Which political buzzwords are you sick of?

The people at CafePress.com are having a little fun keeping tabs on the top 2012 campaign buzzwords and they’ve conducted a survey to determine which words and phrases the public expects to hear a lot during the first presidential debate on Oct. 3 and which words they are sick of hearing.

 

CafePress notes that each campaign season generates certain buzzwords that politicians either latch on to or that dog them throughout the campaign. In 2008, the memorable phrases included “hockey moms,” “hope and change,” and -- to an unbearable extent in the last debate between Obama and John McCain -- “Joe the Plumber.” 

Apparently, the CafePress survey was taken before “the 47 percent” – not to be confused with the 1 percent, the 99 percent, or the 2 percent who President Obama wants to tax more – came into vogue on the campaign trail.

 

Some survey results:

*  Not surprisingly, almost 50 percent of Americans expect to hear “economy” during the debate.

*  “Economy” led as the most expected buzzword across all survey demographics, including: generations, education and household income.

*  Only 1 percent of surveyed Americans expect to hear “Wall Street” mentioned, despite the fact that 22 percent are tired of hearing about "the 1 percent” that was much discussed during the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

* Ten percent more men are tired of the phrase “doubling down” than women (27 percent vs.17 percent).

*  Women are equally tired of hearing the phrases “success” and “built that” (22 percent).

 

During the Oct. 3 debate, CafePress will be hosting an online event called “Buzzword Bingo.” To participate, click here.