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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
If somebody is the type to get worked up over a flag pin, a fist bump, or the muslim unfact really going to be the type to vote for Obama? I think they'd more likley go right past McCain and on to Bob Barr to place their vote.
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Not all of them, but there are people who just go in the voting booth and might as well just close their eyes and vote. They don't put effort into knowing anything past what is on the news snippets they catch or the headlines they see passing the newspaper stand.
If the media poses things using fear as their motivation (which they do), those are the voters that will be effected. I don't know if it's enough to make a difference, but it's a factor.
Another example was brought up in the previous post about Obama smoking. He quit smoking and besides that, it isn't an issue. It's the media's comeback to counteract the attack on McCain's age.
Hell, Hillary had some drinks when she was campaigning. If she were running, would they be claiming she could have liver failure because she drank?
These are all non-issues to distract from the main issue which ia: How do these candidates stand on the issues and policies?