The frantic nature of campaigns will be most apparent in the “toss-up” districts; that is districts made-up largely of undecided, and independent voters.
Can it be said that Conservatives, as well as those voters who are eventually swayed to the Conservative candidates, will largely be those voters who’ve been engrossed in all of the campaigning drama? As elections approach, the campaigning becomes more frantic and increasingly appeals to the knee-jerk reactions of voters.
After all, the Conservative’s modus-operandi revolves around “knee jerk reactions.”
The PBS Public Broadcasting news shows periodically feature experts on the dynamics of political campaigns. One expert felt that political ads at least familiarize the names and parties of the candidates to a busy public.
It can also be asked, “Do Democrats, and potential Democrats tire, and tune-out all of the campaign drama long before the Conservative voters?”
With the mid-term term elections coming-up, there are two notions that must be conveyed to undecided, and independent voters in the “toss-up” districts.
* First, enough undecided, and independent voters may get that “extra-nudge” to vote for the Democrats, just by acknowledging that people get tired and increasingly “tune-out” all of the campaigning drama (something like the “power of suggestion” done well). What talking-points would achieve this?
* Second, encouraging “voter appeal” for Democrats, and potential Democrat voters alike to get out to vote. Higher voter turnout tends to benefit the DEMS.
Talking points must be aired to deconstruct “campaign dynamics" in ways that act as a referendum to encourage more Democrat votes, and high voter turnout?
Has anything else been written in regards how Conservatives and Democrats respond to campaign dynamics?
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Addendum to original post:
I’m surprised that the topic of ‘election campaign drama appealing most to Conservatives’ didn’t receive any responses. It’s seems that THOM would be very interested in overlooked perspectives on election campaign dynamics.
After all, we all know people who tend to “tire” and “tune-out” all of the campaigning drama first, yet are still undecided. As stated in the original post, these are the people who may be most “ripe to” sway to the DEMS, as well as being encouraged to turn-out to vote. If we know anybody who lives in “toss-up” election districts, these are the people we need to meet, or contact.
At the bottom of the post are LINKS of US maps listing HOUSE, SENATE, and GOVERNOR’S races. The toss-up, undecided regions are highlighted in gray (these regions also need robust “get out the vote efforts.”)
Here is one “ice-breaker” e.g., talking-points, the power of suggestion done well, which might just resonate with “vote-appeal for [candidates names(s)] who favors jobs-appeal.”
The Labor Day weekend is the last holiday before the election; hence the time people have a chance to meet and contact each other; that is, Labor-Day can truly be about leadership and jobs-appeal!
Another “ice-breaker,” become the change we all need to see in the 2010 Mid-Term Elections.
Let’s turn as many of these “toss-up” gray regions blue!
LINKS:
HOUSE RACES:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/house/2010_elections_house_map.html
SENATE RACES:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html
GOVERNOR’S RACES:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html
No.
The dynamics of a campaign are a really good circus:
QUOTE: To reduce a complex argument to its bare bones, since the Depression, the twin forces of managed democracy and Superpower have opened the way for something new under the sun: “inverted totalitarianism,” a form every bit as totalistic as the classical version but one based on internalized co-optation, the appearance of freedom, political disengagement rather than mass mobilization, and relying more on “private media” than on public agencies to disseminate propaganda that reinforces the official version of events.
It is inverted because it does not require the use of coercion, police power and a messianic ideology as in the Nazi, Fascist and Stalinist versions (although note that the United States has the highest percentage of its citizens in prison—751 per 100,000 people—of any nation on Earth). According to Wolin, inverted totalitarianism has “emerged imperceptibly, unpremeditatedly, and in seeming unbroken continuity with the nation’s political traditions
The genius of our inverted totalitarian system “lies in wielding total power without appearing to, without establishing concentration camps, or enforcing ideological uniformity, or forcibly suppressing dissident elements so long as they remain ineffectual. ... A demotion in the status and stature of the ‘sovereign people’ to patient subjects is symptomatic of systemic change, from democracy as a method of ‘popularizing’ power to democracy as a brand name for a product marketable at home and marketable abroad. ... The new system, inverted totalitarianism, is one that professes the opposite of what, in fact, it is. ... The United States has become the showcase of how democracy can be managed without appearing to be suppressed.” - Chalmers Johnson...review of Prof. Wolin's work, "Democracy, Inc., The Spector of Inverted Totalitarianism" - Princeton Univ, Press.
Full review here
http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20080515_chalmers_johnson_on_our_managed_democracy/
Retired Monk - "Ideology is a disease"
The dynamics of a campaign are a really good circus:
QUOTE: To reduce a complex argument to its bare bones, since the Depression, the twin forces of managed democracy and Superpower have opened the way for something new under the sun: “inverted totalitarianism,” a form every bit as totalistic as the classical version but one based on internalized co-optation, the appearance of freedom, political disengagement rather than mass mobilization, and relying more on “private media” than on public agencies to disseminate propaganda that reinforces the official version of events.
It is inverted because it does not require the use of coercion, police power and a messianic ideology as in the Nazi, Fascist and Stalinist versions (although note that the United States has the highest percentage of its citizens in prison—751 per 100,000 people—of any nation on Earth). According to Wolin, inverted totalitarianism has “emerged imperceptibly, unpremeditatedly, and in seeming unbroken continuity with the nation’s political traditions
The genius of our inverted totalitarian system “lies in wielding total power without appearing to, without establishing concentration camps, or enforcing ideological uniformity, or forcibly suppressing dissident elements so long as they remain ineffectual. ... A demotion in the status and stature of the ‘sovereign people’ to patient subjects is symptomatic of systemic change, from democracy as a method of ‘popularizing’ power to democracy as a brand name for a product marketable at home and marketable abroad. ... The new system, inverted totalitarianism, is one that professes the opposite of what, in fact, it is. ... The United States has become the showcase of how democracy can be managed without appearing to be suppressed.” - Chalmers Johnson...review of Prof. Wolin's work, "Democracy, Inc., The Spector of Inverted Totalitarianism" - Princeton Univ, Press.
Full review here
http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20080515_chalmers_johnson_on_our_managed_democracy/
Retired Monk - "Ideology is a disease"
I'm not sure how this ties-in with main topic; please clarify i.e,. specifics.
As Thom says at the end of his shows, "Democracy begins with you, get active/involved, tag, you're it!" or a variation of Ghandi's quote, "become the change (we need) to see in the world!" -- In short, speaking with friends, and relatives we know who are undecided, independent, even discourged voters; yet can be swayed to vote for the DEMS, esp. those who live in closely contested districts, are excellent examples of getting involved and "becoming the change!"
Again, those who "tire" and "tune-out" all of the "campainging circus" earliest; yet still remian undecided, might just be those friends and relatives who can be swayed to the DEMS by old-fashioned communications with people they know! The fact that we have many undecided/independent voters who are not necessarily prone to the conservative's modus-operandi is enocuraging.
The purpose here is not to "throw the baby out with the bathwater" this election!
Even some of the mainstream media (which has an ample readership are undecided/independent voters) is reporting that the tangible contents of 'The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009' are popular (as polls suggest); even if the stimulus itself is viewed as a negative.
Mentions of terms like jobs-appeal, voter-appeal can be examples of good "ice-breakers" for alot more undecided and independent voters than the media tells us!
* It not just the 2010 Midterm, but the long-term beyond 2010!
The campaigns are a circus. Not much different than a ball game. My political team vs. yours....and neither team ever changes the rules of the game.
I usually vote Green Party. I've done that ever since the Dems became the twins of the Repugnants at their National Convention in 1984.
Whether Bush's core polices were maintained and built upon under Obama,or McCain made little difference to me...
In a managed democracy....democracy itself is an illusion. I don't get excited about the campaigns..
Probably if the old U.S.S.R. had promoted two candidates with the same basic ideology, they too could have had an illusion of a functioning democracy.
Vote for the Communist Candidate or the Communist Candidate.. Big deal.
Here, we vote for the Corporate Candidate or the Corporate Candidate. Big deal..
U.S. elections are a circus with illusions of substantial difference.. I could care less about who marries who or which stupid war of choice is the right stupid war of choice..... or which "Trade (Outsourcing) Agreement" is better than the other.
I vote Green party. I get their platform from the internet. The media doesn't cover their campaign.. They are outside of the "managed democracy".
I work within the Dem Party in what is so far a futile attempt to re-capture it to once again serve the American people.
I had a glimmer of campaign excitement when Kucinich threw his hat into the ring. It faded when it became obvious that Americans preferred flowery rhetoric and corporatism over substance. and democracy..
I expressed my concerns about Obama on this Board prior to his election. They've been proven to have been justtified.. Bush's Third Term is coming along as expected....or is it the Outsourcing King.... Clinton's 5th or 6th term? It doesn't really matter. Nothing changes.
Get excited about the campaigns? Give me a candidate in either wing of the Corporate Party who's in opposition to the corporate neo-liberal twits...and i might get a bit enthusiastic.
Under the present system, the best "emotion-baiter" wins the day for his/her wing of the Corporate Party.
We've evolved into a one party system with two wings. What is there to get worked up about in a campaign?
.Retired Monk - "Ideology is a disease"
The PBS Show 'Washington Week in Review' is now saying that the best bets for DEM wins are negative-ads on the Conservative Candidates; both the House, and increasingly the Senate Races.
Progressive host Ed Schultz on MSNBC spoke of the Conservative's plan for an obstruction (and even an impeachment) modus-operandi.
The Links in the original posts for the HOUSE, SENATE, and GOVERNOR'S races show the toss-up districts and safe, and likely DEM/REP districts.
It's time to focus on the specifics of each race in the toss-up districts, and even a few in the 'Lean GOP' districts in order to determine how best to instill negative contexts for the Conservative candidates; that can actually "gain traction" amogst voters, and influential progressive media alike.
Examples of talking points on 'the party of obstruction;'
* "Who want's an 800 pound (GOP) elephant in their living-room?"
* "Who want's an 800 pound (GOP) elephant at a...tea-party?"
* "Remember the party on death-terms; death-tax, death-panels? Where's life with this party?