We cats continue to be amused that the American political party that rejects science, logic and math — surprise! — can't poll. The 2012 Romneybots used to wear that crown, but this week the it's been snatched away by the humiliated Eric Cantor and his polling partner in crime, the hapless John McLaughlin.
Turns out that McLaughlin has tried to push back. He's responded to critics this way:
"Polls don't predict turnout," he told The Washington Post. "You're trying to make assumptions of who usually votes. Here Eric got hit from the left and the right, and it created a large turnout."
Listen up, GOP: This guy's an idiot. By his reasoning, you'd end up never polling anyone, since all your previous voters will eventually die off.
McLaughlin's "argument" also says that a pollster shouldn't allow for party switching — the kind that, ironically, his own Saint Ronnie wielded successfully in Virginia and in so many other states. (Remember "Reagan Democrats"?) He's not admitting the fact that young people come of age and vote. He's not allowing for people who have relocated, either for retirement or for work. Et cetera.
We'd advise Republicans who have hired McLaughlin to drop him, fast. But then their polls might stop being 40 points off. So, never mind! We cats PURR.
(UPDATE, June 14: McLaughlin has tried to further defend himself with a wild tale of 15,000 "Cooter"-and-Gutierrez-obeying Democrats crossing over to vote for Brat. We cats would be thrilled if this were the case, because it would mean that Brat could have a real problem against Jack Trammell come November. But sadly, and especially since it's coming from McLaughlin, it can't possibly be true.)
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