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Julia Gillard inspires a lot of polls

By pharyngula on June 29, 2010.

The godless Australian PM, Julia Gillard, has sure riled up the pollsters. Here's three polls at once to slam. Start clicking!

Do you care at all about Julia Gillard's lack of religious faith?

* Yes 33.71%
* No 66.29%

Hey, what's the difference between "No" and "Don't care" in this poll? And what does it mean that it will affect their vote? This is a remarkably meaningless and uninterpretable poll.

Will your vote be swayed by Julia Gillard's stance on religion?

* Yes, it will affect my vote 29.35%
* No, I'll still vote the same 45.21%
* Don't care 25.45%

This one is the only interesting one — does godlessness influence you in a positive way? Too bad it's an internet poll, because we can't tell from these kind of data.

Are you more or less likely to vote for Julia Gillard given she is an atheist?

More likely 39%
Less likely 34%
It's not important 27%

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