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10 elections aren't evidence?
Flimsy evidence, at best.
By the way, When Bill Clinton was elected in 1992, his slogan wasn't "It's the Supreme Court, stupid". Which dovetails nicely with current polling, where voters say their number one issue is the economy.
Ok. But that has what to do with what? The Supreme Court looked different then. If most voters are listing the economy as their #1 issue, this means independents/undecideds/swing voters simply don't care about the Corporatocracy overtaking SCOTUS? Does not compute.
By the way, I never claimed to speak for you, any more than I claimed that every person of a particular demographic votes with unanimity.
Yes, but you are making assumptions about a demographic you seem to know nothing about. You bring no supporting numbers to the table. So in a way, you are speaking for me when you say "Independents will/will not..."
And it's a tad disingenuous for you to say things like "Please don't speak for me" and then switch to first person plural.
My intention was to speak from experience rather than imagination or assumption. I know & have discussed the issues with MANY other voters who are much like me. I know Supreme Court nominations are high on their list of reasons for voting against McCain. ReasonS. Once again, you seem to be assuming that I'm saying this issue is the only important one to voters not aligned with a party. And I'm being disingenous?
IN MY EXPERIENCE, independents are overwhelmingly in favor of Obama, but will vote for Clinton if they must.
But, by all means, extrapolate from your personal experience. From now until November, Obama only put out add about how his Supreme Court nominations would be better than McCain's.
What? Once he's confirmed as the Democratic nominee, he should only put out ads about his intended SCOTUS nominations? You really don't know much about independent voters, do you?
