tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post6449287200234190260..comments2023-11-17T02:23:26.098-06:00Comments on A Penigma - a mystery, under a pseudonym: This Explains the 2010 Elections / Political Auctions ResultsPenigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134413210507419937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-5410348123582639112010-12-21T23:07:24.216-06:002010-12-21T23:07:24.216-06:00With respect, Pen and ToE, you are correct about w...With respect, Pen and ToE, you are correct about who voted, and in part, Pen, you are correct about the why - the economy and the unemployment rate were important.<br /><br />But so were the other lies spread by the right. <br /><br />The study from U of Maryland is entitled specifically Misinformation <b>and the 2010 ELECTION</b>. I would suggest you read it more closely; it addresses how dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-53616098114305309352010-12-21T07:42:37.991-06:002010-12-21T07:42:37.991-06:00I have to agree with ToE, this isn't the reaso...I have to agree with ToE, this isn't the reason for the landslide change. It may be part of the reason, or it may be, like some data, it reflected that people seek the news they want because disaffection pushed them in a direction.<br /><br />The Democrats got pounded in 2010 for one reason, unemployment, plain and simple. Barack Obama did a very VERY poor job (as did the Democrats) of Penigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134413210507419937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-75076700783962923512010-12-20T23:41:28.725-06:002010-12-20T23:41:28.725-06:00Thank you for the out-loud-laugh at your analogy o...Thank you for the out-loud-laugh at your analogy of cheek biting. The democrats got severely bitten on their icon. I'm sure you know which Icon I mean... it's the one that is a synonym for the cheek I suspect you meant.<br /><br />If you look at the findings of this study, and cross reference the study findings with the factcheck 'cash attack' numbers, and the politifact.com lie dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-65182737941173180712010-12-20T22:23:07.616-06:002010-12-20T22:23:07.616-06:00While I am no more tolerant of Fox News than you a...While I am no more tolerant of Fox News than you are, DG, I think that blaming the right wing misinformation campaign for the Democratic losses in this election is not quite entirely accurate. While there WAS a lot of disinformation, there was also a lot of apathy by the democratic party, or perhaps just a "resting on their laurels". <br /><br />As I said earlier, I am terribly, ThoughtsOfEternityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251280901824106670noreply@blogger.com