How about "Do the right think, and screw the polls"?
The right thing would, of course, include securing the borders, cutting taxes and taking out Iran nuke capabilities.
Yes. If Bush stuck to business, secured the borders, brought down gas prices, and stood up to the MSM, the Republicans would become the majority party for a generation.
How about "Do the right think, and screw the polls"?
What was the name of that movie from a few years ago, where (I think I'm remembering this right), a guy from a nuthouse ends up writing ad copy that blows the competition out of the water. They are all driving themselves nuts trying to figure out his secret, but they can't, even when he explains it to them!
His ad copy consists of stuff like, "Volvo -- boxy, but good" -- and it sells like hotcakes!
He tells the other guys that all he does is tell the truth, without embellishing anything. They don't believe it -- they can't believe it -- because the "moral core" of their being consists of trying to come up with the right BS to convince people that they're "sincere."
I'm sure I'm forgetting major bits of the movie (hell, I already forgot the name -- and, the actors names too! -- so I'm off to a great start in that department!) But the point is, sometimes it's best to just BE a straight-shooter, rather than hiring focus groups and pollsters and MR wonks and statisticians to have a mega-pow-wow to figure out the best way to LOOK like a "straight-shooter".
Anyway, your post reminded me of that film; seemed like you were making the same point.
PS: After I'd hit the Preview button, I think I remembered the name of the actor who played the honest adman. I think it was Dudley Moore. But, I might be wrong, and I still can't remember the name of the movie! Maybe someone else knows the title?