Xbox Live survey puts Obama ahead in polls
An Xbox Live survey of over 100,000 gamers showed that a clear majority favoured Barack Obama for president.
An equal 13 percent portion of the vote however sits either either with other, smaller parties, or on the fence between the two.
Microsoft ran the US survey over the past few weeks, surveying almost 100,000 Xbox Live users in America - a figure far larger than that used in any of the official polls for news services.
The results showed that 43 percent of Xbox Live gamers favoured or would vote for Barack Obama in the US election, while John McCain and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin managed to get only 31 percent of the vote. The remaining fractions were split; 13 percent listed themselves as undecided, or indicated they would vote for another party.
"These results do not map to national trends, which show Senator Obama and Senator McCain to be pacing neck and neck," said a diplomatic official statement which claimed that the results instead "provide insight into a unique subset of young, engaged citizens."
Then comes the marketing spiel...
"To-date, the Xbox LIVE community has downloaded more than 350,000 pieces of program-specific content, ranging from candidate gamerpics to videos and Rock the Vote logos. That’s nearly five times the amount of people present at Barack Obama’s acceptance speech during the Democratic Convention in Denver."
So, there you go - Barack may be ahead in the polls, but Microsoft's Xbox 360 would make a more popular president. There's nothing like a Red Ring of Death to show the world who's boss!
Where do your political allegiances lie in the US election? With the Democrats or Republicans? We'd love to hear from everyone for this poll, so head to the forums and let us know what you think.
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yodasarmpit
Bill Clinton for President! He at least worked hard for peace. Peace and Love, Peace and Love!!
7 day ban for derogatory comments towards Americans.
yodasarmpit
I think we tend to bash george bush more than anything, rather than the whole nation. Considering that main of the great project logs come from the states.
We do it in the hope that worldwide distaste for their republican leaders will actually affect their decision. It wouldn't matter if their global policies didn't have an effect on the rest of us, because you're right, there are just as many stupid people regardless of nationality. Also being arrogant against a country renowned for its arrogance, isn't it slightly satisfying?
Whoever the US chooses, I hope he does better than the lame 'stealth taxing' pretender we currently have as our 'dear leader'.
+1 lol
You have to consider the actual demographic of gamers. From what I understand it is more 20-30 year old people, if I'm wrong feel free to correct me. However you have to wonder how many vote and I think the totals are skewed since they are only polling a certain demographic.
ROFL
Ever think the other party thinks the same about Dem's... If I remember right, our economy starting going to **** when the dem's took over the lesislature. The fall of the economy when Bush took office, the legacy of Mr. Bill? I see a trend..
woot for political flame wars!
lol. - who ever votes for McCain is a pilick :(.
:D;)
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Although I am in Canada and dont vote in the US I would in fact vote for McCain. Why? Because on many of the topics that they are opposite on I am on the same side as McCain. Obama ain't near as bad as Hillary was but I still disagree with most of his opinions.
That's just a polite way of saying "I DONT VOTE FOR BLACK PEOPLE". :p
wow.. you must be shallow.. I wouldn't vote for him because he's a too liberal for me.. and a lawyer.
....Woot for morons that pull out the race card! .... and liberals.. race card pulling liberals.... oh the trouble the world would be in if it were ruled by people like you...
-person mentioned obama's race
-therefore that person must be liberal
-therefore, all liberals are just pulling the race card
I see this kind of thing happening so much in American politics lately, with constant mudslinging against whole parties like that you've no hope of anything ever changing or improving :(
Notice the little 'tongue' smiley. That means I was joking. Gosh I hate right-wingers and their constant political correctness soooo much.
I voted for him in the primary
I caucused for him at the precinct level
I was an Obama delegate to the county convention
I donated money to his political campaign (for the first time ever)
and I'm damn sure going to vote for him in November.
Obama's not perfect, I'd be happier if he were more progressive on a wide range of issues, but he is an canidate I can and do feel good about supporting.
As for Americans, yes, a LOT of them are that stupid. Maybe people everywhere are stupid, but living here and dealing with my fellow Americans every day makes me particularly aware of theie manifold failings.
cyrilthefish: I question your reasoning of my reasoning.
Haramzadeh: Kidding or not (kinda stupid imo on these boards) the media has said what you did, and they weren't joking, so my statement still stands.
btw, I would have voted for Hillary before I would have voted for Obama, a few Republicans before McCain. For me, with the choices, its a simple one..
OT:
I think the poll from Xbox live is an interesting one that examines an interesting part of the American public.
Who is this "MEDIA" that you speak of? Has Fox News pulled the race card? Stop turning yourself into a typical right-wing caricature. I was joking, but it's obvious some people on the right want to constantly impose their PC rubbish on the rest of us.
And besides, there's a lot of truth to the race card pulling anyways. Why else would a competition between a inspiring leader VS a slimebag corpse and religious bimbo be so close? The Republican party is a refuge for closet racists and other assorted scum - thats a fact!
Keep it civil or don't bother to post.
Obama would be my choice, but that doesn't mean I don't like white folk, which would be kinda odd seeing as I'm white.
i think he was talking about the low average IQ of an American.... not that Americans are more dumb... they are simply humans as we are :D
edit: and as such i feel that certain humans should not be allowed to vote... yes, i am talking about you mister "lets-make-a-blast-crater-out-of-the-f***ing-middle-east" guy.
i would vote Obama btw ;)
edit2: this post was not intended as a derogatory comment against or towards Americans.
Mainly the young uninformed one that has always been liberal, always. I'd be neat to get these polls for other specific demographics though, google time.
One way or another the US economy is in the ******* and I suspect that neither political party will be able to put a dent in the trillions of dollars in debt that the country has incurred over the years. The only way I figure they can start reigning in the deficit is by jacking taxes up to a more reasonable level for a country of that size. And start trimming the basic functionality of the country too. Why the hell does it take them 2 years to campaign before an election? Here in Canada Land our current election has what I believe to be a 31 day campaign attached to it. Do you really need more than that? Just catch a couple of TV debates and pay attention to campaign announcements. Do that and you probably just saved over 100 million dollars.
I've made my voting decision based on which party is going to spend my money in ways I want them to, and not on stupid crap like "creating jobs". If you've ever studied economics you'd know that when a party says "we're going to create jobs" they are a combination of stupid and full of ****. The reason that jobs are being lost in certain sectors (like the auto industry here in Canada) is because there is a shift in demand and because salaries are getting to be stupidly high. Believe it or not, thanks to the auto unions here the average plant worker was making about $70,000 a year. Yes that is correct, no I didn't add an extra zero. That's approximately $33 per hour. Holy crap. Now I know why we have a doctor shortage in Canada, because I'm 99% sure that because of our public health care system a doctor gets paid less than that. That is why you lost your jobs people. I'm sorry to say but things change, and life is about dealing with change.
Wow, that was a hell of a rant. Just as an FYI I am a Canadian citizen, but I lived in the states for five years, so I can have an opinion :)
-Ta10n
There's the word I needed! I'm much more conservative on most all of the issues so it would make more sense for me to vote for McCain.
I don't get why people think only stupid people would vote for McCain. I could say the same thing about people who vote for Obama. Vote for whoever you agree with on the 'main topics' that they argue about and such.
The truest test of a man's intelligence is the extent to which he agrees with you ;)
For the record, I don't think that everyone who votes for McCain is stupid.
I do have a problem with the people who are voting for McCain because Obama is black, or worse, because they think he's a muslim. I have a problem with the people who are voting for McCain because they think he'll "win" in Iraq or think he will lower gas prices. I have a problem with the Grover Norquist types who want to reduce government until it's small enough to drown it in a bathtub.
I especially have a problem with the so-called "values voters" who define their values as taking away other people's rights and changing the law to reflect their own religious beliefs.
I have a problem with the people, especially women, who are voting for McCain because he picked Sarah Palin as his VP even though his election will likley result in them losing control over their bodies and losing any chance of "equal pay for equal work" legislation.
And I especially have a problem with the people who are voting for McCain because they think Obama is "too intellectual". That statement right there is an admission that they don't want a president who is smarter than they are. Likewise , I have a hard time with people who prefer McCain because he reduces complex problems down to oversimplifications their brains can handle.
The world is a massivly complicated place, full of multi-faceted, nuanced problems and no easy solutions. The problem is that many Americans get their information in 30 second sound bites and cannot handle that complexity, so they tend to support someone who tells them "Don't worry, we just have to do X", ignoring the fact that X probably won't work and will cause problems Y and Z and probably piss off half the world on whom we increasingly depend.
I want the smartest, most worldly person in office who shares my values that I can find. Given the choices we now have at this stage of the election, that's Barack Obama.
no body likes pollatitions but we have to vote for someone.
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