Wednesday, August 30, 2006
The Connecticut Campaign Trail
Rather than focus on any candidates in this installment, I'd like to discuss
how the two majors are getting the word out.... at least to me.
Earlier in the year, the Democrats (or so I thought) were going after incumbent
representative, Nancy Johnson (R). I received several phone calls that consisted
of nothing more that automated messages. Being familiar with Johnson's record,
I noted that what was said in these messages stretched the truth or was just
wrong. This strategy backfired as it made me more sympathetic towards Johnson
and increasingly negative towards whoever was going to run (at the time I had
no idea who was running for the Dems).
Johnson's campaign was slow to respond. I believe that it's because Congress was
in session and Johnson was busy attending to her job. Once Congress adjourned,
the campaign literature came out. In one recent piece, she directly addressed
the calls, which were done "by a special-interest group based in Washington D.C.
The shadowy group behind this smear campaign was just exposed making false and
untrue automated calls against Nancy."
So, this anti-Nancy (and pro-Democrat I assume) group shot the Democratic
candidate in the foot.
The other tactic being used by both of the major parties is "propaganda
disguised as survey." First off, you're given some neutral questions about how
you feel about various candidates and nationally recognized political figures
(like W). Then you're given statements that portray one candidate in a negative
light and the other in a positive light. You're then asked if said statements
make you more or less inclined to vote for said candidate. If you listen
carefully, you can hear the truth distort and the propaganda blossom. I take
them just to see how long it takes me to figure out which party is behind the
"survey." I've had surveys against and for Johnson. And last night I had one
for DeStefano, the Democratic candidate for governor.
I'm sure that my answers confused the hell out of them.
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DED
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