Good point!
Aug. 3rd, 2006 08:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eve_primeSF Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll asks, "Why are the Democrats having trouble getting elected even though their opponents lie, cheat and steal with bewildering frequency?"
And in this column he posts an insightful answer: "...when you preface your policy proposals by indicating that said proposals are intended to win elections and unite your party, you have already pretty much ended any chance that people will think you are making said proposals because you believe in those proposals. This is because, well, you just said that the purpose of these proposals was to win elections."
And in this column he posts an insightful answer: "...when you preface your policy proposals by indicating that said proposals are intended to win elections and unite your party, you have already pretty much ended any chance that people will think you are making said proposals because you believe in those proposals. This is because, well, you just said that the purpose of these proposals was to win elections."