Comments on: Negativity in the Crossroads of America http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/06/negativity-in-the-crossroads-of-america/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh Nelson http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/06/negativity-in-the-crossroads-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-38011 Josh Nelson Tue, 06 May 2008 18:46:48 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2050#comment-38011 Russ: Good point. This is especially true given the fact that Indiana usually doesn't get much of a say in the primary process. Five pieces of mail in two weeks, along with seeing a few commercials a dozen times each can go a long way. Dr. D: That would be quite refreshing, but I don't see it happening for the Presidency. I was going to say it was impossible for any federal office, but Russ makes a good point with Kucinich. I guess Russ Feinfold basically fits that mold, and Paul Wellstone probably did as well. Russ: Good point. This is especially true given the fact that Indiana usually doesn’t get much of a say in the primary process. Five pieces of mail in two weeks, along with seeing a few commercials a dozen times each can go a long way.

Dr. D: That would be quite refreshing, but I don’t see it happening for the Presidency. I was going to say it was impossible for any federal office, but Russ makes a good point with Kucinich. I guess Russ Feinfold basically fits that mold, and Paul Wellstone probably did as well.

]]> By: Russ Wellen http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/06/negativity-in-the-crossroads-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-38010 Russ Wellen Tue, 06 May 2008 18:41:41 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2050#comment-38010 Dr. D, The House of Representatives is the highest such a candidate (think Kucinich) could rise. Dr. D,

The House of Representatives is the highest such a candidate (think Kucinich) could rise.

]]> By: Dr. Denny http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/06/negativity-in-the-crossroads-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-37995 Dr. Denny Tue, 06 May 2008 17:26:13 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2050#comment-37995 Josh, Thanks (again) for being thorough. I spent the week before the New Hampshire primary there with friends, and saw the same trends in the mailings. Is it possible for a candidate in this modern era to sufficiently submerge his or her ego to announce a candidacy, state plainly his or her philosophy of governing, offer a platform on various issues, and adapt to new issues that emerge by sticking to principles outlined in that philosophy of governing? Come hell or high water or poor trend polls? I have waited in vain for a candidate who says, "This is me and what I believe. This is me and what I will do." I suppose I am dreaming, and as vet of 20 years in the news biz, I ought to know better. But still, isn't there someone out there who will not be induced by handlers to bob and weave with the winds of political expediency? Tell me it's possible, Josh. Please? Josh,

Thanks (again) for being thorough. I spent the week before the New Hampshire primary there with friends, and saw the same trends in the mailings.

Is it possible for a candidate in this modern era to sufficiently submerge his or her ego to announce a candidacy, state plainly his or her philosophy of governing, offer a platform on various issues, and adapt to new issues that emerge by sticking to principles outlined in that philosophy of governing? Come hell or high water or poor trend polls?

I have waited in vain for a candidate who says, “This is me and what I believe. This is me and what I will do.”

I suppose I am dreaming, and as vet of 20 years in the news biz, I ought to know better. But still, isn’t there someone out there who will not be induced by handlers to bob and weave with the winds of political expediency?

Tell me it’s possible, Josh. Please?

]]> By: Russ Wellen http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/05/06/negativity-in-the-crossroads-of-america/comment-page-1/#comment-37987 Russ Wellen Tue, 06 May 2008 15:23:10 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=2050#comment-37987 Thanks for compiling all that. Voters are especially vulnerable to this because many -- most? -- don't follow the campaign on TV, on the Web or in newspapers. The ads and commercials become their only source of (mis)information about the campaign. Thanks for compiling all that. Voters are especially vulnerable to this because many — most? — don’t follow the campaign on TV, on the Web or in newspapers. The ads and commercials become their only source of (mis)information about the campaign.

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