the math is right...

                                    [–]Darkersun 1 point2 points ago

                                    Well, it looks like their math checks out.

                                    [–]GreatBosh -1 points0 points ago

                                    And my national government wonders why they are going under. FTFY.

                                    [–]YellowSharkMT 0 points1 point ago

                                    I half-expected it to be a link to my local paper, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. It's mediocre at best - although the police reports can be amusing - and their response to the economic squeeze on papers has been to add a paywall, with a free limit of 7 articles per month. I'm not expecting that to work out very well.

                                    [–]Pfrrt -1 points0 points ago

                                    TEXAS

                                    [–]Dirkpitt 0 points1 point ago

                                    I'm a firm believer "No Confidence" would win in a landslide.

                                    [–]nimsu 1 point2 points ago

                                    Hey neighbor. Didn't realize people actually read the Leader

                                    [–]Montuckian 1 point2 points ago

                                    Given the voter turnout in recent years in addition to third party candidates, this poll isn't necessarily inaccurate.

                                    [–]ilikehockey2 0 points1 point ago

                                    The funny part is all the people who voted....

                                    [–]upinflames 1 point2 points ago

                                    Isn't the main problem that their poll numbers are so small that their results are statistically insignificant?

                                    [–]miss_kitty_cat 0 points1 point ago

                                    My favorite thing about our Constitution is that it defends our freedoms - including the right of each and every American to make pronoun agreement errors.

                                    [–]guruchild 0 points1 point ago

                                    My hometown newspaper and tv station are the worst. None of them know how to write or even use spellcheck. These are college graduates. No child left behind!

                                    [–]me_me_me_me_me_ 0 points1 point ago

                                    I would have written the question one of two ways, depending on what I had in mind. I would either write "If the election was today, would you voter for either Obama or Romney?" or "If the election was today, would you vote for Obama, or Romney?" Each question asks for a different answer.

                                    [–]protestsongs 0 points1 point ago

                                    Am I the only one who was laughing at the amount of votes and didn't even read the question?

                                    [–]bricardo 0 points1 point ago

                                    I wonder whether this is actually funny, or just stupid. Yes/No?

                                    [–]colefly 1 point2 points ago

                                    My Brain auto-interpreted as yes as Obama and no as Romney, and i had to stare at it for 5 minutes looking for what was wrong for it to click. Im an idiot

                                    [–]ManShallFall 0 points1 point ago

                                    ROSEANNE FOR PRESIDENT!

                                    [–]Juergenator 0 points1 point ago

                                    Didn't some group raise 35 million trying to end the two party system. However they couldn't find a candidate?

                                    [–]xkillabudx 0 points1 point ago

                                    I assumed you were pointing out how many voted. Showing how large their audience is.

                                    [–]SllikkillS 0 points1 point ago

                                    This is politics at its finest.

                                    [–]AdamGC 0 points1 point ago

                                    Aaaaaand the penny drops.

                                    [–]dkrypt -1 points0 points ago

                                    Approximately half the country doesn't vote, because politicians from both parties are lying scum and it lowers you as a human being to case a ballot for the dishonest self serving special interest-controlled figureheads that the two major parties cough up at election time.

                                    Also, some people vote neither R nor D.

                                    [–]cubanaptime 0 points1 point ago

                                    Is there a vote for who thinks voting actually does anything anymore?

                                    [–]trainsacrossthesea 0 points1 point ago

                                    Put me in whatever box makes you "feel" comfortable, but fuck it, I'm voting yes. By the way, was it today?

                                    [–]RazsterOxzine 0 points1 point ago

                                    Yes I will vote this year... uh, not that hard of a poll. :)

                                    [–]Eriden -1 points0 points ago

                                    Q: From a statistics standpoint, what is wrong with this poll?

                                    A: Everything.

                                    [–]Schobbo -1 points0 points ago

                                    I'm surprised over 50 people were stupid enough to answer this. "It makes no sense but I vote anyway"

                                    [–]vswr 1 point2 points ago

                                    This is like one of those "when you see it..." posts because I'm not sure if you mean the wording of the question or the grammar or you feel there's fuzzy math or because they had few responses.

                                    [–]HeavyMetalJV -1 points0 points ago

                                    I think that everybody is missing the fact that the poll results were somehow released simultaneously with the question. This would mean that the answers are fabricated. Unless I'm missing something obvious.

                                    [–]exitthewarrior 0 points1 point ago

                                    This paper must be from Central Texas, I see something about Round Rock and Kay Bailey Hutchison.

                                    [–]capt_choob 1 point2 points ago

                                    It could be asking if you would vote for either of them, or a third party. In which case a Yes or No answer would make sense.

                                    [–]divsky 0 points1 point ago

                                    Here is the man who wrote the poll.

                                    http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/288/625/69c.png

                                    [–]Pack041 1 point2 points ago

                                    Well...since this is a local paper in Texas (Kay Bailey Hutchinson), it seems like voters in the poll responded to the poorly designed question as: vote yes for Obama, no for Romney.

                                    If this poll was supposed to gauge 3rd party support, it definitely should have framed the context better.

                                    [–]pimpofpixels 1 point2 points ago

                                    It's fucking sad that a poll asking if people were going to support third parties was mistaken for a Typo.

                                    [–]savageronald 0 points1 point ago

                                    Dat sample size...

                                    [–]glaven 1 point2 points ago

                                    Honestly, I didn't even think anything of the question, I thought you were talking about the fact that apparently only 66 people read the paper enough to want to respond to that question.

                                    [–]brutuskalk 0 points1 point ago

                                    I love the Round Rock leader hahaha as an austinite I can say I see stuff from this paper like this all the time

                                    [–]EveToWither 0 points1 point ago

                                    Lol has OP ever voted before?

                                    [–]faschwaa 1 point2 points ago

                                    Twist: They're actually going under because they work with print media in an increasingly digital world.

                                    [–]anteko 1 point2 points ago

                                    Could have been worded better.

                                    [–]anchorchain 1 point2 points ago

                                    No 2012

                                    [–]popshopadop 1 point2 points ago

                                    my advice for the paper; fire 10 guy

                                    [–]siammang 1 point2 points ago

                                    There might be a chance that people won't go vote at all. So that might be the "No" people.

                                    [–]bmartin1 0 points1 point ago

                                    the people who said no are voting for gary johnson

                                    [–]eddymurphyscouch 0 points1 point ago

                                    Does your city have a mascot?

                                    [–]Coylie3 0 points1 point ago

                                    On a scale of one to ten, what is your favorite letter?

                                    A square

                                    [–]ttnorac 1 point2 points ago

                                    Your local newspaper just got it right.

                                    [–]digger_ex_pat 0 points1 point ago

                                    This is funny. I used to live in that shit hole. They are stupid.

                                    [–]nerds_need_love_too 1 point2 points ago

                                    My mom lives in Round Rock :)

                                    [–]ctstealth 0 points1 point ago

                                    I believe No's negativity casts a new light on this debate. His uncanny non bullshit policies is exactly what this country needs. He puts his foot down and subtracts his emotions from the issues at hand.

                                    All Yes will do for this country is create a false sense of optimism that hasn't been seen since the campaign of Absolutely. And we all know how badly that ended. Furthermore, no one likes a man that nods at everything.

                                    No for 2012. A man that won't stand for anything.

                                    [–]cwightrun 0 points1 point ago

                                    Tell me why we aren't flooding their poll in a swarm of redditors?

                                    "Holy shit, Jerry! Our poll-submissions went up by a gazillion percent! We're rich with polls!"

                                    [–]damnthesenames 1 point2 points ago

                                    They failed with the question but it was a nice save, since it worked out anyway.

                                    Their intention was ''If the election was today would you vote for Obama OR Romney.''

                                    Turned out to be ''If the election was today would you vote for either Obama or Romney''

                                    [–]iampayette 0 points1 point ago

                                    lrn2readingcomprehension

                                    [–]somebodyjones2 1 point2 points ago

                                    and yet, my answer to the actual question they're answering is most definitely "NO"

                                    [–]Devinm84 -1 points0 points ago

                                    "Who are you voting for? Obama or Romney?"

                                    "Yes."

                                    [–]Zakumene 0 points1 point ago

                                    I thought the point was that less than 100 people responded to the question indicating that they sell very few papers.... no?

                                    [–]mrjosemeehan 0 points1 point ago

                                    That's actually a really good question just how it is. It seems like there's a strong mandate in your town against two-party political hegemony.

                                    [–]frankts1 0 points1 point ago

                                    Made me laugh until I read the comments and saw the context.

                                    [–]GopherPorn -1 points0 points ago

                                    There's absolutely nothing incorrect or odd about this question, people are just fucking stupid and can't read.

                                    [–]Rasassination 0 points1 point ago

                                    I wouldn't.

                                    [–]Entershikari 0 points1 point ago

                                    Quick question from a noob @ american electoral system

                                    Why the fuck do you call yourself democracy when there is only 2 choice ?

                                    [–]hammsfamms 0 points1 point ago

                                    Took me a minute to get what you thought was wrong; I even did the math...

                                    [–]Shagoosty 0 points1 point ago

                                    My answer would be no, I wouldn't for Obama or Rodmey. Probably Stein or Gary Johnson.

                                    [–]OrangeMonkeyee 0 points1 point ago

                                    newspapers are going under cause kids aren't building shit out of newspapers so the demand is slowly sinking towards a usage of non newspaper construction in means of building.

                                    [–]teepark 0 points1 point ago

                                    it's a legitimate yes or no question, and I believe those numbers.

                                    [–]cycopl 0 points1 point ago

                                    Made sense to me. But I'm also a programmer.

                                    [–]Mexican_Godzilla 0 points1 point ago

                                    My parents don't even subscribe to the Round Rock Leader but it will sometimes inexplicably show up at their house.

                                    [–]asspril 0 points1 point ago

                                    Oh Round Rock...

                                    [–]Me4Prez 0 points1 point ago

                                    Couldn't resist

                                    [–]reverse_ -1 points0 points ago

                                    Hahahahaa I love these. It's as if OP is trying to call someone else stupid. OH youuuu

                                    [–]jumpyg1258 0 points1 point ago

                                    I'm in the "No" category as I am voting for Gary Johnson.

                                    [–]AwesomeIncarnate 0 points1 point ago

                                    As an Austinite this is why I don't read the newspaper. I prefer to read my news online or see it on the TV. I feel like I'm somehow saving paper that way...

                                    [–]Lerxtt 0 points1 point ago

                                    Yeah, they only have 66 readers.

                                    [–]LS6 0 points1 point ago

                                    Well, if you take it literally, voter turnout of 44% isn't that much below the avg for a presidential election: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html

                                    [–]PackOfHighly 0 points1 point ago

                                    56% giving false dichotomy the finger! Impressive!

                                    [–]myjobsux7 0 points1 point ago

                                    I live in texas too

                                    Yee-haw bitches

                                    [–]Zplash 0 points1 point ago

                                    I clicked the link without reading the title and was happy a paper was doing a poll on 3rd party voters. Disappointed when I found out OP is an idiot.

                                    [–]SalQ 0 points1 point ago

                                    Did anyone post the 10 Guy yet?...

                                    [–]congratsyoucanread 0 points1 point ago

                                    It's a simple yes or no question

                                    [–]TheDroopy 1 point2 points ago

                                    This is a perfectly valid question and answer set.

                                    [–]papadelicious 0 points1 point ago

                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktLRiWXfqg

                                    [–]Rivettsroad 0 points1 point ago

                                    Would you like french fries or tater tots?

                                    ...yes

                                    [–]kkhanhh 0 points1 point ago

                                    you guys just blow my mind.

                                    [–]PartTimeDreams 0 points1 point ago

                                    ERMAGERD. Reading this thinking: I live in RR... wait... Looked at the user, explained everything.

                                    [–]LOGICAL_LIBERTARIAN 0 points1 point ago

                                    Kudos from a fellow Round Rock citizen.

                                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

                                    It's a perfectly relevant answer key to the question.

                                    [–]cupcakery 0 points1 point ago

                                    I didn't even know Round Rock had a paper. Maybe that makes me a pretentious Austinite...

                                    [–]n3uromanc3r 0 points1 point ago

                                    So I guess this means they're expecting a 44% turnout? Not a bad guess.

                                    [–]TroloLeon 0 points1 point ago

                                    picture of facepalm

                                    [–]BahlzahnYuerchin 0 points1 point ago

                                    Yeah, forget the possibility of voting for someone other than establishment politicians. I mean.. that would be like throwing your vote away voting for something different. TV and "popular opinion" told me so.

                                    [–]kkkilla 0 points1 point ago

                                    Honestly, I wouldn't vote for either of them no matter what day it was.

                                    [–]AngrySmapdi 0 points1 point ago

                                    I would go with the "No" category, as to answer the question, "Would you vote for Obama or Romney?" No, I would not vote for Obama or Romney.

                                    [–]garrett_fritz 0 points1 point ago

                                    Is this the Austin American Statesman?

                                    [–]KorgRue 1 point2 points ago

                                    They are asking if you would vote for either of them, not which one. It is actually a good question, just oddly worded.

                                    [–]dukeargyle 0 points1 point ago

                                    One step lower than the Austin-American Statesman. Just read the Chronicle and the Onion. Both free and both more intelligent than anything else published.

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