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The Economist polls 363 economists on Obama's and Romney's

Posted: Oct 8, 2012

Warning: Their opinions will please and displease no matter who you support. Even when economists agreed, they often disagreed on why. But--this fairly short and very readable article has some very good information to chew over.

http://www.economist.com/node/21564175

(Please don't post pieces you like out of context unless you want me providing the rest of the paragraph right up front where everyone will read it. For instance some will like "The president’s least popular policy was his financial-reform package" but may be displeased with the whys. :)

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the graphs tell the tale - MT

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When you look at the graphs in the article, it's pretty clear that the majority of those polled are democrats. Right or wrong, that clearly shows that their answers are biased. People tend to read information through their own personal filter of what they want to see.

Reading turns that up too, plus discussion of various viewpoints, - including independents. NM

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Maybe it's hard to find a Republican economist? - Just a thought.

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The Economist is a fairly neutral magazine.

The Economist does this each year so apparently feels - it's valid info. But more econs from the left

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participate. Which is why it's helpful to read to the bottom to get their discussion of weighting these results.

On the plus side, also, scientists' views are based on a body of common information they agree on more than they disagree and are not nearly as erratic and irresponsible as the general population's. The thought represented in this survey is pretty mainstream, with a relatively narrow spread from right to left compared to...well, what we see here on this forum.

Why would this group be interested anyway? - backwards typist

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I got the impression that they aren't even American. They use the "English" spelling and in reading who they were, they were founded by a Scottsman upset with the Corn Law (a British law).

The Economist covers the globe, with offices all over, and...we're the - U.S.A. Everybody watches us. NM

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