Clinton Holds Early Leads in Swing States

[wyldwolf]

19. Interesting crutch, this 'name recognition' 'progressives' use to excuse Clinton's popularity

For one thing, in politics, name recognition is desirable thing to have. It's important because low name recognition means less votes from less informed voters. If someone named Reagan or Kennedy of Clinton were running in any race, they'd get at least a small bump because the name is familiar. In the Eddie Murphy movie 'The Distinguished Gentleman' Murphy's character Thomas Jefferson Johnson gets elected because he shares a name with a deceased and popular politician.

But it also works the other way. If someone can get a bump based on their name, they can get a ding as well. So the case can just as easily be made that Hillary would be even MORE popular without the name Clinton. People know her record, her past, her words, because so much has written and said about her. It isn't just the name 'Clinton' that boosts her.

I think the more strategic thinkers on the left know this but they use the meme to excuse her numbers. After all, they must be fueled by the 'low information voters' 'Progressives' in the trenches, (you know, the 'real democrats?') comfort themselves with this meme.