http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-9000 David Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:02:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/#comment-9000 Thank you for acknowledging that there are people who are socially conservative and fiscally liberal. People like me don't get much love from either party... Thank you for acknowledging that there are people who are socially conservative and fiscally liberal. People like me don’t get much love from either party…

]]> http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-8815 Joshua Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:41:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/#comment-8815 It might also mean that certain "under-the-radar" issues that don't get much play in the MSM will also make a big difference. I recently blogged about <a href="http://storming-jericho.blogspot.com/2006/03/all-bets-off-i-think-not-updated.html" rel="nofollow">a bill making its way through the House to (ostensibly) get tough on Internet gambling</a>, but wondered why the bill was so obviously weak. One likely reason is that its GOP backers only want the bill to placate cultural conservatives, but aren't keen on alienating the millions of American voters who gamble online. Still, it's entirely possible that even the watered-down bill will be enough to turn a lot of voters in November. The GOP is playing with fire. It might also mean that certain “under-the-radar” issues that don’t get much play in the MSM will also make a big difference. I recently blogged about a bill making its way through the House to (ostensibly) get tough on Internet gambling, but wondered why the bill was so obviously weak. One likely reason is that its GOP backers only want the bill to placate cultural conservatives, but aren’t keen on alienating the millions of American voters who gamble online. Still, it’s entirely possible that even the watered-down bill will be enough to turn a lot of voters in November. The GOP is playing with fire.

]]> http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-8760 Andrew Schmitz Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:01:30 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/#comment-8760 This could also give rise to some independent canidates. And believe it or not they actually do get elected occasionally. Take Jesse Ventura in Minnesota in 98. His celebrity status alowed him to overcome the recognition problem of not being from one of the two major parties. Perot got over 18% in 92. When the main party canidates turn enough people off, third party canidates do become contenders. This could also give rise to some independent canidates. And believe it or not they actually do get elected occasionally. Take Jesse Ventura in Minnesota in 98. His celebrity status alowed him to overcome the recognition problem of not being from one of the two major parties. Perot got over 18% in 92. When the main party canidates turn enough people off, third party canidates do become contenders.

]]> http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/comment-page-1/#comment-8721 Capitol Annex » From The Blogs, March 21, 2006 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:28:59 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/21/the-rise-of-the-swing-voter/#comment-8721 [...] Dallas Blog has a great post on a question Hearst reporter Helen Thomas asked at Tuesday’s White House Press Conference. In The Pink Texas has more, too. A number of blogs today are covering the press conference by Chris Bell concerning teacher pay raises and education funding as well as a similar one by Comptroller and independent candidate for governor Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn: Dallas Blog, RGV Politics, Pink Dome has Grusendorf’s response to these proposals; Right of Texas claims Strayhorn actually bested Bell on this. Donklephant tells us (via a WaPo article) that swing voters are now more important than ever. [...] [...] Dallas Blog has a great post on a question Hearst reporter Helen Thomas asked at Tuesday’s White House Press Conference. In The Pink Texas has more, too. A number of blogs today are covering the press conference by Chris Bell concerning teacher pay raises and education funding as well as a similar one by Comptroller and independent candidate for governor Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn: Dallas Blog, RGV Politics, Pink Dome has Grusendorf’s response to these proposals; Right of Texas claims Strayhorn actually bested Bell on this. Donklephant tells us (via a WaPo article) that swing voters are now more important than ever. [...]

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