The New Revere
01-05-2008, 08:26 PM
Two Obama canvassers came to my door today. I engaged them in a long conversation. I was curious why someone would be for Obama.
They were very polite and we bothh expressed appreciation for the others good manners and enthusiasm.
The down side is that many of my suspicions about them were correct and the MSM's view of Ron Paul seems to be beaten into thier head.
I also found it sad that they seemed to want the same things we do. The reasons they want Obama are exactly Paul's campaign stances, but they are swayed by his heartfelt speeches and the fuzzy feeling they get from watching him.
Here's what i was told in a nutshell:
1. They think he will get us out of Iraq.
2. They see him as a uniter that will stretch across party lines.
3. They believe he opposed the war.
4. They say he has principal and does things that may be unpopular. They claim his run for senate was unpopular and he perservered.
5. They claim that electing someone of mixed race is redeeming and that the world sees our support for him and it changes they're view of us "maybe were not so bad".
6. The girl expressed fear about the overturning of Roe vs Wade. When i asked here would'nt she rather have a voice in her local government and make the decision for herself in state government, rather than have a supreme court judgement she could do nothing about if conserative judges overturned it, she didn't really have an answer, but went back to him being pro abortion and scaring her about what he would do in office.
7. He's "Electable"
Overall I was left with the impression that even though they seemed of like mind in many ways, having a "rock star" style candidate with big dreams, big promises and a different complexion meant hope and real change.
The reasons for not going with Paul were predictable and kind of annoying.
"He's not electable" I was asked twice who my second choice was. Even when i said unelectable just meant that they wouldn't vote thier concience and believed media hype they agreed. Didn't change thier mind though.
The abortion issue
Overall it just came down to he wasn't "shiny" enough for lack of a better simile.
They were polite and very cordial. I was just sad they could see past the glamour and the polularity garbage.
I hope these notes give some insight into what your gonna see when you try to convert Obama people.
The facts aren't always gonna matter.
They were very polite and we bothh expressed appreciation for the others good manners and enthusiasm.
The down side is that many of my suspicions about them were correct and the MSM's view of Ron Paul seems to be beaten into thier head.
I also found it sad that they seemed to want the same things we do. The reasons they want Obama are exactly Paul's campaign stances, but they are swayed by his heartfelt speeches and the fuzzy feeling they get from watching him.
Here's what i was told in a nutshell:
1. They think he will get us out of Iraq.
2. They see him as a uniter that will stretch across party lines.
3. They believe he opposed the war.
4. They say he has principal and does things that may be unpopular. They claim his run for senate was unpopular and he perservered.
5. They claim that electing someone of mixed race is redeeming and that the world sees our support for him and it changes they're view of us "maybe were not so bad".
6. The girl expressed fear about the overturning of Roe vs Wade. When i asked here would'nt she rather have a voice in her local government and make the decision for herself in state government, rather than have a supreme court judgement she could do nothing about if conserative judges overturned it, she didn't really have an answer, but went back to him being pro abortion and scaring her about what he would do in office.
7. He's "Electable"
Overall I was left with the impression that even though they seemed of like mind in many ways, having a "rock star" style candidate with big dreams, big promises and a different complexion meant hope and real change.
The reasons for not going with Paul were predictable and kind of annoying.
"He's not electable" I was asked twice who my second choice was. Even when i said unelectable just meant that they wouldn't vote thier concience and believed media hype they agreed. Didn't change thier mind though.
The abortion issue
Overall it just came down to he wasn't "shiny" enough for lack of a better simile.
They were polite and very cordial. I was just sad they could see past the glamour and the polularity garbage.
I hope these notes give some insight into what your gonna see when you try to convert Obama people.
The facts aren't always gonna matter.