How does YOUR candidate stand up to these standards of electability?...

[ClassWarrior]

From the Rockridge Nation web site, online home of framing guru George Lakoff:

1. What does a political candidate need to do to win voter confidence?
2. What are the traps that cause political candidates to lose credibility among the populace?

The short answer to the first question is that voters must identify with the candidate. Four things come together for this to happen. These things are values, connection, authenticity, and trust. The candidate must talk about values when discussing issues to consciously articulate the concerns that lead to political positions. The candidate must communicate values effectively to connect with people. This requires the speaker to always appear authentic so that they seem to believe what they say. A candidate who talks about values and connects with people in an authentic way will build trust, which encourages voters to select them over other candidates.

The second question can only be answered by understanding a few discoveries from the cognitive sciences about the human mind. It is not simply a matter of the policies a candidate supports. The merits of one policy over another will not win the hearts and minds of supporters who are looking for a leader that resonates with their hopes and protects them from their fears. No, what people look for in a leader is a moral connection...

http://www.rockridgenation.org/blog/archive/2007/03/12/thinking-points-discussion-of-chapter-1-winning-and-losing

NGU.

[scheming daemons]

1. And that's why Bosnia-gate is more harmful to Hillary than 100 Rev. Wright's would be to Obama....

Because it exposes her as un-genuine, inauthentic.

The worst thing a politician can do is to be caught red-handed in a LIE. Not a "mis-speak", but a lie - with full knowledge that they are lying.


If Hillary said it once.. it would have passed. Saying it on four occassions made it a conscious, intentional lie.


And that can't be overcome.

[leftofcool]

2. What are the traps that cause political candidates to lose credibility among the populace?

This is where Obama fails with blue collar workers who make up the majority of voters in this country

[FrenchieCat]

3. No, he doesn't fail them......many fail themselves by not having an open mind....

But that too shall pass, as soon as the fifth wheel exists out of the race.

[ClassWarrior]

4. I'm disappointed that you don't get it.

Clearly that's why the HRC campaign has so spectacularly bungled her opportunity for the nomination. Because she and her supporters just don't get it.

In the short term, I'm glad, because the result is that y'all have handed the nomination to Obama. But we all need to learn to get it if we want to have a strong Dem Party.

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

5. Values.

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

6. Connection.

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

7. Authenticity.

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

8. Trust.

NGU.

[FlyingSquirrel]

9. Identity.

NGU

See, I followed the link!

:)

[ClassWarrior]

10. I'm proud of you...

A squirrel who can fly and read! B-)

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

11. Hmmm... folks are more interested in trivia than actual electability?

:shrug:

NGU.