Why was there no "bounce" for the Democrats

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Why was there no "bounce" for the Democrats#399996

By Gnote - 06 Aug 2004 17:35

- 06 Aug 2004 17:35 #399996

Just curious as to some "non-media" opinions on this one...

"The only contestant who can confidently enter the lists is the man who has seen his own blood, who has felt his teeth rattle beneath his opponent’s fist ... one who, as often as he falls, rises again with greater defiance than ever." - Seneca

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By Todd D. - 06 Aug 2004 18:02

- 06 Aug 2004 18:02 #400017

Other. The DNC is traditionally to rally the troops and develop a battle plan. Kerry didn't really do either. Undecided voters, traditionally, need to be convinced that they would do a better job than the incumbant. Again, Kerry didn't do this.

Kerry didn't really lay out anything special. Nothing really stands out, there was nothing groundbreaking, which is where the bounce would come from. As it stands, it was really just another rally.

"Never put passions ahead of principles. Even if you win, you lose."

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By CCJ - 06 Aug 2004 18:18

- 06 Aug 2004 18:18 #400038

Pretty much everyone has been polarized before this. Like Bush said, you're either with him or against him.

Tomorrow, he was longing for tomorrow, whereas everything in him ought to reject it. That revolt of the flesh is the absurd.
(The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus)

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By Lionheart - 06 Aug 2004 19:07

- 06 Aug 2004 19:07 #400084

Other: there hasn't been an overnight increase in the population of minority groups. :muha1:

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By Comrade Ogilvy - 07 Aug 2004 22:08

- 07 Aug 2004 22:08 #400750

Other: the conventions are fucking jokes.

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By Pope Perseus Peptabysmal - 08 Aug 2004 02:45

- 08 Aug 2004 02:45 #400862

Other: People didn't see anything they liked in Kerry. I guess they've seen everything already through the constant media whoring. Or he just didn't inspire anyone.

Dignity and an empty sack is worth a sack.

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By Clovis - 10 Aug 2004 20:28

- 10 Aug 2004 20:28 #402828

Other: Its hard for a convention to have an impact if nobody watched it. With the 24 hr cable news channels and the internet disseminating info constantly, the conventions as sources of info are becomming obsolete.