[lbo-talk] Sacrificial rationality

Wojtek S wsoko52 at gmail.com
Sun Nov 7 14:54:58 PST 2010


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11697254

where we read: "Anger was the defining characteristic of the 2010 election, with voters determined to punish Mr Obama and the Democrats for the country's sluggish economy and anaemic job numbers.

According to exit polling conducted by ABC News, 88% of voters cited the economy as the number one issue influencing their vote, and at least half of them said they were "very worried" about it.

Perhaps even more telling is that almost three in 10 voters told ABC's pollsters that somebody in their household had lost a job in the past two years.

Antipathy towards government was another motivating factor, with 73% of voters describing themselves as angry or dissatisfied with Washington DC."

[WS:] So face it, lefties, the voters decided to sacrifice Democrats to avert bad luck and vent their irrational antipathy towards government.

Blaming O's administration is blaming the victim of this sacrifice.

Wojtek



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