[PLUG-TALK] straw poll - the Michael Robinson effect

[Tony Rick]

On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:

>
> This is an unscientific poll.
>
>  ... So here is the question:
>
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> Does Michael Robinson's political writings make you:
>
> (1) More likely to work for Republican candidates
> (2) More likely to vote for Republicans (but not otherwise get involved)
> (3) Not increase your political activity one way or another
> (4) More likely to vote for Democrats (but not otherwise get involved)
> (5) More likely to work for Democratic candidates
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Work for" means going to campaign offices to volunteer, going door to
> door, making donations, etc.  The old fashioned stuff that changes vote
> totals significantly, unlike blogging and emails.
>  <http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-talk>
>

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I find this conversation immensely entertaining.  Michael's
pseudo-reasoning is textbook-example worthy, causing me to laugh
out loud occasionally.  I'd love to see a formal
analysis.  What surprises me is that responders here continue to
engage him.  I'm not sure gauging this poll on a political
continuum is the the right approach, especially in light of
Keith's observation that Michael's purpose appears to be to
change subscribers' opinions (I'm not certain it's a political
position shift he's after),  although I do appreciate the attempt
to simplify the decision making process.

- tony
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