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RE: Smart
Some voters indicated the emotional response was a deciding factor for them
Stuff like this makes me worry for the Republic-- if it's not a candidate's stand on issues that sways voters but that they cry when asked a softball question -- I'm starting to agree with this quote from author Dan Simmons:
Twenty-five years from now, every man or woman in America who wishes to vote will be required to read Thucydides on this matter. And others as well. And there are tests. If you don’t know some history, you don’t vote . . . much less run for office. America’s vacation from knowing history ends very soon now . . . for you, I mean. And for those few others left alive in the world who are allowed to vote.
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RE: Smart
I don't know, I usually tend to think in the same cynical way, and so I'll admit the possibility it was all contrived did cross my mind when I saw the news broadcast. I have to say though; there was something about this one that seemed real at second glance. In this particular case, if that display of emotion was an act, then I think we are all in trouble because her power to manipulate much of public would be almost unbounded. When watching the video I'm struck by the possibility that maybe Hillary started out genuinely choked up, and then played into it a little more when she sensed it was working. Who knows? We'll have to wait and see if the "emotional card" gets played at future opportune moments.
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