Election Closers
The only thing that matters on Election Day are the people who actually make it to the polls. Pollsters use modifications to their selection methods to obtain a population that is likely to vote. In 2004, these methods were far from perfect.
It was my experience two years ago that gave me a permanent cynicism toward any prognostications based on polls, whether they be positive or negative. Simply put, Democrats were unable to close.
Here are quick closers to use:
- CD1: Gutknecht admitted he didn’t know how bad Iraq had gotten. Gutknecht abdicated his oversight responsibility and does not deserve re-election.
- CD2: When Murtha said we should increase troop levels in Iraq or get out, Kline blasted him for telling the truth. Kline has an excellent military record but has forgotten the first rule of war: go hard or go home. Kline supported an unrealistic war plan and now it’s time for him to go home.
- CD6: Bachmann has showed disdain for the entire concept of rational thought. On Iraq, when WCCO asked Bachmann what the strategy should be she gave a meaningless sound-bite as an answer. Our troops deserve more and Bachmann’s lack of strategy would endanger lives.
- Gov: While the Governor cannot directly change the Iraq policy, Pawlenty has said he would still support Bush even if his approval rating fell to 2%. That betrays a dangerous fanaticism and ignorance of reality.
Iraq has supplanted terrorism as the main issue driving the election. Believe it or not, but the most common reason given by moderates and independents for voting Republican was “we need to fight them over there so we don’t have to fight them at home.” That patently false propoganda has fallen apart.
In every competitive race, the Minnesotan Republican candidates have proven themselves unsuitable for public office due to their support for the administration’s Iraq policy. As you urge your family, friends or perfect strangers to vote tomorrow, remind them of these closers.