Category: Enumerati

Gas Prices and Drilling Don’t Add Up

Buck Banks

15%

Amount since 2009 that gas prices have increased despite the ramp-up in American drilling. An exhaustive analysis by the Associated Press shows no statistical correlation between how much oil comes out of U.S. wells and the price at the pump. In fact, Since 1976, the average monthly gas price, adjusted for inflation, during Democratic presidencies has been $2.25; under Republicans it’s been $2.34.

Dog on Car Roof Apparently Not an Issue

Buck Banks

68%

Of registered voters polled said they think that in general, it is inhumane to put the family dog on top of the car, compared with 14% who said it’s humane and 18% who weren’t sure, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey. However, when told by pollsters that Mitt Romney had done so, 55% said it didn’t affect which candidate they would support, while 35% said it made them less likely to support Romney and 7% said it made them more likely to support him.

Bad Things Happen to Lost Smartphones

Buck Banks

72%

Of people who found “lost” smartphones in five cities tried to access photos, 57% tried to open a file named “Saved Passwords” and 43% tried to open an app named “Online Banking.” Symantec’s experiment involving 50 phones left in food courts, restrooms, and other locations also showed that just half of finders tried to contact the owner, whose phone numbers and email addresses were prominently shown in the phones’ contacts list.

Folks Are Fainting at Obama Speeches Again

Buck Banks

3

Number of times this month that someone fainted during one of President Obama’s speeches, the New York Times reports. “Fainting spells have come over people during Mr. Obama’s speeches since at least 2008, when he was campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination” but he “appears to have gotten used to it.” In New Hampshire last week, Obama said, “Folks do this all the time at my meetings.”

Rich Voters Backing Romney

Buck Banks

$100,000

Exit polls in both Michigan and Ohio show voters making more than $100,000 per year turning out in much higher numbers this year than they did in 2008. In 2008, 22 percent of GOP primary voters in Michigan made at least $100,000, and that group made up 21 percent of the electorate in Ohio, according to exit polls. This year, 33 percent of voters in Michigan made that much money, while 30 percent of Ohio voters did. In both cases, the number of wealthy voters grew by about 50 percent — a pretty stunning increase in that demographic over just a four-year span.