Re: Life on Mars....and the Election!
From: Rand Simberg (simberg.interglobal_at_org.trash)
Date: 07/11/04
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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:15:27 GMT
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.
>, 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.
>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.
>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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