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View Poll Results: Which are more corrupt?
Dems 16 21.05%
Repubs 22 28.95%
Equal 32 42.11%
42 morals 6 7.89%
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:19 AM
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Default Which party is more corrupt?

Dems vs Repubs
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:24 AM
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Dems vs Repubs
Be teh honests
They are both equally corrupt, although the Bush administration is the most corrupt gummint in the history of mankind, they are atypical for either party.
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:24 AM
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Isn't this just another way of asking "Are you a Republican, Independent or Democrat?"
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:24 AM
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Do you mean just the elected politicians, or all members of the party?
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:25 AM
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Isn't this just another way of asking "Are you a Republican, Independent or Democrat?"
No, it is a way of asking "Which party are you not?"
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:27 AM
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No, it is a way of asking "Which party are you not?"
Same thing as the two questions are negatively correlated.
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:29 AM
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Same thing as the two questions are negatively correlated.

correlated but:

not republican <> democrat
not democrat <> republican

so it is different
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:30 AM
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The last choice should have been Bill Clinton (#42).
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correlated but:

not republican <> democrat
not democrat <> republican

so it is different
That's why I included Independent in my question.
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:33 AM
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Politicians are about the same, but only one party as a whole thinks it's their responsibility as a whole to steal from people who legitimately earn their wages to give it to people too irresponsible to do the work themselves.
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