Virginia - PVs on NBC 12 news

[MercyPoetic]

Yes (smoker)20%No (smoker)8%Yes (non-smoker)32%No (non-smoker)40%Why would someone vote no? Obviously not someone who's smoked and had nothing help them quit...

[MercyPoetic]

You know, reading all the comments left, I didn't see any that might have been left by a nonsmoker who would have voted "No"

[The Mosh]

They're poll software is weird. It's not doing the survey right.

If you break it down, you've got

Yes: 55%
No: 45%

Breaking it down that way seems to give non smokers that think it's dangerous more weight, but it doesn't.

[Guineahill]

They're poll software is weird. It's not doing the survey right.

If you break it down, you've got

Yes: 55%
No: 45%

Breaking it down that way seems to give non smokers that think it's dangerous more weight, but it doesn't.

Really good point! It would be nice to have the overall numbers and then the breakdown.

[The Mosh]

I don't think it was intentional. It's just that they needed to post two surveys on the page, and their web guy (or more likely the person directing him) didn't understand that you need to do the math twice in order for it to make any sense. So instead, they lumped it all into one survey, and came up with poll numbers that you have to squint at. Oh, the folly of freeware.

[bobtow]

I also voted on the poll as a nonew smoker. I voted yes the are safe.

[bobtow]

You know, reading all the comments left, I didn't see any that might have been left by a nonsmoker who would have voted "No"

The only vote post that could have been taken as a negative said, They would be safe if they did not use tobacco. Or some thing to that effect.

[jaded]

The only vote post that could have been taken as a negative said, They would be safe if they did not use tobacco. Or some thing to that effect.

SO when I go no nic and just super strong menthol they will be happy. Sounds good I will "tell" em I did that.

[tarheeldan]

This is ridiculous. Ratio of smoker votes safer/not: 2.5 For non-smokers: 0.8
I voted as a non-smoker (thanks to e-cigs)
Does anyone know how to program a bot to go in and swing things in our favor? Methinks the anti crazies might. (not really, but still wouldn't mind the bot...)

[jaded]

This is ridiculous. Ratio of smoker votes safer/not: 2.5 For non-smokers: 0.8
I voted as a non-smoker (thanks to e-cigs)
Does anyone know how to program a bot to go in and swing things in our favor? Methinks the anti crazies might. (not really, but still wouldn't mind the bot...)

Maybe Phillip Morris saw it and has employees going to vote lol.