How many people vote for the person who is "ahead in the polls" anyway?
ChavezSpeakstheTruth
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Fri Sep-17-04 06:33 AM
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How many people vote for the person who is "ahead in the polls" anyway? |
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Are there a significant amount of mindless lemmings who will vote as if its a popularity contest dictated by the media?
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Norbert
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Fri Sep-17-04 06:36 AM
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There is a certain segmant of people who will vote for the frontrunne,r no matter who it is, just to say they voted for the winnner of the election.
I think this is what made the McGovern defeat worse than it really was.
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DebJ
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Fri Sep-17-04 06:37 AM
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2. Yes, some. But others don't bother to vote if their |
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candidate is ahead, especially by what they perceive as a comfortable margin. They interpret this as 'not necessary' to bother to vote.
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Fri Sep-17-04 06:47 AM
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5. Yes, Bush has an insurmountable lead! |
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So, no need for Bush supporters to go to the polls on November 4th.
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Fri Sep-17-04 06:50 AM
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I'm sure there are some voters who are only marginally inclined to vote. For them, a candidate down in the polls is just not enough reason to get off the couch.
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Fri Sep-17-04 06:40 AM
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Want to feel they are on the winning side even if their convictions put them in the opposition. Politics like War is largely a team sport and the voters are spectators who want to be seen as cheering for the right side. When Democrats decided to get into a macho chest beating thing as to who is the mightiest warrior instead of who could be the wisest leader they forfeited their distinction from the the opposition.
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Fri Sep-17-04 06:45 AM
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4. My parents have only voted for one winner in 8 elections. |
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That was in 1988 when they voted for George H.W. Bush. They are voting for Kerry this time, so their voting record makes me nervous about our own chances. ;-)
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Fri Sep-17-04 07:09 AM
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7. A lot - they like to say they voted for the winner |
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I absolutely know people who voted one way and if their candidate lost would say they voted for the winner. Strange indeed.
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