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The Poll?
Chris Vancil — (archived)

This old Internet poll done in 1998 is what old Ed is on about, I believe. My fundamental question would be...what question was put to the folks?...

Quoting EP himself...

***Several weeks ago I suggested to Alan Boyle at the MSNBC internet news
that they conduct a poll on the matter, and they did.

Of 8480 responses, 27% wanted action now and 29% added it to their list of
worries, for 56% favoring some action. 27% thought that the threat was
being exaggerated, while 17% held other or no opinion.

These numbers were taken after Deep Impact opened, and it will be
interesting to see what effect Armageddon has on them.***

http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/cc062298.html

How this gets us the public doesn't want money spend on Mars Exploration is beyond me as we seem to be spending a bunch on it...right now! I don't hear a protest even over the RHUs in the Rovers...maybe three peopel showed up for that and left before the launch. Maybe that is why they delay the launch, Rich.

--Chris Vancil

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