[thedugal]

Let's take back the Senate! When you talk to democrats keep this caller in mind. Don't even bring up Clinton. It's hard for some people not to, but just keep the focus on Bush and his positive image.

[Molly Pitcher]

You've done a great service here!

Missed bits and pieces of this so it was good to find your summary. There IS hope!!

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[dark_lord]

Also conservatives rely too much on facts and logic. They don't work on democrats nearly as well as feelings.

This is a critical point. Democrats as a group are more motivated by feelings than rational thought. Which is, of course, why advertising works.

The key thing to remember is that those who are motivated by feelings are probably 80% or so of the population. Again, this is why advertising works. So, when communicating to democrats, it is better to focus on the emotional level. Which is why they loved (and still love) Clinton. Clinton is a Master at emotional manipulation. To those who are susceptible to that, they will always think he is great. To those who are motivated by rational thought, logic, law and precident - they see through him. But those are a minority of the population.

I would suggest some great emotional motivators to use on democrats, but cannot. That is my weakest area. Maybe some other folks on this board could come up with some good ideas.

[vin-one]

Could this be part of the reason that President Bush, has not pursued the allegations against the toon.
Remember when everyone was calling for X42 to be prosecuted and sent to Jail,
Bush turned the focus to what he was doing not the past.

Great analysis of the entire picture. Makes alot of sense now.

[HamiltonJay]

The KNEE JERK defense of Clinton by liberals is pure and simple human nature... they were wrong, they know they were wrong, he scammed them, he played them like cheap fiddles. No one wants to admit, particularly on a matter so near to them as who they believe in politically, that they were wrong and duped, its just human nature. More often than not when a major mistake is made by a person, they are far more apt to defend that mistake, than simply admit they were wrong, because generally they just can't face the fact that all those around them telling them so were right... could they have possibly blown it so bad?... its hard to admit it, and most people will go out of their way than face reality of being so abjectively wrong.

[KC_Conspirator]

I heard that call as well and it boggles the mind. I think that the caller just can't admit that he was taken for a fool for all of the 8 years of Klinton's stained presidency. Sure, he can displace his anger on Algore and the democrat party as they continue their lawlessness, but to admit he poured all of his heart and FEELING into defending a scumbag, is still asking too much.

[js1138]

Sounds like a typical seminar caller. There's no conversion there, just a dem trying to pretend that dems are concerned about national security. Dems are frying in hot grease over Iraq, and this is an attempt to make dems sound rational.

Too late.

[Always Right]

Liberals tend to be swayed by catch phrases more than logic. "it's all about sex/politics", "blood for oil", "choice". If you try to make them think about the logic behind the slogans, they fall apart. They can't really explain them. Liberals are not very smart people.

[mystery-ak]

No need to worry about me, I never mention the rapist's name.

[windchime]

This is a super post!

Bump!!

[McGruff]

What was it Rush just said about Dashole's office being in panic? I was working and missed it.

[Consort]

Some in the GOP started to use feelings and emotions with some success (e.g., Compassionate Conservatism). The GOP needs both approaches: Logic for the Thinking Voters and Feelings for the Emotional Voters.

Examples:
"Voting Republican will enhance your self esteem."
"You'll love voting Republican just before the midnight basketball game."

[Mr. K]

You know you do have a point there- we have to somethign to win over the lower half of the bell curve (if you catch my drift)

That is why Republicans should stand up like a MAN (even the wimmin) and TALK STRAIGHT like Donald Rumsfield !!!!!!

Geez why cant we get republicans who have a clue??? Look at the repub takeover in congress in 1994? They ran like conservatives!

[mikegi]

About Clinton/Sudan. Maybe the Dimos would understand it better if you said it this way: "I feel so bad for those thousands of children who lost their mommies and daddies on 9/11. Why didn't we grab Bin Laden when we had the chance in 1998". It's important to leftists to feel like self-hating victims at all times. See, "we" didn't get Bin Laden when we had the chance so it's our fault that 9/11 happened. Maybe later, the leftists will fire up their few remaining brain cells and realize that Clinton was President in 1998.

[Warren]

Need to insure Jim Jeffords is out of a job as soon as possible. This crap is all his fault.

[SW6906]

Just this morning I was trying to make a point with one of the local liberals about how the RATs are playing politics by being against Bush on Iraq when they supported Clinton's nearly-identical position on Iraq a scant four years ago. Meanwhile the Republicans have been on the same side of the issue no matter who is President. The mere mention of Clinton and they descended right into talk about how the Republicans endangered the country by going after Clinton in a power grab, etc, etc, etc. He wouldn't let me make my point and join me in condemning the RATs for being hypocritical and changing their position based on who is in the White House.

We agreed to disagree: he blames the Republicans for going after Clinton, I blame Clinton for giving them the opening (again and again and again).

[South40]

Republicans good.

Democrats bad...real bad!

[narby]

The best approach is feelings AND logic.

Everyone wants to believe they're logical. So even when being snookered by a good salesman like Clinton, they'll use some kind of false logic to justify their position.

Reagan appealed to feelings AND logic, and look how far it got him.

This is what turned me on to Bush so much. He has that same gift, to work both sides of the fence. For all he lacks in presence (except when he tries hard) he makes up by being in the right stratigic political position. He's always thinking way out in front of himself. We can learn a lot from him.

One good pitch to dems is to find a way to make them FEEL they've made the proper LOGICAL conclusion. That's a hard nut for someone like me to crack, since I don't hardly feel a da@n thing.

[dmanLA]

Great post.

Does anyone remember Reagan's ads when he was running for president? It didn't mention a single issue. All it had was Ronald and Nancy walking around with an American flag waving in the background.

Dems were laughing at those ads. They weren't laughing after the election. Patriotism is an emotional reaction. Reagan understood that emotions were needed to pull people his way.

Why do you think the Democrats are so upset when they think someone is implying they are unpatriotic?

Republicans should use the patriotism emotion. Democrats would never use it because they hate the flag and the foundation of this country. Democrats favorite emotion is FEAR.

[VaBthang4]

I think this is why GW refuses to touch anything relating to the Clinton Administration. He doesnt comment on it....he doesnt sent his JD after it. He avoids the Clinton's and anything associated with them.

Many have whined about that...I never have. It is a good move.

You hit it....Libs move on feelings.

This guy isnt so much a convert as much as he doesnt "feel" well supporting Gore or any of the current crop of Lib ahem leaders.

regular dimwit Liberals [not the diehards] cater to strength regardless of the source. Even in the media you see this...the media dislikes Conservatives, but right now GW is the man with the percieved strength...so begrudgingly they gravitate to him.

I dont think Conservatives lean on logic and facts too much as much as they dont properly orientate themselves to what drives Liberals...."feeling".

Once Conservatives work out the chinks in their OODA loop...they will be unstoppable.