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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow do you think mittens is coming across to low info voters?
He's got all the buzz words, fake sympathy, word salad down pat. It's up to the Prez or Leher to challenge him, I guess. I think the Prez will.
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How do you think mittens is coming across to low info voters? (Original Post)
senseandsensibility
Oct 2012
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Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)1. He's coming off good with people not in the know. nt
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)2. No, but they're not watching
Part of the reason they're called low information voters
salin
(48,955 posts)3. The nearly 20 minutes rebutting opening statements
has pushed both candidates into extreme minutia on policy. Low information voters have turned the channel on both Romney and the President.
Lex
(34,108 posts)4. They are watching Honey Boo Boo
or some such.
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)5. Very well, unfortunately.
senseandsensibility
(17,105 posts)11. Yikes.
And no help from Lehrer as I feared. He even lets mittens call out the rules.
Kindly Refrain
(423 posts)7. Pushy
He's breaking the rules of the debate. I don't think people like that.
NotThisTime
(3,657 posts)8. Empathetic and fact filled (even if the facts are wrong)
gollygee
(22,336 posts)9. Sadly, low info folks respond well to lies
You can say whatever you want to say to each group. You can say a different thing each time, depending on what you think will work well. He must have no economic plan as he's completely changed it tonight.
Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)10. Jerkish
JI7
(89,260 posts)12. They will go with whatever the fucking media whores tell them
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)13. he blew when he said he wasn't going to tax the rich
Indpndnt
(2,391 posts)14. He's talking out of turn and being an arrogant jackass.