Posted on 10/13/2012 7:16:25 AM PDT by drewh
Lindsay Lohan came out in support of Mitt Romney yesterday.
While most would, at first glance, write this off as gossip, it's the latest instance of an evolving trend that jeopardizes President Obama's chance at winning the White House.
Lohan, by all accounts, is a typical low-information voter. And low information voters, like it or not, will decide this election.
The first person to pick out this trend was Dave Weigel after sportswriter Buzz Bissinger endorsed Romney after his positive debate performance. Bissinger, Weigel notes, was a low information voter. He watched the debate, took everyone's word for it on the facts, and backed Romney.
As Weigel notes, it's not like either side was falling over themselves to score the lusted-after and enviable Bissinger endorsement.
But Bissinger is emblematic of millions of Americans. These people don't follow politics and plan to vote based on what little information they've gleaned.
Wrestler Hulk Hogan has backed Romney because he wants someone to "just take the lead and run."
Lohan said that the reason she was voting Romney was "employment." From The Blaze:
“I just think employment is really important right now,” the troubled star told E!, while at Mr. Pink’s Ginseng Drink event in Beverly Hills, California, on Thursday. “So, as of now, Mitt Romney. As of now.”
Here's why the Obama campaign should be worried.
Lohan is a low information voter convinced that (a) employment is really important, (b) thinks that employment is not being sufficiently handled by the White House right now and (c) thinks that Mitt Romney is better equipped to handle employment.
That arguably logical sequence is all that it takes for a low-information voter to support Mitt Romney. The thing is, there are millions of voters like her. That should terrify the Obama campaign.
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At least on the bright side ? the logical and intellect challenged will follow her and vote for Romney as they voted for Obama.... we won’t get in their way.
First Jenna Jameson, then Stacey Dash and now LiLo?
Is the Glovemeister a sex symbol?
Ohh yeah!!! Hulk Hogan Tribute Real American http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFwXmz1KGoQ&feature=related
Don’t forget John Elway and Greg Anthony. The celebrity worshippers have to be taking note: the Marxist is a loser.
This is the most hilarious example of the game “X is the key to the election” yet.
Dingbats will decide the election. ROTFLMAO!
As Lohan has been perpetually unemployed it figures that this issue would be of importance to her. I wouldn’t be the one to tell her lack of work is her fault- though. Glad to see she has come out in favor of Romney. Ten to one Lilo’s dad is a Republican.
As Lohan has been perpetually unemployed it figures that this issue would be of importance to her. I wouldn’t be the one to tell her lack of work is her fault- though. Glad to see she has come out in favor of Romney. Ten to one Lilo’s dad is a Republican.
My favorite low information voter is my nail tech whom I’ve known for over 20 years. She claims to have voted for the winner in each presidential election since 1980. Two weeks ago she was solid Obama. Now she’s lean Obama. She really liked Romney in the debate. She gets a lot of her news from National Inquirer and from the other people getting their nails done. She’s just starting to pay attention. I go see her in another two weeks. I’ll let you know where she is then.
“This is the most hilarious example of the game “X is the key to the election” yet.
Dingbats will decide the election. ROTFLMAO!”
Why not?
They decided the last election.
The really big deal would be that she could find her way to the voting booth.
Should read:
Lindsay Lohan, like Endorses like Romney, And It's like Actually like A Really Big Deal
Sorry for the double post.
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