Cal Study: Terror Warnings Would Hurt McCain/Palin, Not Help

[maddezmom]

Source: NBC11.com

Cal Study: Terror Warnings Would Hurt McCain/Palin, Not Help

POSTED: 1:12 pm PDT October 1, 2008
UPDATED: 1:32 pm PDT October 1, 2008


BERKELEY, Calif. --
By John Boitnott, Web Producer

Contrary to conventional wisdom, if a terror alert hits the U.S., it may not have a positive effect on the McCain/Palin campaign's efforts, especially with swing voters, a new study has found.

Contrary to earlier studies that found that the threat of terrorism favors conservative leaders, a new national field study conducted by UC Berkeley sociologists Robb Willer and Nick Adams showed that terror warnings delivered by government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security may reduce support for Sen. John McCain among moderates or swing voters.


The researchers said study results have led them to believe that presidential candidates who play up the threat of terrorism to bolster votes may want to rethink that game plan.

With just weeks until the Nov. 4 election, recent polls show that the race for the presidency is very close and that both campaigns are heavily courting moderate swing voters.

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[amdezurik]

1. no wonder the terror attack in Dayton

is being hushed-up...

[Demeter]

2. What Terror Attack?!!

[amdezurik]

3. in responce to the DVD of lies in the papers there

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4114635

[More_liberal_than_mo]

4. Cry wolf

You can only cry wolf so many times before the people stop believing you. Crying wolf now will only remind people how many times the repubs have cried before when they needed a political boost to get them through an election. This time it would backfire.
'Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again' — George W. Bush.

[Alcibiades]

5. This time, the terror is economic

Experts agree: no bailout, no economy. Different experts from the ones who thought Saddam Hussein had WMDs, but the fearmongering is the same.

[AndyTiedye]

6. Unless They Use a Real Wolf Again