Poll: Given Choice Between Romney and Santorum, Most Voters Choose Suicide (Borowitz Report)
Feb. 27
Poll: Given Choice Between Romney and Santorum, Most Voters Choose Suicide
Survey Spells Trouble for GOP, Pollster Says
Throwing yourself in front of a speeding city bus was the most popular means of suicide at 22%, with jumping off the roof of a really tall building or bridge coming in second at 17%.
According to pollster Davis Logsdon, the surging popularity of suicide bodes ill for both Gov. Romney and Sen. Santorum as presidential candidates in 2012.
Its still early, but even at this stage of the game the prospect of one of those two being nominated shouldnt be making voters want to kill themselves in these numbers, Mr. Logsdon said.
Reached on the campaign trail in Lansing, Mr. Romney pointed out that while he did not do as well as suicide, he still polled higher than Sen. Santorum, adding, Thats better than a sharp stick in the eye.
But Mr. Logsdon was quick to throw cold water on Mr. Romneys upbeat assessment: In a head-to-head match-up, a sharp stick in the eye beats Romney by a two-to-one margin.
Elsewhere, Academy Award voters hailed The Artist as the ultimate fantasy film, since it depicts a world in which the French are silent.