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FWIW, the results show exactly what I suggested would happen. The initial negative effort from Tim O'Malley's camp energized Schnitzler's base. Schnitzler received more votes than were cast for Captan Hazard. Overall, there were fewer votes in the Captain's race.
A couple of old political science "rules" come to mind:
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
This thread leads me to the realization that it has been too long since I rebuilt a carburetor in the kitchen sink.FWIW, the results show exactly what I suggested would happen. The initial negative effort from Tim O'Malley's camp energized Schnitzler's base. Schnitzler received more votes than were cast for Captan Hazard. Overall, there were fewer votes in the Captain's race.
A couple of old political science "rules" come to mind:
- Negative Campaigns via proxy are ineffective. The Candidate has to take ownership
- Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt are most effective to an uninformed electorate
Good Post.
I would also submit that if the races ran longer the results in a few of the bases may be different as well.