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| 2006-10-13 |
| The mid-term elections are 24 days away. I've been out of touch with the "people" due to the responsibilities I have for our cats and for the lovely wife. You, dear reader, know that I'll be voting Republican this Fall. It won't matter, since both Louise Slaughter and Hillary Clinton are overwhelmingly favored to win, as is the Democratic candidate for Governor. As are my local officials. However, the fate of the nation as a whole hangs in the balance, according to pundits across the political spectrum. I have some advice for those who read pundits. Politics are local. The elections for Congress will have much more to do with local conditions and issues than with Masturgate or Harry "Gimme" Reid. Get out the vote efforts are crucial. People just don't automaticly get up and go vote. You can lose an election by one vote. Polls are fickle. The only one that counts is the one on Election Day. Voters do notice negative campaigning. You may win with it, or you may lose. Losing sucks. All sides in an election will committ voter fraud. Some folks will be caught at it. On average, it will not matter. You can be too stupid to vote. On average, the stupid voters can influence the results of an election. See Florida 2000. News media do not influence most elections. They think they do. You can run a dead body in most elelctions and stand a great chance of winning. That suggests that most voters see their elected officials in a different light than those officials do. Feet on the ground will always beat fingers on the keyboard. Internet campaigns are gravey, not meat. |
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