11-03-2008, 05:55 AM
I'm living/voting in a swing state for the first time.
I find the ads and calls very interesting. They use the same basic methods (cold calls, mail, tv ads), but they take different approaches.
For example, when Republicans pollsters call, they generally tell me what issues I'm supposed to believe are important and then they tell me who to vote against and then they finally tell me who to vote for, announce their affiliation and hang up. When Democrats call, they introduce themselves as Democrats and ask me nicely who I'm voting for and why and then they thank me.
When I look at the junkmail promoting Republican candidates, it's almost all from religious organizations and it demonizes abortion and homosexuality. The junkmail from Democrats highlights the failures of Republican candidates and promises unspecified change.
The Republican ads tell me that the Democrats are bad people by their associations. The ads from Democrats list issues that are supposed to be important problems and then they say that the Republicans are against fixing those problems.
I find the ads and calls very interesting. They use the same basic methods (cold calls, mail, tv ads), but they take different approaches.
For example, when Republicans pollsters call, they generally tell me what issues I'm supposed to believe are important and then they tell me who to vote against and then they finally tell me who to vote for, announce their affiliation and hang up. When Democrats call, they introduce themselves as Democrats and ask me nicely who I'm voting for and why and then they thank me.
When I look at the junkmail promoting Republican candidates, it's almost all from religious organizations and it demonizes abortion and homosexuality. The junkmail from Democrats highlights the failures of Republican candidates and promises unspecified change.
The Republican ads tell me that the Democrats are bad people by their associations. The ads from Democrats list issues that are supposed to be important problems and then they say that the Republicans are against fixing those problems.