----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:07 AM Subject: Re: The American Political Landscape Today
> At 10:59 AM Sunday 5/15/2005, Nick Arnett wrote: > >>How does one go about persuading people to vote for candidates with >>whom they >>fundamentally disagree? Politics is quite mysterious. > > > Perhaps it's because so often when people get to the polls they hold > their noses and vote for the least objectionable of the available > choices or the one they think is likely to either do the most for > them personally or at least to do the least to harm them? > > A more likely explanation is that your average voter is lazy and insecure. They are lazy when it comes to searching out the facts and doing any kind of "work" that goes along with making an informed decision. They are insecure in that they will cling to a comforting lie rather than confront an uncomfortable truth. This makes them manipulable. It is only after bad information and bad choices that nose holding at the polls will occur. I have faith in American voters in the long run, but in the short run they resemble skittish herd beasts. xponent Shake 'N' Bake Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
