tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post6436003630414111305..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: The Pelosi DefectionsJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-74038361782016260232011-01-06T13:06:37.408-06:002011-01-06T13:06:37.408-06:00The other day I got my first automated polling cal...The other day I got my first automated polling call, for Pawlenty, I presume, because it asked if I'd vote for him or Obama in 2012. I think my answer disappointed the machine. Anyway, one of the questions was whether I supported "Speaker Pelosi's healthcare bill." I was surprised that they didn't refer to it as Obamacare, but I guess they know how to appeal to prejudice better than I do. (Unless T-Paw is going for the liberal vote and he's drawing a distinction between Pelosi's bill with a public option and the bill that ultimately made it through the Senate.)Geoff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117921607237662932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-33994600671113919642011-01-06T11:39:20.379-06:002011-01-06T11:39:20.379-06:00I'm in Kurt Schrader's district and I'...I'm in Kurt Schrader's district and I'm inclined to think your local hero idea explains his vote. We've elected Democratic Congress folk for quite a while but it's always close enough to attract a well funded Republican challenger.Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-49109858133952343522011-01-06T10:43:35.261-06:002011-01-06T10:43:35.261-06:00This is just like the November 2009 health care vo...This is just like the November 2009 health care vote in the House. The Democratic leadership had some "<a href="http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2009/11/40-passes-39-used-whats-wrong-with-this.html" rel="nofollow">passes</a>" and used them. The media is intent on playing up the Democratic discontent with Pelosi narrative over anything that might contradict it. I suppose the shrewd political leader narrative is not one that plays as well as the inept political leader meme.<br /><br />Now I need to go look at the literature on negative vs. positive news story recall to find something to back me up on that point.Josh Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301836432446874997noreply@blogger.com