Are we witnessing the snowball effect on shrub's poll numbers?

[charlyvi]

Every poll I see says shrub's numbers are tanking. My first response to all this is, what took so long? I thought about it, and I'm wondering if many people voted for shrub simply because they thought they should--that their neighbors, family, so forth were voting for him so he must not be all bad. Also, the media held him out to be a lovable, yet strong, leader (I almost gagged when I typed that). Don't change horses in mid stream you know.

However, now that the polls are tanking, do these selfsame people now feel they have permission to dislike him? And is that what feeds the polls to tank ever lower? Since most folks don't research the way DU does, I think this might be the case. The sheeple (though I really don't like that term) now feel they have permission to dislike shrub, that he's not infallible after all; this drives down the polls, which in turn re-enforces a now socially sanctioned feeling of dislike for shrub. Sort of a blood in the water type thing. Then again, I could be full of crap. Won't be the first time!

[realFedUp]

1. yeah, it's the follow the leader syndrome.

MSM comes out of hiding when it seems safe
to follow with the facts after someone else
has already printed them.

[yardwork]

2. It's astounding how many sheeple there really are

Wait until enough people wake up and THEN find out that the voting machines are all rigged.

[bvar22]

3. Most Americans are "followers".

SAD, but true.

MOST Americans will find out what other's opinions are, and adopt them instead of thinking for themselves.

It is a symptom of arrested social and emotional development in the adolescent stage where peer pressure rules.
FEAR of being excluded or rejected is WORSE than the fear of death at that developmental stage.

[natrat]

4. nah ...they got 43 as a floor that wont let break

[tnlefty]

5. I realize that this state REALLY voted for Dimson. I also know a

lot of people who didn't vote and I spoke to a lot of people who were unhappy with Dimson**, but didn't see a clear enough alternative to vote for Kerry - especially regarding Iraq. These people often mentioned that would have gladly voted for Clark. Buyer's remorse playing into it perhaps?

[Double T]

6. Democrats Knew Bush Was A Fraud And A Sham.....

Now republicans are finding out what the Democrats already knew. It's too late, at least for the next 3.5 years, to do much about it. Maybe in the next election some of the sheeple republicans will wake up, become informed and vote with the Democrats.

[Karenina]

7. It' NEVER too late, or too early...

It's NOW. ;-)

[MadisonProgressive]

8. Open the flood gates - you get a FLOOD!