I hope this doesnt turn into a conservative vs liberal vs independent argument. Lets keep it on topic.
2006-07-11 07:18:15 · 8 answers · asked by PapaBear 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
HeHe Soccer moms :)
2006-07-11 07:24:30 · update #1
I do think that Kinky has a shot. I've been threatening to move back to Austin just specifically to vote for the Texas Jewboy and I think that Americans all over the country are watching this race closely and seriously, just to see if a total outsider really can break into the big time of American politics any more.
And Friedman has a lot of things working in his favor. For one thing, he's is a good deal smarter than people realize, and for another, he's absolutely fearless when it comes to the press and to the Big Political Slam Machine. (Want to see bi-partisanism in action? Just watch the Texas Republicrats come together in the name of Krushing Kinky.)
Friedman is also an interesting candidate, which is something the American public is rarely treated to these days. Most policitians look alike and sound alike and respond more or less identically to controversies and this, as much as specific political positions, is why the public doesn't vote. We're BORED and one of Kinky Friedman's best drawing points is that he's not boring.
Oddly enough, I think that Friedman is actually going to have his biggest problems with Austin. Austin's a very p.c. kind of place and Kinky is pragmatic instead of ideological. He's o.k. with gay marriage, but he also doesn't have a problem with school prayer; he's pro-choice, but doesn't have a problem with religious symbols in public space. Liberal ideologues are as likely as their conservative nemeses to lose sight of their priorities whenever someone colors outside of the lines and Kinky doesn't have ideologically recognizable lines at all. Austin could turn against him and go with some slick Democrat who says all the right things on cue.
The good news, though, is that most people aren't really True Liberals or True Conservatives. The depiction of Americans as a bunch of red state/blue state stepford voters is a media-marketing construction that tends to fall apart when it gets down to how people feel about individual issues. If Kinky will stay is own course, so to speak, and refuse to allow himself to be tied up with a big blue bow or a big red ribbon, people will come out to vote for him.
God Bless Texas.
2006-07-11 07:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by fem_istential 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I hope so. After Perry he'll definitely be worth the minor risk. And I like most of his ideas.
He'll definitely get Austin, that's for sure.
2006-07-11 18:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by highstrung 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope...texas is way too uptight to vote for an independent governor....
he may get 40% (max) of austin, but won't get 20% of the whole state.
2006-07-11 14:22:21 · answer #3 · answered by jimvalentinojr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Texas and I havent herd anthing about him... I have herd the name however... I don't think he has much support in the Area
2006-07-11 14:22:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody thought Arnold Schwarzenegger had a shot, either. . .
2006-07-11 14:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he has a shot, but he does have good ideas. It would be cool if he was elected, but not likely, sadly.
2006-07-11 14:35:44 · answer #6 · answered by Toast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think he will do well, but not good enough. At least let's hope.
2006-07-11 14:22:03 · answer #7 · answered by nzwlmmz16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wish, and i will vote for him... but realisticly hell no... try getting plano SUV soccer moms to vote for him...
2006-07-11 14:21:38 · answer #8 · answered by Jonny Propaganda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋