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Jackpine Radical

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13. There is a certain percentage of voters who just want to be on

Reply to jillan (Reply #8)

Mon May 7, 2012, 02:39 PM

May 2012

the winning side, are afraid of being in the minority. They tend to vote for whoever is portrayed as the most popular. It's that "momentum" thing. These stories are, at least in part, aimed at manipulating those people.

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It was easy with the "Dean Scream." Jackpine Radical May 2012 #5

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One of "those" troops. soldier19Ka May 2012 #15

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I wasn't replying to you but to ohheckyeah May 2012 #27

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