http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-63828 megapotamus Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:46:58 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/#comment-63828 If the trend does start to appear organic, at least to Markos... what effect? Will he move closer to the DLC neo-cons? Closer to the hard-Lefty Kossacks? It is precisely like the calculations that must be made to actually WIN an election. If Kos proves himself the master of some sort of accomodation that keeps his base from aggressively shrinking (it can shrink quite a bit yet and still leave him the biggest dog on the porch by far) it will mean that there is electoral life yet in the lib/Left and Dems. That would be a sad occurence but somehow I doubt Kos is up to the statesmanship involved. Did you see him declare himself an enthusiastic 2nd Ammendment man? Oy! This issue isn't the pivot point it was of course but that's mostly cuz the Dems think/know/believe it is a loser. And it is. If Kos would become an issues man and actually lead some of the Armed Liberals and Gun-toting Liberals it would prevent or at least slow the Reddification of the nation. But then he would soon become, as you say, just an ordinary blogger/activist. I doubt he would relish that. If the trend does start to appear organic, at least to Markos… what effect? Will he move closer to the DLC neo-cons? Closer to the hard-Lefty Kossacks? It is precisely like the calculations that must be made to actually WIN an election. If Kos proves himself the master of some sort of accomodation that keeps his base from aggressively shrinking (it can shrink quite a bit yet and still leave him the biggest dog on the porch by far) it will mean that there is electoral life yet in the lib/Left and Dems. That would be a sad occurence but somehow I doubt Kos is up to the statesmanship involved. Did you see him declare himself an enthusiastic 2nd Ammendment man? Oy! This issue isn’t the pivot point it was of course but that’s mostly cuz the Dems think/know/believe it is a loser. And it is. If Kos would become an issues man and actually lead some of the Armed Liberals and Gun-toting Liberals it would prevent or at least slow the Reddification of the nation. But then he would soon become, as you say, just an ordinary blogger/activist. I doubt he would relish that.

]]> http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-63826 mikebdot Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:20:34 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/#comment-63826 Well, apparentely 400,000 people respect him enough to visit him each day, or maybe more like 100,000 people who have four different computers. In any event, just stating my caution when trying to spot 'trends' in any group of data. :) Well, apparentely 400,000 people respect him enough to visit him each day, or maybe more like 100,000 people who have four different computers. In any event, just stating my caution when trying to spot ‘trends’ in any group of data.

]]> http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-63819 dmac Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:37:14 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/#comment-63819 It will probably spike upwards a bit when the elections get underway in earnest, but you could liken this to the "shock jock" mentality at work here, when the audience eventually tires of the tricks and mock outrage and moves onto something even more outrageous, or at least unique. Now that the guy's been exposed as basically a one - trick pony, what can he possibly do for an encore? Become respectable? Too late. It will probably spike upwards a bit when the elections get underway in earnest, but you could liken this to the “shock jock” mentality at work here, when the audience eventually tires of the tricks and mock outrage and moves onto something even more outrageous, or at least unique. Now that the guy’s been exposed as basically a one – trick pony, what can he possibly do for an encore? Become respectable? Too late.

]]> http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-63816 mikebdot Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:07:13 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/07/12/dissension-in-the-ranks/#comment-63816 I think it's fair to assume some seasonality and that traffic will go back up in the fall when people come back inside from the summer weather...maybe not though. I just am always weary of claiming a 'trend' when the chart is out of control (statistically speaking). I think it’s fair to assume some seasonality and that traffic will go back up in the fall when people come back inside from the summer weather…maybe not though. I just am always weary of claiming a ‘trend’ when the chart is out of control (statistically speaking).

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