Take for example stem cell research. It is, for a significant number of voters the, single issue that can decide their vote. It works like this.. a candidate and the voter could agree on 50 separate issues, but if the candidate is for stem cell research and the voter is against it, the voter will not vote for that candidate.
Perhaps for as many as 70 percent of the voters stem cell research is just one of many issues that the voter considers. But for those single issue voters, no Republican in anything less than a very liberal state, can afford to support stem cell research.
But that 30 percent are not all Republicans. About 10 of the 30 percent are Democrats. Stem Cell Research, pro abortion, pro gun control can cost Democrats races in states like Ohio.
DeWine for example can vote for amnesty for mexican workers. It is not a political stance that translates to many single issue voters.
But the issues I mentioned control the the votes of many single issue voters. Even Democrast have to be very careful.
Single issue voters do not need to be a majority.. A minority on both parties is enough to cause candidate in both parties dance to their tune.
One thing that really does get my panties in a wad is that the MSM won't distinguish between adult stem cell research and embryonic stem cell research. The former has had many successes (that's what bone marrow transplants are about, and we all know about those); and the latter has had no success, and may never have.
Too many voters don't know the difference. And the MSM won't tell them.
If you asked people whether they would prefer their money support adult stem cell research, which has had many successes, or embryonic stem cell research, which so far has been a dismal failure, I think the answers would be clear.
Tell me if I am wrong on this Common Tator. The senate vote according to Fox news was 63-37. That is short of the amount needed to override a veto. That seems positive to me. It could be better, but even the Senate didn't have the votes to override on the first pass.
As to the House, it was 250 something to 193? My numbers are a bit off, but in the ballpark. Does that mean the 250 something voted to overturn the veto, or to uphold it?
Even so they didn't have enough to override.
The power of the people on this issue.
Single issue voters do not need to be a majority.. A minority on both parties is enough to cause candidate in both parties dance to their tune.
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You are correct about single issues being deal-breakers for various voters. My contention really is that "70%" is a made-up number. 70% of Americans have NO opinion of expanding-federally-funded-embryonic-stem-cell-research. The entire phrase is long, and rarely said in full by media, and I would bet not said in full when pollsters collect their data.
Remember 50% of Americans have double digit IQs. It is to be hoped that many of them fall in the category of "did not vote."