General Discussion

Blue Bike

(65 posts)

46. Strangely, the "pass" option is left out of the percentage calculations

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 05:50 PM

Jul 2013

The poll adds the approval and disapproval, and then calculate the percentages based on those two options, as if the "pass" option weren't there.

If "pass" is included in the math, the approval would actually be 60%.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

66 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Obama Job Approval (Final Results) [View all] arely staircase Jul 2013 OP

you should have added ALWAYS APPROVE Skittles Jul 2013 #1

Poll will be open for 1 week. nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #2

Or always attack others who approve Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #5

hijack????? Skittles Jul 2013 #7

He doesn't know you very well does he... AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #10

hey!! Skittles Jul 2013 #11

Yay! AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #14

Damn girl OhioChick Jul 2013 #13

putting up with both offshore and swooners Skittles Jul 2013 #16

I hear ya OhioChick Jul 2013 #17

Winner! reusrename Jul 2013 #24

YOU WANT I SHOULD KICK MY OWN HIJACKING ASS, REUSRENAME? Skittles Jul 2013 #27

Kick! Already r'd Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #3

Lesser of two evils mick063 Jul 2013 #4

So you think Obama is only slightly less evil than Romney? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #6

where did he say slightly? Skittles Jul 2013 #8

Please read my entire posts before responding Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #12

I did Skittles Jul 2013 #15

Rationalize Chained CPI for me mick063 Jul 2013 #18

Not getting into an issue by issue debate on this thread. I asked Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #19

Do you understand how closely your response approximates that of a TeaBillie? mick063 Jul 2013 #20

Logical Fallacy. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #22

How is that? He characterized Obama as the lesser of two evils. So Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #23

The Oligarchs choose Rmoney for a reason. They wanted someone very, very evil so it would be an rhett o rick Jul 2013 #25

He's meeting my readjusted expectations. Prism Jul 2013 #9

I approve. n/t Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #21

Disapprove - Very, Very, Very Dissatisfied cantbeserious Jul 2013 #26

kick/rec limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #28

There are only two options? No middle ground? progressoid Jul 2013 #29

The middle ground, I guess, is "Pass" Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #30

Strongly disapprove. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #31

Both n/t Mira Jul 2013 #32

I'd need a percentage gauge. I'm at about 70% approval right now. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #33

I do not approve of everything, disapprove of some but overall approve uppityperson Jul 2013 #34

He hasn't done every single thing eissa Jul 2013 #35

Approve w/ signing statement. AtomicKitten Jul 2013 #36

kick for visibility nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #37

How can any Democrat approve of a President that's to the right of Nixon? Dawgs Jul 2013 #38

Highly approve. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #39

That's kind of how I was with Bill Clinton. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #50

kick. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #40

we should probably try to keep this kicked so alot of people can vote. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #41

I'm gona kick it once or twice a day until it closes. arely staircase Jul 2013 #60

polls are groovy. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #61

Fascinating, Looks Like He's More Popular Here Than It Would Seem From the Posts Skraxx Jul 2013 #42

I wouldn't exactly call 130 votes a majority. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #43

Uh Huh, Keep Telling Yourself That Skraxx Jul 2013 #44

people like you are why the ignore button was invented. Buh-bye. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #45

LOL! Run Away! Skraxx Jul 2013 #47

Or, the majority don't like to vote in dumb polls? n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #54

Yeah, I've Noticed How Reticent People Are Around Hear At Voicing Their "Disapproval" of Obama Skraxx Jul 2013 #59

Strangely, the "pass" option is left out of the percentage calculations Blue Bike Jul 2013 #46

DU polls never include the pass arely staircase Jul 2013 #48

oh that's how they always do. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #49

Kick Just Saying Jul 2013 #51

Kicked for visibility nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #52

Kick! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #53

derp. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #55

I don't find this so easy to answer BainsBane Jul 2013 #56

Approve. I've never seen the level of congressional obstruction CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #57

kick nt steve2470 Jul 2013 #58

Kick nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #62

kick nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #63

less than two days left to vote. nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #64

poll closes in less than an hour nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #65

Kicked to show final results. nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #66