KittyWampus
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:30 PM
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Voters said they resoundingly rejected Edwards populist appeals to their economic anxieties |
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From exit polls:
"Voters said they resoundingly rejected the populist appeals to their economic anxieties that they had heard from John Edwards among the Democrats and Mike Huckabee among the Republicans. Instead, Democrats said they were drawn to Mr. Obama’s promises of unity and change, and Republicans to Mr. McCain’s leadership in matters of national security."
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:32 PM
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KittyWampus
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:33 PM
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2. if you can't package your message for your target audience, it's not the audience |
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:38 PM
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8. When your supporters can't even answer a simple question about.......... |
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their candidate's position on the issues, the message certainly isn't getting through. HOPE and CHANGE aren't positions on issues.
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:44 PM
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14. lol that's true for all 3 main candidates |
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biden and richardson are the only ones who get in to specifics, really, the rest just talk about this change thing that nobody knows what it means really
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:39 PM
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9. I agree with that, but I'm not in a very good (or forgiving) mood tonight. n/t |
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:49 PM
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If the audience doesn't want to hear the truth and/or doesn't give a damn about anyone but themselves, that isn't the messenger's fault.
And changing the message to appeal to such people is useless.
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:35 PM
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6. But as the economy worsens.............. |
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:41 PM
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10. People can then repeat the mantra "I'm happy, I'm happy, I'm happy" |
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yeah, let's not shake things up or anything.
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:34 PM
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3. CNN just said Hillary won amongst D voters whose #1 issue was economy. |
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Maybe they were doing alright under Bill Clinton? We know they like balanced budgets.
:shrug:
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:35 PM
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4. Not exactly intellectual heavyweights. |
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:42 PM
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12. were they even democrats? |
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:48 PM
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:35 PM
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5. Who did the exit polls? To frame it as a rejection is not |
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scientific polling. It is opinion polling that can be interpreted any way anyone wants. :dem:
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:36 PM
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7. What's the margin of error? |
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As evidenced by tonights results, these polls aren't too reliable this year.
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:41 PM
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11. well if you have an ok secure job |
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why would you be swayed by populism?
i guess most people who came out to vote were secure financially, so edwards didn't reach them, is this what this is all about?
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:46 PM
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16. Don't worry! Be happy! |
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:47 PM
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18. They never think about others? |
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Wait... don't answer that. I'm too discouraged to hear the truth at the moment.
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:43 PM
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13. Funny, considering all the candidates (including some Repugs) |
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are starting to hit those populist notes on a regular basis.
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KittyWampus
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:47 PM
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17. that' what I thought too. Even Hillary started it tonight... |
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:45 PM
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15. Brainwashed.... totally brainwashed. |
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They are incapable of voting in their own best interest because of the pro-rich and pro-business propaganda that has totally inundated our culture. People are more worried about making sure they are being "fair" to some obscenely rich robber baron than being fair to themselves. They are giving up everything they are entitled to because they have been convinced they aren't entitled to it.
So disheartening.
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Tue Jan-08-08 11:48 PM
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Wed Jan-09-08 12:02 AM
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22. Median Household Income in NH: $60,000 |
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Edited on Wed Jan-09-08 12:08 AM by L.A.dweller
No surprise considering the median income in NH is about $60k (well above the national average). http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/nh/48 more states to go ya'll!
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Wed Jan-09-08 12:11 AM
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23. They can't think about somebody else? |
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Just because they are pampered and complacent, they can't think about the poor?
How are they really better than Republicans in that sense?
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