Economists favor Obama 59% to 28% over McCain

[ChinoCoug]

http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/09/poll-of-aea.html

Big surprise. Obama routes McCain on every single issue except free trade.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/09/poll-of-aea.html

Big surprise. Obama routes McCain on every single issue except free trade.

Not noted in that blog post is Adams' notation that in the AEA, Democrats out number Republicans 48% to 17%. Take that into consideration when you're tooting your small horn.

[Jeff Lebowski]

This is surprising:

Nationally, most economists are male, and I'm told that most are registered as either Democrats or independents. Our sample reflects that imbalance:

48 percent -- Democrats
17 percent -- Republicans
27 percent -- Independents
3 percent -- Libertarian
5 percent -- Other or not registered

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/...omy/index.html

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

This is surprising:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/...omy/index.html

So, if what you are intimating is correct, then all polling should aggregate dems and indys for Obama?

That would be great, actually.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

So, if what you are intimating is correct, then all polling should aggregate dems and indys for Obama?

That would be great, actually.

I am not intimating anything.

But why would there be such a bias for economists?

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

I am not intimating anything.

But why would there be such a bias for economists?

Because they are Marxist idiots?

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

I am not intimating anything.

But why would there be such a bias for economists?

compared to the other social sciences, that's actually quite conservative. in political science/history/anthropology the ratio is 9:1

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Because they are Marxist idiots?

Marxists aren't allowed in the AEA.

[8ballrollin]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

Marxists aren't allowed in the AEA.

Is this true?

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

Is this true?

Yes. There are only 2 departments Marxist departments in the country (Utah, UMass). Marxists are pretty much shut out of jobs and membership in the AEA. The stuff they do isn't considered orthodox.