Comments on: Henley vs. Balko & McArdle? Henley! http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2004/10/26/henley-vs-balko-mcardle-henley/ The Sweet Release of Reason Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Old Tigger http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2004/10/26/henley-vs-balko-mcardle-henley/#comment-1116 Old Tigger Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=484#comment-1116 I think it's more a problem of the fact that the Lib position is "anti-emotional". Meaning, most folk are generally against the gov't bothering them, and doing the stuff the gov't does. Generally against it; mildly against it. But they strongly favor the gov't doing the thing they like the most, or stopping the thing they hate the most. And so the 80-90% mild agreement does not overrule the 10-20% fervent disagreement. There is almost no special interest group that doesn't have a positive gov't agenda -- which the LP opposes. And, of course, a large mass of voters think any third party candidate vote is a wasted vote. Libs themselves aren't sure they're much better than None Of The Above. I think it’s more a problem of the fact that the Lib position is “anti-emotional”. Meaning, most folk are generally against the gov’t bothering them, and doing the stuff the gov’t does. Generally against it; mildly against it.

But they strongly favor the gov’t doing the thing they like the most, or stopping the thing they hate the most. And so the 80-90% mild agreement does not overrule the 10-20% fervent disagreement.

There is almost no special interest group that doesn’t have a positive gov’t agenda — which the LP opposes.

And, of course, a large mass of voters think any third party candidate vote is a wasted vote. Libs themselves aren’t sure they’re much better than None Of The Above.

]]> By: The Agitator http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2004/10/26/henley-vs-balko-mcardle-henley/#comment-1117 The Agitator Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=484#comment-1117 <strong>More on the LP</strong> Will Wilkinson would like me to respond to Jim Henley's defense of an LP vote. Jim writes:I also suspect that... More on the LP

Will Wilkinson would like me to respond to Jim Henley’s defense of an LP vote. Jim writes:I also suspect that…

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