tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315114.post6193099859180967728..comments2023-05-21T09:15:06.435-07:00Comments on The Sociology of Information: Talking to OurselvesDan Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380226325325300201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315114.post-83307639025506592112008-09-19T14:09:00.000-07:002008-09-19T14:09:00.000-07:00That sounds right on Obama strategy. I was thinki...That sounds right on Obama strategy. I was thinking more about how the conversations go after the candidate leaves -- although I'm guessing that even if you visit every state, it's really really heavy lifting to get people who don't already support a candidate to come out and listen to him or her at a rally or speech.Dan Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380226325325300201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315114.post-52298158283328636262008-09-19T12:10:00.000-07:002008-09-19T12:10:00.000-07:00There's a recent article by Michael Alvarez showin...There's a recent article by Michael Alvarez showing a huge difference between blacks and whites on whether they are confident that their vote in the 2004 election was counted. <BR/><BR/>As for tribalism, it seems to be a strong element in presidential politics. Each side is trying to convince voters that the other guy is not like you and is not like what you want to be. (Wouldn't you rather be a war hero tough enough to withstand torture than a Harvard Law grad community organizer?) But I thought Obama's was a 50-state strategy and that he was trying to talk to voters in Texas and Idaho, not just his base and the swing states.Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.com