Well as many of you should have heard by now.Collin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama.Well this got me to thinking.What good does political endorsements really do for the candidates?So I thought I would make a thread.Here is what I would like to see your opinions on.Do political endorsements help/hurt a candidate?If so then how much of an effect do you think they have on election?Also for a less broad question,do you think Collin Powell will help the Obama campaign?Hurt him,or have no effect on his campaign?Try to explain why so it won't end up spamful.I know that's quite a few questions so I'm not going to ask you to answer them all if you don't want to.I just want to know your opinions and thought this would make for a good thread.
I was so sure earlier this year the Colin Powell would endorse McCain, being the Republican he is. At one point he considered running for President as the Republican nominee. So i was quite pissed off (being the conservative i am) when i heard he might endorse Obama, then he did.
And i think the affect depends on the endorser. Like for instance if some guy who picks his knows is un-famous and ugly endorsed someone, that person would lose voters. But if someone like Brad Pitt endorsed someone, that person would gain lots of voters.
See people nowadays are stupid and vote for people based off there looks, and charisma, and all that stuff that does not matter-providing the person has good ideas and policies.
See people nowadays are stupid and vote for people based off there looks, and charisma,
Pretty sure I want my leader to have charisma if he's gonna be making tons of televised speeches over the years. Otherwise I wouldn't care because he sounded boring.
and all that stuff that does not matter
Hmm...
But, as far as Colin Powell goes, I'm not sure what it will do for Barack. There's a 50/50 chance of it being good or bad, so, it could technically go either way.
See people nowadays are stupid and vote for people based off there looks, and charisma, and all that stuff that does not matter-providing the person has good ideas and policies.
That's why I feel bad for McCain, since sitting or standing close to Obama makes him like skeletor in comparison. Which was actually part of Nixon's problem as well. Old scary man next to young bright and handsome. Old scary man will always lose some points since young screams change and old screams status quo.
Well, voting for somebody based on their charisma and the way the read a teleprompter is stupid. That's how Hitler got elected in Germany. He was the most eloquent speaker of his day.
I'm not saying we should vote according to looks or charisma because obviously the most eloquent may be the most evil. But I'm just talking about perceptions.
Well, my question has always been, "Will this 'change' help me in any way?" Unless you count more money going to fund Obama's social programs and his proposal of "wealth redistribution", which is the basis of Socialism, then this change is NOT what we want for these United States.
I think actually social programs help out everybody who isn't super rich. Most people are just literally a paycheck away from being destitute. Nobody here comes from a family making 250K a year. So god forbid that someday dad loses his job and suddenly family goes on food stamps for a few months before they climb out of the hole. Does family complain about social programs after they get back up? Of course not, once you know what it means to need help you get the concept of help.
Taking money from the rich isn't socialism. It's the most logical thing to do since they have the money. Raising taxes on the poor will get nothing but a bunch of poor people doing jail time. We need taxes and logically you get more money from those who have it. A flat tax can't work and until it does governments will take more money from the rich.
Well, as my mom bot laid off from a barely 6 figure job with a large grocery store chain which will remain unnamed, I know how it feels to be wondering what would happen if the unemployment ran out...