Comments on: The “new progressive movement”? http://polizeros.com/2007/12/30/the-new-progressive-movement/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bob Morris http://polizeros.com/2007/12/30/the-new-progressive-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-146959 Bob Morris Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:30:52 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/12/30/the-new-progressive-movement/#comment-146959 The Democrats "strategy" is to appeal to swing voters, a ploy that often hasn't worked, rather than shore up support among those who would and then GOTV. The Democrats “strategy” is to appeal to swing voters, a ploy that often hasn’t worked, rather than shore up support among those who would and then GOTV.

]]> By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2007/12/30/the-new-progressive-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-146951 DJ Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:05:35 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/12/30/the-new-progressive-movement/#comment-146951 One thing that HAS happened is the conservatives' massive grassroots organizing, bringing new conservative voters to the polls. Liberals have not followed suit-- in fact, they seem to have retreated to their suburbs. One thing that HAS happened is the conservatives’ massive grassroots organizing, bringing new conservative voters to the polls. Liberals have not followed suit– in fact, they seem to have retreated to their suburbs.

]]> By: Joe Hartley http://polizeros.com/2007/12/30/the-new-progressive-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-146948 Joe Hartley Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:34:06 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/12/30/the-new-progressive-movement/#comment-146948 I confess that I have not read the literature in about 15 years, but a substantial body of literature up to the mid-1990's or so suggested that this argument was NOT valid, that the number of non-voters was split roughly equally and, even if forced to vote or otherwise motivated to come to the polls, would not influence the results. Has anybody kept up on the literature? Has something actually changed in the past 15 years? It's possible, but I wouldn't bet money on it. I confess that I have not read the literature in about 15 years, but a substantial body of literature up to the mid-1990’s or so suggested that this argument was NOT valid, that the number of non-voters was split roughly equally and, even if forced to vote or otherwise motivated to come to the polls, would not influence the results.

Has anybody kept up on the literature? Has something actually changed in the past 15 years? It’s possible, but I wouldn’t bet money on it.

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