Comments on: Balancing and Partisan Tides http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/2008/12/balancing-and-party/ Why Americans Vote the Way they Do Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:59:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Vanessa http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/2008/12/balancing-and-party/comment-page-1/#comment-1728 Vanessa Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:20:39 +0000 http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/?p=322#comment-1728 What kind of misconceptions about political ideologies iterfere with our democracy? Like beleiving in only republican or democratic, and what would make one think that way? What kind of misconceptions about political ideologies iterfere with our democracy? Like beleiving in only republican or democratic, and what would make one think that way?

]]> By: Andrew http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/2008/12/balancing-and-party/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Andrew Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:54:00 +0000 http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/?p=322#comment-1574 I believe in balancing; I just don't think it's necessary to explain the result. The Republican won the first round of the election, then in the 2nd round a conservative third party candidate dropped out and there was an expected drop in turnout (which I would also think would favor more conservative candidates, but maybe I'm wrong on that point). It seemed a leap to bring in balancing as an explanation without first going through these big factors. Regarding by-elections: yes, but I think these are typically considered to be important as a lead-in to future elections, not when they are a month after the general election and before the newly elected candidates have even started their jobs. I believe in balancing; I just don’t think it’s necessary to explain the result. The Republican won the first round of the election, then in the 2nd round a conservative third party candidate dropped out and there was an expected drop in turnout (which I would also think would favor more conservative candidates, but maybe I’m wrong on that point). It seemed a leap to bring in balancing as an explanation without first going through these big factors.

Regarding by-elections: yes, but I think these are typically considered to be important as a lead-in to future elections, not when they are a month after the general election and before the newly elected candidates have even started their jobs.

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