Posted by Garnet71 on March 1, 2009, at 16:39:31
In reply to New York Times, posted by fayeroe on February 28, 2009, at 21:41:22
I wouldn't completely trust a poll conducted by the NY Times/CBS as opposed to one done by an independent research organization, but what I found to be interesting is the number of Independents-29%. That's huge. Anyone know if that trend has increased over the years, or if it has been consistent?
Don't forget, Obama didn't get much more than half the popular vote, which may indicate, among other things, the najority of the country is center, not left. Had so many not been disappointed by Bush's policies, I don't think Obama would have won.
The GOP still has almost 4 years to study the previous election demographics, statistics and trends to find a niche that will fill a void in the population, then aggressively market it to the public. No doubt they will use some of Obama's successful tactics. I fear future elections will become more American-Idol-like; it's disappointing the outcome of such popularity contests could determine our policies.
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