Do you think Hillary's recent charge of plagiarism will have an effect on tomorrow's vote?

[Bicoastal]

We may never have any way of knowing this, of course...

[DemGa]

1. It goes far deeper than plagiarism n/t

[Bicoastal]

2. But why doesn't it ever go so deep that you actually say something NICE

about Hillary, instead of beating on her competition?

[jkshaw]

19. You're repeating yourself.

It seems to me I heard that line before.

[DemGa]

27. It needs repeating

This is stating the obvious.

[libertee]

3. I am still awaiting an original thought from Obama..I wait.

[tabatha]

5. Really?

supposed expert on all things Obama.

You do know he wrote the 2004 Dem speech himself.

[democrattotheend]

21. He wrote the 2004 speech himself?

Didn't know that...do you have a source? That's pretty awesome if it's true.

[democrattotheend]

22. Nevermind, found a source

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2007/The-Speech/

Didn't know that he wrote it himself...that's pretty awesome.

[GarbagemanLB]

6. Hillary is just so genuine!

http://www.oliverwillis.com/archives/2008/02/18/clintons-plagiarism-charge-fal/

[RBInMaine]

20. Can you read? Try his two books.

[TexasObserver]

4. It will hurt her slightly, mainly with late deciding voters, who don't like that sort of thing.

The later a voter decides, the more they dislike any kind of appeal to anything other than what they consider a substantive issue. Negative the last night never works. That's when you have to go positive to close the deal with undecideds. It makes those voters feel that the candidate is not concerned about their issues, and wants to get in one last "but he did it!"

[mrreowwr_kittty]

7. It could have hurt him but his campaign responded, swiftly and decisively.

Voters want to see that you are willing to fight.

[Dems Will Win]

24. It turns out in December OBAMA DID CREDIT DEVAL AND SAID THEY TRADE LINES

[MADem]

8. Other--it's having a helluvan effect on Obama supporters here.

They're "Keeping Plagiarism Alive!!" by posting different takes on the topic, again and again and again!

[Bicoastal]

10. Ah, the patented "older sibling" stimulus/response...

...keep slapping the other person in the backseat until they've gone from uncaring to miffed to enraged, and then step back and say "Hey--what are you so upset about?"

It's only a matter of time before MADem says "Hey--THEY started it, Mom!"

[MADem]

14. Hey, check the posts. Check how many are started by aggrieved and frantic Obamaites

I don't know if this business will have any effect on any voting, which is why I voted 'other' in this silly little poll.

I DO know, though, that a bunch of folks here are having shitfits, and most of them seem to be Obama supporters, starting whiney threads about the plagiarism topic.

I haven't started a SINGLE thread on the subject.

So I don't know where you get off telling me I'm 'slapping people in the backseat.' A childish reference, that, for a childish attitude.

Because, see--I'm just making a GENERAL observation....and you, like your fellow acolytes, are taking that general and factual observation "personally."

Of course, that's nothing new. No one is allowed to be even obliquely critical of His Holiness, Saint Barack of Obama. The BORG is gonna get'cha if you do!

I guess The Society of the Perpetually Aggrieved never takes a day off, eh?



:eyes:

:rofl:

[saltpoint]

9. I don't think it will have much effect at all.

I don't think it's much of an issue.

[Flabbergasted]

11. Virtually no effect

[countmyvote4real]

12. The Hilary campaign is like that cat on Bravo getting acupuncture.

Both desperately in pain for different reasons, but still lashing out for their lives.

Sorry, I can't find a video link.

[gateley]

13. Probably in the real world, it won't have an effect. nt

[LordJFT]

15. how could it have a positive effect on one without having a negative effect on the other?

[Bicoastal]

17. People deciding to stay home rather than vote for either?

This happens when a bloc of voters grow tired of all the bickering.

[Tatiana]

16. Everytime Hillary goes negative with Obama, he gets a small uptick.

Starting with South Carolina. Every state she has tried this in, whether in advertisements, debates, mailers, you name it... he comes out on top.

Maybe this will be different, but I don't think so. Obama by 10 points in WI and 20 in HI.

[beltanefauve]

18. Agreed

We've had over eight years of Karl Rove already. When Democrats go Rovian on Democrats, it works to Obama's advantage.

[Andreshunter77]

23. It takes two days for an event to have an effect

That's what I heard Bill clinton say once. He probably got the information from Mark Penn or any other pollster. It looks like "bumps" of any sorts occur after two days, after a substantial number of people have been made aware of the event.

[Major Hogwash]

25. This will play out all week long and hurt her in Texas next month.

And maybe even in Ohio - they have had their fill of these types of negative attacks on the Democratic candidates in Ohio for the last 8 years, especially the last 4.

[ShortnFiery]

26. As some of my more salty buddies would quip in the Army ...

Payback is a Mother F**ker! :evilgrin: