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> People voted for the current administration to do this and they should get what they want. Utterly false. The FCC plan to eliminate net neutrality is wildly

> People voted for the current administration to do this and they should get what they want. Utterly false. The FCC plan to eliminate net neutrality is wildly unpopular; the backlash against it every time it's come up for public comment has been gigantic. > Americans of all political parties overwhelmingly support the values of net neutrality and want to preserve existing net neutrality protections. A strong majority (77 percent) of Americans support keeping the existing net neutrality rules in place. This view crosses party lines, as 73 percent of Republicans, 80 percent of Democrats, and 76 percent of Independents want to keep the FCC’s Open Internet rules.[1] This isn't a fringe issue. The vast majority of the population, both left and right wing, supports net neutrality. But that doesn't appear to matter. [1] https://www.scribd.com/document/353285485/Freedman-Consulting-Net-Neutrality-Poll https://www.scribd.com/document/353285485/Freedman-Consultin...

guntars 9y ago
> Polling was conducted by Civis Analytics on behalf of Freedman Consulting, LLC of 2,475 adults online in English and Spanish, June 22-23, 2017. Portions of this research were also supplemented by a national phone poll of 256 adults conducted via cell phone and landline in Spanish and English, June 22-30, 2017. I'm sorry, but that's a serious self-selection issue. The question that you quoted "Do you support or oppose keeping the net neutrality rules, which are already in place?" didn't even use the phone respondents. I wonder why? I doubt most voters even know the term "net neutrality", but they did vote for a very vague anti-regulation plan. Show me a 100% randomized phone-poll and I'll change my mind.
- outsidetheparty 9y ago
  If you've followed this at all you know that poll is not at all an outlier, it's very much in line with all other polling on the issue. You're correct that too many people don't understand what "net neutrality" means, but when polled on descriptions of its effects that 80% level of support is very consistent across the board. Here's a couple of examples, you can find plenty more if you take the time to look. http://time.com/3578255/conservatives-net-neutrality-poll/ http://time.com/3578255/conservatives-net-neutrality-poll/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/12/wonkbook-polling-shows-even-republicans-overwhelmingly-support-net-neutrality/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/12/wonkb... I stand by my assertion that your claim "this is what people voted for" is utterly, completely incorrect.

guntars 9y ago

> Polling was conducted by Civis Analytics on behalf of Freedman Consulting, LLC of 2,475 adults online in English and Spanish, June 22-23, 2017. Portions of this research were also supplemented by a national phone poll of 256 adults conducted via cell phone and landline in Spanish and English, June 22-30, 2017. I'm sorry, but that's a serious self-selection issue. The question that you quoted "Do you support or oppose keeping the net neutrality rules, which are already in place?" didn't even use the phone respondents. I wonder why? I doubt most voters even know the term "net neutrality", but they did vote for a very vague anti-regulation plan. Show me a 100% randomized phone-poll and I'll change my mind.

outsidetheparty 9y ago
If you've followed this at all you know that poll is not at all an outlier, it's very much in line with all other polling on the issue. You're correct that too many people don't understand what "net neutrality" means, but when polled on descriptions of its effects that 80% level of support is very consistent across the board. Here's a couple of examples, you can find plenty more if you take the time to look. http://time.com/3578255/conservatives-net-neutrality-poll/ http://time.com/3578255/conservatives-net-neutrality-poll/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/12/wonkbook-polling-shows-even-republicans-overwhelmingly-support-net-neutrality/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/12/wonkb... I stand by my assertion that your claim "this is what people voted for" is utterly, completely incorrect.