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New Research Tool Predicts Landslide for Gore in 2008, Defeat for Clinton
PRweb ^ | May 29th 2006 | Dr. James N. Herndon

Posted on 06/04/2006 6:33:06 AM PDT by Popman

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2006 -- A new behavior prediction tool is forecasting a landslide victory for former Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the 2008 presidential election. However, should Hillary Clinton gain the Democratic nomination, any potential Republican challenger will win the presidency.

These are among the surprising findings reported by Dr. James N. Herndon, a media psychologist with Media Psychology Affiliates. Using a new research tool called Affective Encryption Analysis, Dr. Herndon led an investigation into the likely outcome of the 2008 Presidential election.

“Affective Encryption Analysis is a new behavior forecasting tool that looks at how our feelings and emotions can influence our long-term actions,” explains Dr. Herndon. “Traditional survey techniques are not very good at predicting trends. Affective Encryption Analysis was developed to dig deeper into the emotional factors that control our future behaviors.”

Although created as a potential tool for the intelligence community, Affective Encryption Analysis has seen its early uses in the political arena.

“Voter behavior is not primarily issue-driven,” states Dr. Herndon. “Subtle emotional factors drive our actions at the ballot box. When we decided to study the potential outcome of the 2008 Presidential election, we had no preconceptions about what we’d find. Nonetheless, there were some surprises.”

Among the surprises was the overall weakness of potential Democratic presidential challengers.

“Despite the widespread public dissatisfaction with the George W. Bush administration, our results showed even greater ill-feelings toward potential Democratic challengers,” says Dr. Herndon. “But there was one exception: Al Gore.”

“With a predictive accuracy of 93%, our results showed that Al Gore would easily defeat any Republican challenger in 2008. However, he is the only Democrat on the scene today who has the ability to defeat the likely Republican challengers, who we believe will be either John McCain or Jeb Bush.”

Results were not rosy for Hillary Clinton. “Hillary Clinton would suffer a disastrous defeat at the hands of any Republican who receives the nomination,” states Dr. Herndon.

Should Al Gore decide not to seek the 2008 nomination, the Democrats “have their work cut out for them,” according to Dr. Herndon.

“Our results suggest that a potentially successful Democratic nominee may be lurking in the entertainment industry. Does this sound strange? Maybe. But when it comes to politics, we may have to get used to a future full of surprises.”

Media Psychology Affiliates is a media research and analysis firm based in Los Angeles and Coburg, Germany. It can be found on the web at


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: algore; bore; bwaaahahaha; clinton; electionpresident; gore; gore2008; hillary2008; iinventedeverything; snore; stupidity
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A new behavior prediction tool is forecasting a landslide victory for former Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the 2008 presidential election. However, should Hillary Clinton gain the Democratic nomination, any potential Republican challenger will win the presidency.
1 posted on 06/04/2006 6:33:09 AM PDT by Popman
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landslide victory for former Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the 2008 presidential election

Straight from The Onion

2 posted on 06/04/2006 6:36:28 AM PDT by WayneM ( Sneaking in is NOT immigration...............................Cut the KRAP (Kare Rove Amnesty Plan).)
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Good.When Gore reads the poll he will be emboldened to make ever MORE outrageous statements.Which will turn off more people than before.


3 posted on 06/04/2006 6:36:49 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
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“Our results suggest that a potentially successful Democratic nominee may be lurking in the entertainment industry. Does this sound strange? Maybe.

I love this sentence. Loony tunes analysis.

4 posted on 06/04/2006 6:37:55 AM PDT by Popman ("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
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It's not actually a poll, it's a behavior study.

A rather silly one, at that.

5 posted on 06/04/2006 6:39:13 AM PDT by Popman ("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
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Did anyone notice that Diebold voting machines were not mentioned in the article? What a bunch of maroons...


6 posted on 06/04/2006 6:39:41 AM PDT by FDNYRHEROES (Always bring a liberal to a gunfight)
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These are among the surprising findings reported by Dr. James N. Herndon, a media psychologist with Media Psychology Affiliates.

Question #1..exactly *who* is Dr Herndon? Is he,or as has he been in the past,active in politics and,if so,in which Party? Exactly *how* does Media Psychology Affiliates make its money? Who are its customers?

7 posted on 06/04/2006 6:40:34 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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This all sounds vaguely familiar.

" I see a tall dark and strangely mysterious man in your future.....etc. etc."

Here we go again.


8 posted on 06/04/2006 6:41:50 AM PDT by CBart95
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“Traditional survey techniques are not very good at predicting trends.

Yeah, like 2004 exit polls data

9 posted on 06/04/2006 6:41:53 AM PDT by Popman ("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
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“Our results suggest that a potentially successful Democratic nominee may be lurking in the entertainment industry. Does this sound strange? Maybe. I love this sentence. Loony tunes analysis.

People thought that it was loony for an actor to run for president once before. I seem to recall that that actor's candidacy worked out okay.

10 posted on 06/04/2006 6:42:37 AM PDT by Fairview
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Dr. Herndon, publish ALL your predictions and then see how the real world turns out.

Remember the 2004 exit polls?


11 posted on 06/04/2006 6:42:39 AM PDT by CPOSharky (Go home and fix your own country before you complain about ours.)
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Run, Hillary, run!


12 posted on 06/04/2006 6:43:27 AM PDT by Fairview
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Imagine the glamor and sophistication of the Clinton-Gore legacy, returning to the White House! Shazzam.


13 posted on 06/04/2006 6:43:57 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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“Our results suggest that a potentially successful Democratic nominee may be lurking in the entertainment industry. Does this sound strange? Maybe.

I'm all giddy! Brad or Angelina?

14 posted on 06/04/2006 6:45:23 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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Sounds as though the study measured how susceptible people are to manipulation by Hollywierd.
15 posted on 06/04/2006 6:45:40 AM PDT by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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I seem to recall that that actor's candidacy worked out okay.

Ronald Reagan..........very true and Thank God for it, but he happened to be a very successful governor first before he ran for POTUS.

The article says an Democratic nominee may be lurking in the entertainment industry. as in right now, straight from Hollyweird to the White house, maybe a liberal wet dream, but isn't going to happen any time soon

16 posted on 06/04/2006 6:46:45 AM PDT by Popman ("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
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“Affective Encryption Analysis is a new behavior forecasting tool that looks at how our feelings and emotions can influence our long-term actions,”

I guess you can't use this method to see how Republican's will choose their canidates, since it dosen't measure facts but just how people feel.


17 posted on 06/04/2006 6:47:10 AM PDT by babydoll22 (The facts ma'am, just the facts. I don't want to know what you feel!)
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Does the PR in PRweb stand for Peer Reviewed?


18 posted on 06/04/2006 6:48:18 AM PDT by DManA
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To: Popman
It's not actually a poll, it's a behavior study.

A rather silly one, at that.

Now if it had been a woolly worm study someone would be in trouble.

19 posted on 06/04/2006 6:48:28 AM PDT by org.whodat (Never let the facts get in the way of a good assumption.)
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I'm all giddy! Brad or Angelina?

Of course not! Their baby will be the next POTUS

20 posted on 06/04/2006 6:48:34 AM PDT by Popman ("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
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