fishgo wrote:
JSA wrote:
People are ridiculously fickle. If Biden thinks he can ignore Wisconsin, well, maybe he is right. But, history does not support that position and, to be honest, I cannot figure out why he seems to be flirting with attempts to snatch defeat from the hands of victory....
I think your separation of attending "the convention" which happens to be in Milwaukee and "campaigning" in Wisconsin are two different items. Which you helped differentiate in a subsequent post.
Biden not attending the acceptance, yeah, maybe that's a smart choice on his part to stay healthy but maybe not the best strategic move for the Dem party and the convention. A little air out of the room but there's a pandemic on and the Dem party in Milwaukee is toast anyway.
His not campaigning in Wisconsin? Well, he's spending money on ads, but I think his best play is to stay in the basement and just let the opposition keep destroying themselves. If Trump wants to hurt Trump's chances, well then stand back and let him. Biden cannot play in the Trump-defined sandbox anyway, Trump wins in any head-to-head spat match. Just.stay.out.of.the.way and let Trump self-destruct. People mostly aren't electing Biden, they're simply trying to elect anyone but Trump. Sure, Biden, like Hillary, has all kinds of position papers which the vast majority of voters aren't going to bother to even glance at nor digest in any capacity. Their N=1 conversation about a slight from a Union rep from 27 years ago or from Fred at the gas station carries more weight.
And as another poster said, the people of Wisconsin elected, then re-elected Ron Johnson. Almost anyone who can fog a mirror sees what a light-weight Johnson is.
Almost anyone, except a majority of voters in Wisconsin.
As a purple state, the way Wisconsin goes depends completely on voter turnout. There are some cross-voters, sure. But, local polsters have correctly picked winners based entirely on voter turnout for about the past 30 years. Turnout is also a very fickle thing. It continues to boggle the mind, but, the average Joe and Jane need to be motivated to get out and vote. Motivation rarely comes from political ads. History has shown a candidate's presence in the state directly correlates to the motivation level of a certain group. For better or worse, that's what the numbers have shown. If Joe feels his physical presence in the state is not needed, well, that's his decision. His presence or absence will not impact my vote. But, my colleagues who work with the WI Dem Party are very nervous and very upset by the decision. They are in a far better position to ascertain the impact on turnout of their party members than I and they are concerned.
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