Analysts and others read the tea leaves after every election - "is liberalism on the rise?" "Are voters turning conservative?"
But how much of it depends on the PERSONALITY of the candidates?
Witness the enthusiasm for Obama, and the Fred Thompson boomlet. Part of it is the (perceived) positions of the candidates, but isn't a lot of it just a search for a certain honest, plain-spoken, guy or gal - a good alpha dog? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Kennedy/Nixon. Reagan/Carter. Clinton vs Bush and Dole.
Really, does history turn on policy, or personality? Or, more precisely, how much of both? And after you answer that, tell us what you think of the state of affairs you see.
This should really be in the psych section. Thanks!
2007-03-22
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