I think that Smerconish survey question is the core of the elections

[question everything]

https://www.smerconish.com/survey-question

Which will have a greater impact on election outcome?

Covid

Civil Unrest

I think that Democrats will choose Covid, while the Rs - Civil Unrest.

So far Covid wins but, from my limited experience, he has more Democrats viewers, based on previous surveys.

But I suppose the BLM supporters may choose Civil Unrest..

[rso]

1. Smerconish

Actually, I think Smerconish is more of a Republican than a Democrat. I know he tries hard to demonstrate neutrality, but after watching him for years I think he’s really a moderate republican.

[question everything]

3. Perhaps, but judging by responses to his surveys, the results indicate Democratic viewership

Last week the survey was whether Biden's acceptance speech put to rest any doubt about his mental ability - or something like that - and I think that 80% said YES.

[Totally Tunsie]

11. Questions of that ilk always disturb me.

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Hopefully, I'll be able to explain clearly what I mean by that.

With an "open" question such as that, you may be getting two polar opposite reasonings giving you the same "yes" answer.

First, you can get the "yes" from those who believe his speech solidified the confidence of the respondent, and this is an straight affirmative answer.

HOWEVER, you may also get "yes" answer to this from respondents who feel that Joe's speech solidified a negative impression about him, but the question answer would still be "yes", as in "yes, my doubt is put to rest and his speech tells me he's a terrible candidate".

Thus, that survey question has the ability to be both positive and negative, and answers nothing. I've noticed over time that a lot of Smerconish's surveys contain the same flaw.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. I don't know now. But back in the day he started as a Limbaugh wannabe. nt

[Demsrule86]

7. Smerconish has never been neutral and is GOP all the way...still supports Trump. Covid and the

economy will get Trump kicked out. He is the president, the civil unrest is on him.

[Hoyt]

2. Civil Unrest is best shot trump has, along with promoting racism and bigotry. That's just a fact.

Hopefully, it's not enough. But if things get worse, it will help trump to some degree.

[question everything]

12. And this is why I think that Trump will win Wisconsin, again

with the help of the Republican controlled legislature that continuously is tying the Democratic governor's hands.

And now, I am afraid that Minnesota will be lost, too.

[abqtommy]

4. It's no surprise that Democrats and reTHUGS would choose differing talking points and

tactics. But with help from the reTHUGS themselves the rest of us will crush them at the polls!

[calguy]

5. I wish the demonstrations were not happening

It gives trump an issue he did not have before.

[peggysue2]

8. We've all been given a heads up

The Republicans have decided civil unrest is their best strategy, the whole Law&Order meme, to pound the Biden/Harris ticket. Protestors are now being referred to as 'thugs.' Vigilantes like Rittenhouse are labeled 'heroes.'

Be afraid, be very afraid is the ongoing motto.

Dems need to repeat endlessly that this is Trump's America, where racial injustice and police brutality are on the rise, where vigilantism = lawlessness and--like Covid-19--this is all happening on Trump's watch. The bodies are piling up.

We are at war.

[gulliver]

9. I detest Smerconish (who plays both sides of every issue)

I think the Dems should be on the offensive, both on civil unrest and on COVID. Trump handed political success to racism, causing civil unrest, and biological success to COVID-19, causing many tens of thousands of excess deaths (so far). We need to build back better, just like our slogan says.

[Yavin4]

10. Easy - Covid

Covid affects everyone. When you have to pull your kid out of school at minute's notice because of outbreaks, you're not going to be concerned about protests in Portland. Civil unrest is only in a few places despite Fox News' b-roll.