why Kerry lost?
by John at 11/03/2004 09:25:00 PM
Or, why we thought he might actually win?
According to the same exit polls that predicted narrow Kerry wins in FL, OH, IA, and NM (certainly within the margin of error), 22% of those voting said "moral values" was the one issue that mattered most in deciding how voted they for president. Of those 22%, 80% voted for Bush. This means that nearly 1/5 of the all voters (preferring Kerry or Bush) turned out to vote for Bush because of moral values. "Moral values" is, of course, mostly media double-speak for anti-gay and anti-abortion sentiment (leaving out values that say, for instance, not permitting gay marriage is immoral). The next most important issues were economy (20%), terrorism (19%) and Iraq (15%).
Where were these people before the election? I found a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll from before the election that said that the top issues concerning voters were terrorism (31%), Iraq (28%), and the economy (27%). Moral values (or anything similar) wasn't even one of the choices.
Kerry probably lost because 1/5 of all voters thought hating gays and loving fetuses was more important than anything else at stake in this election. Congratulations on well-played politics, Mr. Rove.
According to the same exit polls that predicted narrow Kerry wins in FL, OH, IA, and NM (certainly within the margin of error), 22% of those voting said "moral values" was the one issue that mattered most in deciding how voted they for president. Of those 22%, 80% voted for Bush. This means that nearly 1/5 of the all voters (preferring Kerry or Bush) turned out to vote for Bush because of moral values. "Moral values" is, of course, mostly media double-speak for anti-gay and anti-abortion sentiment (leaving out values that say, for instance, not permitting gay marriage is immoral). The next most important issues were economy (20%), terrorism (19%) and Iraq (15%).
Where were these people before the election? I found a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll from before the election that said that the top issues concerning voters were terrorism (31%), Iraq (28%), and the economy (27%). Moral values (or anything similar) wasn't even one of the choices.
Kerry probably lost because 1/5 of all voters thought hating gays and loving fetuses was more important than anything else at stake in this election. Congratulations on well-played politics, Mr. Rove.
Thinking about the earlier post on fascism, are gays the Jews on the new American fascism? Seems that many Americans are more concerned about them than terrorists. I wanted to make a T-shirt for a lesbian couple I know, but they said the would be afraid to wear it. it would have said "I'm a WMD...Weapon of Marriage Destruction. Amyway, their probably is a market in San francisco.
Yeah, I don't understand how Americans can be so forgiving of someone who has manipulated and lied to achieve his own aims, caused irreparable harm to our country's natural resources and environment, sent thousands of Americans, Iraqis, British, etc. to their deaths for a personal folly... and yet at the very same time can harbor such vitriolic hatred against two people who just love each other. Unbelievable.
I can't believe I'm going to quote Sinead O'Connor here, but c'mon folks, fight the real enemy.
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