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Re: My Review of the Obama Infomercial

B. Mac — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:16:20 -0000

I have a vested interest in one party winning, so I couldn't have been swayed either way by the informercial, but why did you find it disappointing? My cursory impression is that it was too victim-centric. I mean, if John McCain were doing this sort of commercial to sell his security policies, I think that it would be equally cheesy for him to use a WTC survivor. Surely the voters that are interested enough to see a 30 minute campaign presentation are mature enough to think abstractly about the problems facing the nation.

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Re: Power Line - Americans Oppose GM Bailout

B. Mac — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:42:47 -0000

What are other pollers saying? I wouldn't recommend relying too much on Rasmussen because they're considerably more conservative than average... usually 5-10 points, sometimes more. For example, the RealClearPolitics average indicates that Obama's approval is more positive than negative by 28%. Rasmussen has a spread of +17%. I think that relying on Rasmussen is probably wishful thinking. That said, I suspect that a strong majority agrees that the US government will mismanage GM. But when it comes to determining how strong that majority is, Rasmussen is about as reliable as CBS/NYT.

Re: @ Cable Show: News Corp.'s Murdoch: NYT Would Do 'Fairly Well' With WSJ.com Pay Model

B. Mac — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:52:44 -0000

Actually, I don't think there are 20 million people out there that would pay $100 a year for the Times. I'd be surprised if there were 5. For whom is the Times indispensable?