Shocked & Disgusted

[srmom]

Everyone has their reasons for voting for one candidate or the other, but I can guarantee you that a good portion of people have no idea what either candidate stands for.

Did anyone else hear the Howard Stern show where they sent a guy out into Harlem to ask Obama supporters if they agreed with his policies, but the questioner posed McCain's policies as Obama's, such as opposition to stem cell research, etc.?

Every one of them wholeheartedly agreed with McCain's policies because they were told they were Obama's. Obviously, they weren't too concerned with "issues" because they didn't even know who stood for what! They were voting for the person not the cause.

I'm sure this goes both ways in every election, but it was a pretty funny way (in the Howard Stern in your face way) to show the electorates ignorance of the issues.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by srmom

Did anyone else hear the Howard Stern show where they sent a guy out into Harlem to ask Obama supporters if they agreed with his policies, but the questioner posed McCain's policies as Obama's, such as opposition to stem cell research, etc.?

Every one of them wholeheartedly agreed with McCain's policies because they were told they were Obama's. Obviously, they weren't too concerned with "issues" because they didn't even know who stood for what! They were voting for the person not the cause.

I'm sure this goes both ways in every election, but it was a pretty funny way (in the Howard Stern in your face way) to show the electorates ignorance of the issues.

I wonder how many people they had to talk to to get those gems.

The average voter isn't politically savvy, or doesn't even have basic knowledge except for the things they've picked up that interest them. And the average person doesn't really listen when casual convo is directed at them. I liken it to when people say "how are you" and you say "I became an alien overnight" and they respond with " GREAT!!! GOOD TO SEE YA!!!"