tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4797881751271729076..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Oy, BaiJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-24702400085082117462010-11-12T06:41:18.857-06:002010-11-12T06:41:18.857-06:00Dude!
Talk about a straw man.
Bai's story said...Dude!<br />Talk about a straw man.<br />Bai's story said an "ever smaller group" and you criticize him for saying an "even" smaller group. <br />I'm not defending the Bai story. But it seems to me you have to be a little more careful about what you criticize.<br />You can't just make stuff up; after all, this isn't Fox News.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-29845151911691014522010-11-12T04:31:36.219-06:002010-11-12T04:31:36.219-06:00Is the solid South really over, or has it stayed s...Is the solid South really over, or has it stayed solid while switching parties?<br /><br />I know I voted in the Republican primaries this time (in Texas) in order to vote against a few select crazies in races that the Republicans were sure to win against any Democrat. All the action was in the primary, so that is where I voted. Plus of course it gave me the chance to vote against Perry twice. That was fairly fun.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-66593880379569475402010-11-11T15:46:38.582-06:002010-11-11T15:46:38.582-06:00Now, what if you give Bai WAY more credit and gene...Now, what if you give Bai WAY more credit and generosity of interpretation than he deserves, and take the spirit of his argument and formulate it somewhat more sensibly.<br /><br />That is, if there's reason to be concerned by generally low turnout in midterm elections (not low by any recent historical sense, but in an absolute sense), then it causes concern that well below a majority voted in the general election, and below a third voted in the primaries. <br /><br />Personally, I'm not bothered by the low turnout in the primaries at all, and my level of concern with turnout in midterm general elections is not zero, but less than my concern with getting a splinter. But, perhaps you want to sound off on that more conceptual point?Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com