Democrats Should Fear the 'Brady Effect'

American Thinker ^ | October 29, 2008 | Brad O'Leary

[neverdem]

For Prop 15 the NRA had registered more than 300,000 new voters through California gun stores. Few of them were Bradley fans. Bradley lost by little more than 93,000 votes to his opponent, George Deukmejian. Bradley learned his lesson. On a subsequent failed campaign for governor in 1986 he abandoned his anti-handgun stance.

That's from no less than the Violence Policy Center.

[FlingWingFlyer]

If you haven’t read the Obamedia’s new crock called the “bandwagon effect” that is now being pimped on the front page of Yahoo, you’ve got to check it out. Somebody has really been smoking too much happy smoke. LOL! The “bandwagon effect.” Funny stuff. Don’t do drugs.

[Obadiah]

The Brady effect?

[goldstategop]

The NRA has run commercials in swing states educating voters about Obama's radical anti-gun position. Its paying off in the tightening polls. The Democrats can blame it on racism. An Obama loss will be attributable to other factors, most notably that he is the most radical leftist we've had in American history running for the nation's highest office.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[HerrBlucher]

Bradley or Brady or both, the fact is the polls did NOT reflect at all what would happen on election day. The same will happen on Nov 4. The polls will be proven to be complete garbage and mac will waltz into the White House.

[HerrBlucher]

They are right, there will be a bandwagon effect.....the PUMA bandwagon effect.....LOL!

Hey bambi, 5 days and you are toast, what are you gonna do afterwards.....go to disneyland? Yuk yuk yuk....

[Disambiguator]

I had a conversation last weekend with my father about this “Bradley Effect” business. We both voted in that election in ‘82, and his comment was that Bradley lost because he was incompetent as mayor of LA, and no-one wanted him running the whole state.

That being said, Obama may lose due to the same effect, and it has nothing to do with race.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The Bradley Effect

[padre35]

“The other inconvenient truth facing Obama supporters is that gun ownership is strong in the U.S. Roughly half of all American households own at least one gun, and according to an ATI-News/Zogby poll of likely voters, gun owners favor McCain over Obama by a more than 2 - 1 margin - 62 to 29 percent.”

That 29% seems to high to me, it should be down in the 15% range with Obamao’s horrible RTKBA record and votes and statements.

[tanknetter]

The Democrats can blame it on racism. An Obama loss will be attributable to other factors, most notably that he is the most radical leftist we've had in American history running for the nation's highest office.

Both very true. The question is: regardless of who wins, who is going to write the ultimate analytical history of this election?

It'll be that group that creates the perception, one that will continue to exist decades in the future, of why Obama won or lost the election. If it's the MSM and Dems, we can expect that an Obama loss will be blamed on racism and racism alone. How better to cow the GOP into acquiesence to the Dem agenda?

[Son House]

News travels slow, the crowd will never know what the Bradley effect is till late, media is too busy convincing us the polls mean the election is over already

[gop4lyf]

I really could care less WHY 0bama loses, just as long as he does lose.

[rbbeachkid]

I think that he should try something new and different...like...maybe...HIS JOB. Wait, no, I don’t want that. He should run for something else.

[mvpel]

“...right-to-carry permits...”

You don’t need a “permit” to exercise a “right.”

[skinkinthegrass]

For Prop 15 the NRA had registered more than 300,000 new voters through California gun stores....

hardcore Liberals have a more difficult time facing reality. It is much easier for them to cry "racism" than swallow the truth.
that and this...Is the truth.

[Redcitizen]

How about Community Organizer?

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[neverdem]

That 29% seems to high to me, it should be down in the 15% range with Obamao’s horrible RTKBA record and votes and statements.

I don't know. There are lefty gun owners. The left can be best characterized by their gullibility, that you can have your cake and eat it too, that you can change human nature, etc.

[no dems]

This is all good, BUT, the 2nd Amendment crowd always goes Republican. This year will be no different. I don’t see this making much difference unless the NRA has registered a lot of new voters.

[Ciexyz]

I know two NRA families in PA who are split on this election. Wife for Obama or Third party candidate, hubby for McCain.