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'Cooling Out' the Voters

charlieham42 Wrote: Oct 30, 2012 2:13 PM

If that is so clear (and I believe it is) why did so many people vote for him? And why are they going to vote for him again?

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Bill904 Wrote: Oct 30, 2012 2:40 PM

So very many people vote for president based on factors that have nothing to do with the fitness of the person for the office. They go on looks, emotion, and whatever the MSM or celebrities tell them.

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'Cooling Out' the Voters

Confidence men know that their victim -- "the mark" as he has been called -- is eventually going to realize that he has been cheated. But it makes a big difference whether he realizes it immediately, and goes to the police, or realizes it after the confidence man is long gone.

So part of the confidence racket is creating a period of uncertainty, during which the victim is not yet sure of what is happening. This delaying process has been called "cooling out the mark."

The same principle applies in politics. When the accusations that led to the impeachment...