Comments on: How Gov Candidates Sell Amid Doom and Gloom http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/02/how-gov-candidates-sell-amid-doom-and-gloom/ Political news, analysis, cheap shots, commentary and more about California and beyond Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SezMe http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/02/how-gov-candidates-sell-amid-doom-and-gloom/comment-page-1/#comment-1829 SezMe Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:03:21 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=5518#comment-1829 This may seem like nit picking, but it really leads to a serious question. You label 54% as "a strong majority". Really? Seems like damn near a toss up to me. But the serious point is how is one to judge whether any poll result is a strong majority or just a majority or a weak showing or whatever? If measured against "expectations" just whose expectations get to set the benchmark? As an aside, following on sqrjn's comment, with eMeg's countless consultants can't one of them tell her that standing around with a horse is not the best way to connect to the common man? Or maybe they're all bunched up at the other end. This may seem like nit picking, but it really leads to a serious question. You label 54% as “a strong majority”. Really? Seems like damn near a toss up to me.

But the serious point is how is one to judge whether any poll result is a strong majority or just a majority or a weak showing or whatever? If measured against “expectations” just whose expectations get to set the benchmark?

As an aside, following on sqrjn’s comment, with eMeg’s countless consultants can’t one of them tell her that standing around with a horse is not the best way to connect to the common man? Or maybe they’re all bunched up at the other end.

]]> By: sqrjn http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/02/how-gov-candidates-sell-amid-doom-and-gloom/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 sqrjn Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:07:09 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=5518#comment-1828 Do you think Whitman matched her outfit to the horse or the horse to the outfit (and what kind of face is she making anyway) weird picture. What I want to know is whether the AG's wife is professional enough to give him a reality check when neceesary, or whether they are more like to group think themselves into laced kool aid from a loving cup. Do you think Whitman matched her outfit to the horse or the horse to the outfit (and what kind of face is she making anyway) weird picture.

What I want to know is whether the AG’s wife is professional enough to give him a reality check when neceesary, or whether they are more like to group think themselves into laced kool aid from a loving cup.

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