Comments on: Poll perplex: Why David Schultz thinks Obama is up 10-12 points in Minnesota http://minnesotaindependent.com/12093/obama-polls-david-schultz-coleman-franken News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Kwaayesnama http://minnesotaindependent.com/12093/obama-polls-david-schultz-coleman-franken/comment-page-1#comment-13988 Kwaayesnama Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:25:30 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=12093#comment-13988 I do not care if a candidate is a war hero, I do not care is a candidate is a republican or a democrat. I do not care if a candidate is black or white. All I care about is if the candidate is intelligent enough to get this nation out of the mess we are in now. I am an Arizona Republican but I will not be voting for John McCain. Why? Because, with the problems in the US and the world is facing today the nation needs intelligence in the White House. Lets see my choice is John McCain or that smart black man Barack Obama? McCain who does not know how to use a computer but is willing to learn if we elect him – I’ll just vote for that smart black man. My Choices are: John McCain who says the economic downturn is psychological? - Na! I'll vote for the smart black man. McCain who says you are better off under George Bush? - Nope I'll vote for the smart black man. Mc Cain who wants to continue killing more people looking for weapons of mass destruction that do not exist? - Gee! I'll vote for the smart black man. McCain who believes that we should stay the course but is not willing to support the people he puts in harms way. - I'll take a chance on the smart black man. Should I vote for a man that does not know that 9-11 was caused by Osama Bin Laden not Sedam Hussein? - Easy! I'll vote for the smart black man. Vote for the man who does not know if the Sunnis or Sheits are our enemies? - No way I'll vote for the smart black man. Vote for the man who helped put our government on the China, Saudi Arabia credit card? - Not a chance I'll vote for the smart black man. Vote for the man with the worst temper in the Senate to have his finger on the nuclear button? - No way - I’m voting for the smart black man, Barack Obama. I do not care if a candidate is a war hero, I do not care is a candidate is a republican or a democrat. I do not care if a candidate is black or white. All I care about is if the candidate is intelligent enough to get this nation out of the mess we are in now.

I am an Arizona Republican but I will not be voting for John McCain. Why? Because, with the problems in the US and the world is facing today the nation needs intelligence in the White House.

Lets see my choice is John McCain or that smart black man Barack Obama?

McCain who does not know how to use a computer but is willing to learn if we elect him – I’ll just vote for that smart black man.

My Choices are: John McCain who says the economic downturn is psychological? – Na! I’ll vote for the smart black man.

McCain who says you are better off under George Bush? – Nope I’ll vote for the smart black man.

Mc Cain who wants to continue killing more people looking for weapons of mass destruction that do not exist? – Gee! I’ll vote for the smart black man.

McCain who believes that we should stay the course but is not willing to support the people he puts in harms way. – I’ll take a chance on the smart black man.

Should I vote for a man that does not know that 9-11 was caused by Osama Bin Laden not Sedam Hussein? – Easy! I’ll vote for the smart black man.

Vote for the man who does not know if the Sunnis or Sheits are our enemies? – No way I’ll vote for the smart black man.

Vote for the man who helped put our government on the China, Saudi Arabia credit card? – Not a chance I’ll vote for the smart black man.

Vote for the man with the worst temper in the Senate to have his finger on the nuclear button? – No way – I’m voting for the smart black man, Barack Obama.

]]> By: Arlin Carlson http://minnesotaindependent.com/12093/obama-polls-david-schultz-coleman-franken/comment-page-1#comment-13981 Arlin Carlson Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:10:34 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=12093#comment-13981 If there is an indication that undecided voters are logical folks,I have not found it having called over 3000 voters in the election so far. Most of my calls are to undecided voters who wait on the dielines for "the other shoe to drop"-that is some specific peice of information which confirms some gut instinct one way or another. This need not be some logical arguement, because logic would long ago have persuaded them. Rather,this rests in a comfort factor. For some it's like handing over the keys of the car for the first time; for others, it is memories of comrades lost in long ago wars or shared experiences that makes one "like us". Despite 9/11, Barack does not really tune into the "like us' factor, partly because he was not in the Senate when in happened. There are no stories about him singing "God Bless America" on the steps of the Capitol, the way Congress woman Betty McCollum remembers. There isn't a "we were in Selsma" moment. in essence obama has become a point of experience. Given the national diirection polls "Is the country going in the right or wrong direction/' by a 82-15 wrong direction, one would have to ask how is it that Obama ,playing the role of the outside, a fact underlined over and over again by McCain negqtive ads ,NOT have a commanding lead if we believe in the logical voter. It would take the incompetence of an Al Gore who had a country at peace,low inflation,full employment,a reduced deficit and growing surplus, and competent government --and still lose. Voters do not vote on competence. They vote on what satisfies them in their emotional states.. i asked one voter what he thought the most important issue was and he said 'God". "Well how does this relate to the bailout,taxes, foriiegn policy, the war'? "It's all in his hands", he replied. No argument is going to persuade folks of that line of thinking. Even if they agree with the direction question, it does not follow to flow in a single trend line as this voter illustrates. I think who votes is going to be more important, than how many vote. "It can't go on this way" may prove a better idea than some bridge to the future we have yet to cross. If there is an indication that undecided voters are logical folks,I have not found it having called over 3000 voters in the election so far. Most of my calls are to undecided voters who wait on the dielines for “the other shoe to drop”-that is some specific peice of information which confirms some gut instinct one way or another. This need not be some logical arguement, because logic would long ago have persuaded them. Rather,this rests in a comfort factor. For some it’s like handing over the keys of the car for the first time; for others, it is memories of comrades lost in long ago wars or shared experiences that makes one “like us”. Despite 9/11, Barack does not really tune into the “like us’ factor, partly because he was not in the Senate when in happened. There are no stories about him singing “God Bless America” on the steps of the Capitol, the way Congress woman Betty McCollum remembers. There isn’t a “we were in Selsma” moment. in essence obama has become a point of experience.

Given the national diirection polls “Is the country going in the right or wrong direction/’ by a 82-15 wrong direction, one would have to ask how is it that Obama ,playing the role of the outside, a fact underlined over and over again by McCain negqtive ads ,NOT have a commanding lead if we believe in the logical voter. It would take the incompetence of an Al Gore who had a country at peace,low inflation,full employment,a reduced deficit and growing surplus, and competent government –and still lose.

Voters do not vote on competence. They vote on what satisfies them in their emotional states.. i asked one voter what he thought the most important issue was and he said ‘God”. “Well how does this relate to the bailout,taxes, foriiegn policy, the war’? “It’s all in his hands”, he replied.
No argument is going to persuade folks of that line of thinking. Even if they agree with the direction question, it does not follow to flow in a single trend line as this voter illustrates.

I think who votes is going to be more important, than how many vote. “It can’t go on this way” may prove a better idea than some bridge to the future we have yet to cross.

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