[statecom-discuss] Re: The people are in motion to oppose war and empire - AS THE POLLS SHOW.

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

Right - top priority for the president and congress - thanks for finally 
sharing a poll like I asked, thanks for listening this time.   I was not running 
for president or congress - So it is people's top NATIONAL priority which does 
not surprise me.   So my point is confirmed.   

Now if you will just acknowledge that either (1) you don't know how high a 
priority I made the war and so will stop being judgemental or (2) I made the war 
a higher priority by far than anyone running for governor (who was actually 
running a full fledged campaign, not a single-issue run) has made a war in 
anyone's memory and that could probably only have been supplimented if more people 
had gotten involved - then perhaps the ongoing criticism can be laid to rest 
and we can get on with forward looking organizing.

and maybe next time a milestone like more MA troops being shipped out 
happens, you'll give someone like me a heads up in advance so we can do something 
actual and concrete instead of theorizing about the Green-Rainow Party becoming 
more visible on these issues.
-Grace
In a message dated 5/4/07 12:33:26 PM, jvwalshmd at gmail.com writes:


> Hi Grace,
> You asked for a poll.  There are so many.  But today a summary of the
> most recent Gallup poll arrive in my email box.
> (http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27433)
> Here is what it said:
> 
> "All Major Groups Agree Iraq Should Be Government's Top Focus"
> "A recent Gallup Panel poll finds Americans continuing to say the war
> in Iraq should be the top priority for the president and Congress. Two
> in three Americans mention the war as the top priority, followed by
> healthcare, the economy, and immigration. While the war is the top
> concern for all Americans, there are differences among partisan, age,
> gender, and racial groups in perceptions of what the government's
> focus should be."
> 
> That is TWO-THIRDS.  My goodness.  And notice that the the report says
> "continuing to say."  Since they track these numbers over time, last
> year in October and November (at the time of your campaign) the
> percentages were 64 and 69% nationwide with the war as the top
> priority!!!  That number is higher for Dems and for Independents than
> for Republicans - that is higher for most of the people to whom we
> want to appeal.  And that means higher in MA where Republicans are an
> endangered species
> 
> But Grace, I said that these differences are not great ones compared
> to what we share.  And I hope that showed in the tone of my email.
> Best,
> jw
> p.s I notice that I clicked on Ronghua ZhuGe a colleague of mine
> rather than Ron Francis.  Sorry about that.  I corrected it.
> pps.  For better or worse I write fast.
> 
> 




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