tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post8147833391287486964..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Dissing the electorate III: Sullivan boosts BacevichAndrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-83033392113532130022008-08-17T22:02:00.000-04:002008-08-17T22:02:00.000-04:00Silver Heron: a) It doesn't work every time, e.g. ...Silver Heron: <BR/><BR/>a) It doesn't work every time, e.g. not in 1960, 1964, 1976, 1992 or 1996.<BR/><BR/>b) Republicans deserved to win in 1980, 1984, and arguably 1988. <BR/><BR/>c) To the extent that post-Atwater smear tactics have worked, we may be entering a period in which their power is diminished.Andrew Sprunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-23305447946139657362008-08-17T21:42:00.000-04:002008-08-17T21:42:00.000-04:00"I still believe that ultimately the electorate pr..."I still believe that ultimately the electorate proves itself smarter than all of us - that 'the wisdom of crowds' yields its best dividends in the electoral setting."<BR/><BR/>Ridiculous. The Republican party has been running the same fear and patriotism scam at every level of electoral politics for decades--and it works all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com