[lbo-talk] The possibilities of failing upwards with healthcare

[Michael Perelman]

Polls help them frame (excuse) the decisions they are going to make anyway.  
They also help to find gimmicks that can win public approval, like the dog 
poop law in the movie, Milk.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 02:35:45PM -0400, SA wrote:
>
> Then why do politicians study opinion polls on a minute-to-minute basis,  
> in the most minute, excruciating detail, and spend millions of dollars  
> on them?
>

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

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