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Originally Posted by split_joel
Are people really that naive though? I mean I understand most people just agree with what they hear but at what point do people say enough with the bullshit? It is scary for someone my age who has one child and will be having more in the future knowing the kind of world they are growing up in.  |
Something that the Republican party does so much better than the Democrats is how they can zero in on a subject and get a group of people to vote just based on that. Here is an example. During the last presidential election there were some CNN reporters in Ohio talking to a bunch of voters. There were several of these peoplethat said they thought that Obama was the better candidate and that he would probably do a better job as president than McCain, but that they wouldn't vote for him because he was pro-choice. They felt that morally they could never vote for a pro-choice candidate. So they voted for McCain based on that one ideal.
Another thing they have done well is that they have turned the word liberal into a dirty word. In this country being called a liberal is a terrible thing. They then were able to convince a bunch of people that these horrible liberals would force their daughters to get pregnant while at school only to have them abort their babies three days before the due date. And it works. There is always a certain segment of the population that feels so strongly about one subject that they will vote for or against someone based solely on that subject the republicans have figured out how to tap into that.
We see it again with the tea party people. The republicans are losing control of the christian conservatives so they are now starting to latch onto the birthers and tea party people. If you notice anytime any of these people say something outrageous the republicans don't disavow what they say, they just don't comment on it. They are slowly trying to get these groups to work with them in hopes of winning back either the house or senate in the next election.