Re: Life on Mars....and the Election!

From: Eric Chomko (echomko_at__at_polaris.umuc.edu)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:36:01 +0000 (UTC)

Rand Simberg (simberg.interglobal@org.trash) wrote:
: On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 14:50:26 -0600, in a place far, far away, quibbler
: <quibbler247@yahoo.com> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
: way as to indicate that:

: >> >> ...anything that takes people's minds off the campaign helps Kerry.
: >> >> He does much better in the polls when people forget about him. His
: >> >> smartest campaign strategy would be to just lay low until November,
: >> >> since "an unnamed Democrat" still outpolls him (and Bush).
: >> >
: >> >You might want to look at current data. I've seen no evidence that an
: >> >"unnamed Democrat" still outpolls Kerry.
: >>
: >> That's because they're no longer polling on that question
: >
: >Then why did you say that this unnamed Democrat *still* outpolls him?
: >How do you know that if they aren't *still* asking the question?

: I don't know it. I consider it a safe presumption.

: >Do you
: >really have any figures or are you just trying to hold Kerry to some
: >ridiculous standard of absolute perfection?

: I only know that Kerry is not very likeable, even to his supporters.
: When canvassing for votes, the message is always anti-Bush, not
: pro-Kerry.

uh, no, both, they're liberals, remember?

: >, now that
: >> Kerry is the presumptive nominee. But it's clear that there's no
: >> enthusiasm for Kerry even among the faithful, other than his perceived
: >> ability to topple Bush. A generic Democrat would surely be more
: >> popular.
: >>
: >> >Kerry is ahead of Bush
: >> >right now according to Gallup, Rasmussen, MSNBC and others.
: >>
: >> What relevance does this have to anything I wrote?
: >
: >Because it's evidence that Kerry is popular both in his own right as
: >well as when compared to people like Bush.

: I wasn't comparing Kerry to Bush.

The poster was though.

: >That casts doubt on your
: >suggestion that there's no enthusiasm for him. In fact there is plenty
: >of enthusiasm for him. He's pulling in money at a record pace

: Exactly, so that Bush can be defeated.

: >and his
: >selection of Edwards has also bolstered his popularity.

: No, it's bolstered the popularity of the ticket, which was exactly the
: intent of the choice--to put out someone with more charisma and charm
: than Kerry.

Or, to compliment the ticket, which I believe it has.

: >I highly doubt
: >that an unnamed democrat would outpoll him, though you're free to
: >provide actual evidence that this is the case.

: You may doubt if you wish. I hardly see how it matters what you
: believe or doubt.

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