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Von Tonner · 05-04-08, 07:24 AM

One of the main arguments made that Third World countries, such as in Africa, continue to remain behind the door in relation to their First World cousins, is that to be a political winner in any one of these countries , you must appeal to the lowest common denominator within the electorate. It does not matter how elequent your speeches are, how well rounded your arguments are, how well thought out your foreign, economic or health policies are - if the jackass with a pea brain is your opponent and he or she says something like, "Vote for me and I will cut the price of bread in half" or "vote for me and I will give you a new tractor to plough your lands", you are toast.

This is what Hillary is doing in NC and Indiana with her holiday gas tax cut. She has seen (and polls have shown) that her base is at the lower end of the educational scale. In fact one blogger I read put it this way, Hillary does not need to find accomodation for her helpers from neighbouring states - they just drive their homes in.

If you can pander to the electorate with a relief of $30 over a 3 month break on gas tax to the average consumer then that is no different to how they play the political game in Third World countries. If, on the other hand, a relief of $30 is a big, big, concern to your average American then all I can say, is that the USA is in bigger economic s**t than we, who are on the outside looking in, ever thought.

05-04-08, 07:24 AM	#1
Von Tonner Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 711 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Ever wonder why Third World countries continual get despots for leaders - ask Hillary One of the main arguments made that Third World countries, such as in Africa, continue to remain behind the door in relation to their First World cousins, is that to be a political winner in any one of these countries , you must appeal to the lowest common denominator within the electorate. It does not matter how elequent your speeches are, how well rounded your arguments are, how well thought out your foreign, economic or health policies are - if the jackass with a pea brain is your opponent and he or she says something like, "Vote for me and I will cut the price of bread in half" or "vote for me and I will give you a new tractor to plough your lands", you are toast. This is what Hillary is doing in NC and Indiana with her holiday gas tax cut. She has seen (and polls have shown) that her base is at the lower end of the educational scale. In fact one blogger I read put it this way, Hillary does not need to find accomodation for her helpers from neighbouring states - they just drive their homes in. If you can pander to the electorate with a relief of $30 over a 3 month break on gas tax to the average consumer then that is no different to how they play the political game in Third World countries. If, on the other hand, a relief of $30 is a big, big, concern to your average American then all I can say, is that the USA is in bigger economic s**t than we, who are on the outside looking in, ever thought.