Polls and Lols: A 2020 Master Thread
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Anonymous
Daaaaaaaamn |
Anonymous
This got a fair amount of publicity very recently because it was mentioned in the Michael Jordan documentary on ESPN. There’s another famous race — I think for mayor of Los Angeles? — around the same time period, where the same thing happened. |
Anonymous
It’s called “The Bradley Effect”. Tom Bradley longtime mayor of Los Angelas credited with cleaning up the city and moving it from perpetual debt to financial solvency ran for Governor of California. When people went into the poll booths on Election Day, the polls had Bradley well within the lead. However at the end of the night, it was clear that people lied and just could not bring themselves to vote for a Black man for governor despite his successes. |
Anonymous
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Ugh, I was in college in NC during that Helms/Gantt race.
I remember the horrible ads-if you didn’t know his actual first name, you might have thought the man’s first name was “the liberal” |
Anonymous
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Trump eviscerating anyone in a debate is a completely laughable concept
But the base doesn’t care. HE could come out naked and snorting coke on live TV, brandishing a gun and picking people off in the crowd and they’d STILL vote for him |
Anonymous
| “The base” has shrunk. We don’t have to win hearts and minds. We just have to show up. |
Anonymous
The base hasn’t shrunk enough. We still do have to avoid alienating the middle with condescension and dismissiveness. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
| ^^and give time and money if you can |
Anonymous
Mostly this! Each of us only has the one vote, but we can give time and money. |
Anonymous
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Do not get complacent. A lot can change until November! |