As always, elections are about variables so myriad as to make polling effective only in trend for some elections, and entirely unreliable in others. It appears to me this 2008 election however, is about a crisis in confidence toward authority and the presidential winner will be the person having shown the most credible judgement.
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In an email initiated by director Stephanie Crist, the proposal was put forth to expend funds prior to the election in some form of advertising both raising awareness of VOID and recommending anti-incumbent voting.
The motion was put to the Board for vote by email on 10-27-08 by David Remer, whether to expend funds for this purpose or retain those funds for VOID growth needs between the 2008 and 2010 elections. By 2 votes, and one abstention, the motion carried by return email, the last email received on Oct. 27, 2008 at 7:26 PM CST, to retain cash funds for growth needs incurred through the 2010 election cycle.
Recording was made for these minutes and emails secured.
Minutes by David Remer.
The details in some of the polls now show 12% of Republicans intending to vote for Barack Obama. This reflects an anti-incumbent target bigger than individual incumbents, aimed selectively at the Republican Party itself. Given Republican control of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007, where all spending and tax law finds its beginning, and control of the Senate from 2001 to 2007, in addition to a Republican President from 2001 to the present, and given the dire economic condition of the country and world economy today, it is no great surprise that voters would focus anti-incumbent sentiment on the Republican Party and its incumbents primarily.
Ordinarily, this would not be considered a healthy anti-incumbent movement, but yet another round of musical chairs between the duopoly parties. One can logically argue that this switching of parties does not even reflect an anti-incumbent strategy, or movement. But, as with many logical arguments, that conclusion may prove to be false, if one or more of the premises is proven false. An explanation is in order.
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