tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post8349638479329412098..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Why public opinion - as demonstrated by issue polls - isn't enoughNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-4758890693889287642013-03-29T16:55:53.435-05:002013-03-29T16:55:53.435-05:00Time to march ...put our boots on....a million cit...Time to march ...put our boots on....a million citizen march...in addition time to build coalitions in those gerrymandered districts...on issues that impact on all us....health care...jobs...infrastructure...time for the hunters and sportsman to stand up be counted....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495861806403242783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-17964297338896346312013-03-29T11:34:46.514-05:002013-03-29T11:34:46.514-05:00It's not opinions that matter, it's what v...It's not opinions that matter, it's what voters believe at any given time. Even if the public is with you on a position, it's too easy for opponents to demonize your stance. We saw that with death panels, "you didn't build that,"out of control spending, amnesty, and too many more to count. So I don't care about something that 90% of Americans would like. It's too easy to turn them against it. <br /><br />Vic78Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-61353249521754590542013-03-29T11:11:43.769-05:002013-03-29T11:11:43.769-05:00This post of yours also highlights the fact that t...This post of yours also highlights the fact that the bully pulpit "kick their butts and twist their arms" waste-of-rant that much of the online left has been exhorting is pointless, and has been for a long time. Obama WON on the issues partly due to the fact that his positions make sense, partly because he is a skilled communicator even in this age of information overdose. But, it takes more than that.Mikerayinberkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651326361404192082noreply@blogger.com