As a general rule I am trying to avoid posting anything political this election season. So, here's just a couple quick, hopefully non-confrontational political notes.
1. Nicole and I missed being able to vote in the Alabama primaries by two days because we weren't on the ball about registering to vote quickly. This was a disappointment to us, but we're sure to be more on top of things next time we find ourselves in this situation.
2. PolitiFact is a fun political website which tries to measure the accuracy of politicians statements. They range from "true" to "pants-on-fire" false (which is my favorite category). You can check it out here.
And just for fun (I couldn't resist), here's a more confrontational one.
1. Why are Republicans on the verge of nominating John McCain (outspokenly pro-war) as their party's candidate for President when national surveys indicate a majority of Americans do not support the war in Iraq nor think we're doing any good there? Isn't this just setting him up to lose versus Obama or Clinton? Are Republicans just banking on the situation in Iraq improving before November?
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i think that any question regarding voter behavior can be answered by the fact that the average american voter is really really really dumb.
but really, in the grand scheme of things, i think people (and party leaders) are banking on mccain having the broadest public appeal--i think he's still managed to maintain his moderate persona despite the whole war issue.
what i don't understand is how they get past the fact that he's he's so stinkin' old!
-liz
Liz,
I think you're right about banking on McCain's moderate appeal, but I wonder if that will play out for two reasons.
1) Democrats aren't likely to choose McCain over Obama or Hillary.
2) More conservative Republicans (especially the Christians) seem to be having a hard time swallowing Mccain. Dr. Dobson even said that if McCain gets the Republican nomination, he won't vote in November.
Doesn't this just leave McCain with moderate Republicans and set him up for a landslide defeat in the fall?
I do agree that he is definitely much less pretty than the other candidates :)
Thanks for your comment!
yeah, i guess that is the flip-side of being moderate-- you lose the conservatives! except his pro-war stance will at least get the military vote.
i partially disagree with your first point. i could see republicans voting for obama over mccain, but if it's mccain vs. hillary then he'll get:
1) the democrats who are uncomfortable with hillary and would be ok with a moderate;
2) the republicans who would normally dislike mccain but are still bitter about the clinton years;
3) the republicans who look for the big fat R next each name on the ballot;
which combined could maybe win an election?
if it's obama vs. mccain, then we'll have a bunch of people voting for the candidate with the dreamiest eyes... that doesn't bode well for someone with one foot in the grave.
anyway, those are all of my theories regarding the election. now i just have to wait 9 months to see how they hold up...
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