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LynneSin

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14. Not really

Reply to still_one (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:51 PM

Sep 2012

When you're voting against someone there tends to be an enthusiasm gap between them and those who are actually voting for someone they do support.

I think one thing that hurt Kerry in 2004 was he ended up being an 'Anyone But Bush' candidate since there was a large group of voters more interested in seeing an outsider get the nomination.

'Anyone but...' people vote but they tend to not get involved with the campaign or rave about the candidate to other voters.

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Gallup: One-Third Of Lowest Income Voters Support Romney [View all] cal04 Sep 2012 OP

Shake head nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #1

One third of the lowest income voters who are voting for Romney are racists still_one Sep 2012 #2

Yes, racism is the significant factor yellerpup Sep 2012 #3

Around here it's that, and their fundamentalist religious beliefs SharonAnn Sep 2012 #15

I really don't get how religious belief yellerpup Sep 2012 #16

It drives prejudice against gays. dawg Sep 2012 #21

Delusional, yes. yellerpup Sep 2012 #23

You're right. There's no fixing it. You just have to scare the hell out of these people. dawg Sep 2012 #26

Staying home on election day yellerpup Sep 2012 #31

I hope you're right. dawg Sep 2012 #32

Just as long as we win... yellerpup Sep 2012 #33

Probably so, but even if they aren't they are just worried about... rfranklin Sep 2012 #6

Actually, you're right. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #28

These people aren't voting for Romney... LynneSin Sep 2012 #7

It is the same result. /nt still_one Sep 2012 #13

Not really LynneSin Sep 2012 #14

Yup racists. No way they can think Thrill Sep 2012 #4

I would bet money that those people are mostly voting against Obama and not for Romney Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #5

Yup. Killing themselves so gays can't marry. Bradical79 Sep 2012 #18

Yeah, and he dissed them ProSense Sep 2012 #8

This is important: He didn't dis the low-income fundies. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #29

Hard core racism and bone-deep stupidity. hifiguy Sep 2012 #9

Stupid, uneducated, bible-beating redneck racists. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #10

Idiot nation. mmonk Sep 2012 #11

Well, there's Honey Boo-Boo's family... joeybee12 Sep 2012 #12

And I'll still pay my taxes to help them receive government aid when they need it... Bradical79 Sep 2012 #17

These are Rove's people... Barack_America Sep 2012 #19

They deserve him. n/t Ganja Ninja Sep 2012 #20

Small comfort. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #30

You can lead a horse to water . . . - n/t coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #22

Incorrigible willfully ignorant Shittohead Faux Noise viewers. lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #24

And some will continue to support him because he's white. CakeGrrl Sep 2012 #25

It makes you wonder why. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #27

Stockholm Syndrome? qb Sep 2012 #34

No. Hell, they don't even know they're being exploited & abused. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #36

Hey now, we need to be figuring out how to get these voters to flip.... reformist2 Sep 2012 #35