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Does Idle Chatter Matter?

Presidential elections are tough to predict. Historically, you can take all the public polls you want, but the results can still surprise you. So many people are easily swayed. We don’t have firm feelings, and (in all honesty) most of us are a little superficial, which makes us vulnerable to falling for what we see on the surface. There might be a candidate that we don’t completely agree with, but if he or she says the right things, they can still win us over.

I’ll give you a perfect example. I had decided that, without a doubt, if I had to vote today, it would be Hillary. Then I saw a segment where Barack was a guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show and he was so lovable. Like your typical tool, I was won over by him and even considered jumping on his bandwagon… all because of a talk show.

But that’s typical. There are a million other people out there just like me. We think we know what we want, and we’ve done all our research and feel passionate about a candidate. Then someone else whispers sweet nothings in our ear right as we’re walking up to the booth, and everything is changed.

Rodney and I have very differing opinions about this election. I feel that America is ready for a Democrat and that Hillary is going to win by a landslide. I really believe that. But you have to keep in mind that my environment mostly consists of other gay people, with liberal views, and all I hear is “Hillary, Hillary, Hillary.”

On another end of the spectrum, Rodney believes Rudy will win. He works in the sales department of a hotel, and he talks to many types of people all over the U.S. He thinks that a good chunk of America is still very conservative, racist, and even sexist. With Hillary and Barack being the obvious front runners for the Democrats, Rodney feels that Americans will stick with the white male Republican, where they feel safe.

He makes a good argument. He’s not saying that’s who HE would vote for. He’s just saying that’s what he honestly thinks of people. And I have to give him credit — working in the hotel industry does expose him to many types of people that I never cross paths with. Rodney does have a better opportunity to get insight into what’s going on in the “real world”.

So does all this idle chatter matter? Experts say that historically, elections always take an unexpected turn at the last minute. We’ll see…

Tue, Dec 4, 2007 @ 12:25 am | Filed in Life | Permalink

3 Comments

While I’m here I might as well throw in my 2 cents…lol

Idle chatter matters to a degree but I think it really only sways those who are easily impressionable.

Like you said about the TV show… It made you think but you really didn’t change your mind permanently.

Here’s some idle chatter for ya.

I think the national polls are fairly indicative of what’s going on with the candidates with the exception of Ron Paul.

The media mainstream just doesn’t seem to want to pick him up in the “news” but his numbers are up there. Even CNN’s own poll of who won the CNN/YouTube Repub Debate went hands-down to Ron Paul.

He made history raising $4.2 mil in a one day donation by his supporters. And most of those were just everyday people which says a lot about the backbone of his support. 71% were first time contributors of any presidential campaign.

While writing this comment I checked his site. He just passed Guiliani and Romney in total funds raised. His count is a $10.5 mil now.

I’m not saying that I support him but I am going to take a much closer look.

At the moment my vote is with Hillary.

Posted by Lika Starr on Tue, Dec 4, 2007 @ 2:16 am

I think that Hillary is going to have a harder time than people think. And when people discuss a Obama/Clinton ticket for the democrats, they are dreaming. Rodney is right - most of America can’t stomach another Clinton, let alone female…to pair with an African American would be foolish for the democrats.

If Hillary stands a chance, she needs to pair with a white middle-of-the-road male.

I want to vote for her, too. I just hope she doesn’t make a foolish choice on running mate. I think Romney will run for the republicans as Rudy has too many skeletons.

Any way, my two cents!

Posted by DanNation on Tue, Dec 4, 2007 @ 2:25 am

Watch out for Huckabee. Just what we do not need: another social conservative. Clinton is very polarizing and that is worrisome should she get the nomination.

Posted by eliot on Tue, Dec 4, 2007 @ 7:21 pm