Would you change your voting intention following a terrorist attack?

[Q Classic]

no, you idiot. templar, isn't it obvious that if you are not swayed by terrorism, you're a party hack?

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Q Cubed
are you sure about that? i mean, i can't stand kerry or most democrats, but a bombing that didn't kill me still wouldn't change my opinion that bush has got to go.

if there were a different, more fiscally responsible republican that i could trust, i'd vote for him in a heartbeat over kerry. and if there were to be a perfect, independent candidate, i'd vote for him/her/it over anybody in the field.

bombing or no bombing, i'm not voting along party lines, but against bush. so are you sure it's a moot question?

My point was that if someone can firmly say that something as huge and consequential as a terrorist attack would never be able to influence their vote, than there is nothing that can.

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by The Templar
BTW, how was the economy doing in Spain? That might explain a transition to socialism ...

I'll be the first to admit that I don't know the state of the economy in Spain, but it's my understanding that the Socialists were booted out in 1996 (after being in power since 1982 or so) due to extensive corruption in their ranks. Perhaps eight years in the wilderness have shaken that out of their system, at least for the time being.

Gatekeeper

[Q Classic]

why should it influence your vote? simply because it's a terrorist attack?

believe it or not, there are some voters out there who vote along more than one axis.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Q Cubed
why should it influence your vote? simply because it's a terrorist attack?

Because it's part of the political lanscape.

[Q Classic]

yes, but if it didn't change how you were going to vote, it's as good as not really influencing your vote, is it?

[Ned]

Originally posted by The Templar
We have yet to establish that Spain voted socialist to avoid future attacks.

Templar, in fairness, al Qaeda is going to take credit for the socialst victory regardless.

[The Templar]

Originally posted by General Ludd

My point was that if someone can firmly say that something as huge and consequential as a terrorist attack would never be able to influence their vote, than there is nothing that can.

The terrorist attack alone is meaningless. Say ELF burns down the parking garage down the street. That's not going to effect my vote for mayor. If Bloomberg came out and said "Bully for ELF" THAT might effect my vote.

Much as 9-11 didn't make me like or dislike Bush more. But his wingnut reaction definitely turned me off.

There are more issues than terriorism in the world.

[Giancarlo]

A terrorist attack would have to kill me to change my vote. Other than that: NOT A CHANCE IN HELL. I only wish more Spanish people thought the same.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Ned
Templar, in fairness, al Qaeda is going to take credit for the socialst victory regardless.

And we should care why? We're going to kill AQ. We are going to hunt every one of those bastards down and send him to hell . . . once the Bush Administration gets out of the way.

[The Templar]

Originally posted by Ned


Templar, in fairness, al Qaeda is going to take credit for the socialst victory regardless.

Your point? So if Al Qaida will take credit for a Bush victory in November, does that mean you won't vote for Bush?

The terrorists win when you vote based on their perceptions.

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


And we should care why? We're going to kill AQ. We are going to hunt every one of those bastards down and send him to hell . . . once the Bush Administration gets out of the way.

It is the Bush adminstration doing that.

You think John "I vote against the military and intelligence sectors every single time" Kerry would be able to do something about it? Well it'll hit you hard about the reality of that man...

[Jac de Molay]

I think the people figured that a socialist vote would make them safer from a future attack.

As with the Bush Administration, the abject failure to prevent a massive attack cost them the election, and will cost Bush the same..

[The Templar]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
You think John "I vote against the military and intelligence sectors every single time" Kerry would be able to do something about it?

Blatant troll, fez-bot.

[Q Classic]

of course, the way the bush camp will spin it is that kerry the anti-military anti-intelligence vietnam veteran will just allow conditions that help terrorist attacks arise in the us.