Below are two Public Opinion Surveys by Southern Media & Opinion Research, Incorporated.While they are snapshots in time, they show the substantial popularity of Bobby Jindal, the views of those polled and many opinions of Louisiana voters prior to major elections for US Senator and for President of the United States.
This statewide poll was developed and conducted by Southern Media & Opinion Research, Incorporated.
Interviews for this statewide poll were completed by telephone with 600 likely Louisiana voters from Wednesday, March 26, 2008, through Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
The overall margin of error for the statewide statistics obtained from the survey data is not greater than plus or minus 4.0 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence.In other words, there is a 95% certainty that the statistics presented from the results obtained on this survey of 600 likely voters statewide will not be more than 4.0 percentage above or below the figure that would be obtained if all of the likely voters in the state would have been interviewed.
The sample error may be larger for subgroup responses based on attitudinal and demographic variables such as area, age, etc.There are other sources of potential error which cannot be calculated including question wording and order of question presentation.
An interval sample design was used to select telephone numbers from a sample frame of telephone numbers for likely voter households.
Respondents were assigned to one of four geographic areas based on their parish of residence.The four geographic areas along with the parishes comprising those areas are:
New Orleans metropolitan area, (includes Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Washington parishes);Florida-River Parishes, (includes Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, Tangipahoa, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes);Acadiana-southwest, (includes Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne and Vermilion parishes); North Louisiana, (includes Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll and Winn parishes).
A quota ensuring representative voter participation by sex in the study was imposed.A statistical weighting procedure was employed to normalize the sample to the voter population based on voter sex and race.
ELECTION 2008
FREQUENCY RESPONSES—WEIGHTED BY SEX AND RACE
SAMPLE SIZE (n=600)
·Please tell me if your impression of the following people is favorable or unfavorable: (very or somewhat; not familiar)
VERYSOMESOMEVERY(NOT FAMIL/
FAVORFAVORUNFAVORUNFAVORDNK/WS)
·President George W. Bush............ 22.3... 26.7... 12.6.... 34.9.... 3.5
·U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu.......... 30.6... 39.4... 11.0.... 14.0.... 5.0
·U.S. Senator David Vitter........... 16.3... 36.0... 12.8.... 19.3... 15.6
·State Treasurer John Kennedy........ 19.2... 28.4.... 4.3..... 3.3... 44.8
·An election for U.S. Senator will be held laterJOHN KENNEDY........... 38.4
this year. If the election for U.S. Senator wereMARY LANDRIEU.......... 50.0
held today between Republican John Kennedy and(UNDECIDED/DNK/WS)..... 11.6
Democrat Mary Landrieu, for whom would you vote?
·An election for President of the United States will also be held later this year. As I mention some of the people running for President, please tell me if your impression of that person is favorable or unfavorable: (very or somewhat; not familiar)
This statewide poll was developed and conducted by Southern Media & Opinion Research, Incorporated.
Interviews for this statewide poll were completed by telephone with 600 likely Louisiana voters from Wednesday, March 26, 2008, through Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
The overall margin of error for the statewide statistics obtained from the survey data is not greater than plus or minus 4.0 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence.In other words, there is a 95% certainty that the statistics presented from the results obtained on this survey of 600 likely voters statewide will not be more than 4.0 percentage above or below the figure that would be obtained if all of the likely voters in the state would have been interviewed.
The sample error may be larger for subgroup responses based on attitudinal and demographic variables such as area, age, etc.There are other sources of potential error which cannot be calculated including question wording and order of question presentation.
An interval sample design was used to select telephone numbers from a sample frame of telephone numbers for likely voter households.
Respondents were assigned to one of four geographic areas based on their parish of residence.The four geographic areas along with the parishes comprising those areas are:
New Orleans metropolitan area, (includes Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Washington parishes);Florida-River Parishes, (includes Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, Tangipahoa, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes);Acadiana-southwest, (includes Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne and Vermilion parishes); North Louisiana, (includes Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll and Winn parishes).
A quota ensuring representative voter participation by sex in the study was imposed.A statistical weighting procedure was employed to normalize the sample to the voter population based on voter sex and race.
Jindal’s Favorability, Ethics & Spending, and Football Ticket Increase
FREQUENCY RESPONSES—WEIGHTED BY SEX AND RACE
SAMPLE SIZE (n=600)
·Please tell me if your impression of the following people is favorable or unfavorable: (very or somewhat; not familiar)
VERYSOMESOMEVERY(NOT FAMIL/
FAVORFAVORUNFAVORUNFAVORDNK/WS)
·Governor Bobby Jindal............... 47.2... 29.9.... 3.4..... 3.4... 16.0
·In your opinion, does state governmentYES.................... 20.9
I think it is funnier than hell, black people, white people............. I laugh at them all the time, sometimes their antics are hilarious. Pity, it seems some don't like being laughed at and they tend to resort to violence or introverted behavior.... And if you think that's strange, just try out being from somewhere else, labeled a Yankee, and living with Coonasses. Especially one of the 'upper crust types that are all edumacated. It's actually been kind of fun....... I was up in Nova Scotia awhile back, saw a pretty girl, told her I was from Louisiana....... She turned to me and with a straight face said....."Oh,,,, I'm sorry...... And talk about dummmmm, I was up in the Appalachians a year or so ago, came down off the mountain, saw some folks from Louisiana on a bridge (I saw their license plate which was the only reason why I stopped to talk), anyways I called out 'Como Savoie!!!!' All that could come out of those dummies mouths was "Are you Indian!? Are you Indian!?" (I guess they saw me wearing poor clothing and thought it was Cherokee garb and figured I was going to sell them some beads or trinkets or something, ha!ha!ha!) So I think racism is irrelevant, and is usually relative to the reasonable geographical proximity of the oddity in question at the time of the event. Were a white person to go from the U.S. to Zimbabwe that person would be a minority.... And were a black person with an 'attitude' problem from the U.S. go to Zimbabwe, chances are, that person would stand a good chance of ending up with a shrunken head........ Because they really don’t care for African-American attitude over there. Hmmmmmmm,,, bigotry? racism? Oooooohhh, he be too dark, too light, to yellow, too?. So maybe it isn't racism, but actually attitude that is in question here. Hmmmmmmm.... Some Elitists do seem to like looking down their noses when coming into contact with a person that isn't considered to be within or of an equal standing or value to their caste system..... You ever watch two dogs sniffing each others bunghole? It is sort of like that…… Written by The only eskimo on the block, actually the state
on 4/15/2008
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The big banking interests own anyone who succeeds to gaining the presidency, so it really doesn’t matter what party, sex or race they are. I just would like to be able to use "we've had a female/black president" as a counter to any whining encountered about how unfair society is towards minorities. "Argument ammo", in other words. As far as "the south" and prejudice goes, during 30 years offshore I've worked with many white guys from "out west" or "up north" and cannot recall a single one of these "enlightened Yankees" who was looking for " a brutha" as a son-in-law. Written by kpf
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Yes, KPF, you do underestimate racism in this State. This is the South, after all. Written by CL
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To cut to the chase, perhaps we need to elect someone Chinese to the office of president of the United States, that way we will all be used to the sight and it won't be so 'shocking' when their chairman assumes the role of 'subjective' leadership here. Written by Go ahead, focus on the haze in distance.
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I must admit I am surprised McCain does better against Hillary then against Obama. I know many despise Hillary; perhaps I underrate racism in our state. I am happy to see McCain with a lead, now if he just gets Condi Rice to run as his VP, in four years we can have both a black president and a female president, one who won't attempt to tax us to penury. Written by kpf
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