Is that the depth of this man's political convictions? Sure we can all laugh and say: "ha - ha -- Kerry lost a vote", but I'd much rather have an informed electorate than a shallow one. And if this man wasn't inconvenienced that Sunday, would he still vote for Kerry in November? And if he can be persuaded to change his mind and not vote for Kerry based on being inconvenienced, could something equally as silly change his mind back again?
Like I said before, there I've got a zillion good reasons not to vote for Kerry, and none of them hinge on whether or not I was personally inconvenienced.
I didn't quite disagree with with what you said...voters should have deeper convictions on which they base their votes...but first impressions can be quite damaging as well.
Excellent posts by MrsEmmaPeel in response to the Hamptons bystander:
"...I was thinking of voting for John Kerry, but after this, no way," sniffed one (at John Kerry's security procession).
A shallow person like this really scares me -- he's going to base his decision on the future of the country, not on the issues, but on the fact that he was inconvenienced on a Sunday morning. Hey bud, there are a zillion good reasons not to vote for Kerry. Educate yourself and pick one.
MrsEmmaPeel, you're exactly correct. This so-called new Bush supporter that we're "tallying in our column" could switch back to Kerry in a heartbeat. If presidential Secret Service helicopters were to cause the cubes in his Long Island Iced Tea to rattle too loudly in his glass in advance of a visit by President Bush, he would feel inspired to flip-flop back to John Kerry.
We need New York voters with LOTS more conviction than this temporarily-delayed fitness walker.
Regards,
~ Blue Jays ~