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2016 Postmortem

aletier_v

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6. I don't think it's the money

Reply to enough (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 06:56 PM

Oct 2012

cultural paradigms are enormously hard to shift.

I look at the references about Jack Welch, Clint Eastwood, Lee Iacocca, and what I see is a cultural mindset that worked well in the 20th century but not so good now...

that's not a money issue, that's an experience issue, a well-known model of the world that suddenly doesn't work like it used to. Money can't explain 50% of the electorate, I think. Perhaps 10%, maybe 20 but I don't see how it can account for 50%.

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Scratching your head about "how can this race be so close?" [View all] enough Oct 2012 OP

Buying our democracy, one billionaire at a time. Sickening. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #1

I know exactly how you feel lunatica Oct 2012 #5

I third that emotion. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #13

Especially with early voting running such a high percentage for Obama. formercia Oct 2012 #2

This election is like a 10 month pregnancy....it's time for it to end and in the end snappyturtle Oct 2012 #3

I hope you're right. I keep thinking that the money is the only thing enough Oct 2012 #4

I don't think it's the money aletier_v Oct 2012 #6

Not 50%, obviously, but enough of a % of the low-information, Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #7

Your optimism about human nature is useful to me. enough Oct 2012 #8

I can understand the pessimism. aletier_v Oct 2012 #10

I pray the Republican groups effort prove to be a waste of money. wisteria Oct 2012 #9

You're so right wisteria! Just think of the number of people who could be lifted up snappyturtle Oct 2012 #12

Just now heard on NPR "undecideds breaking strongly for Obama." dimbear Oct 2012 #11