From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Sat May 17 2003 - 20:49:58 MDT
In a message dated 5/16/2003 10:37:16 AM Central Standard Time,
mwiik@messagenet.com writes: While I'm sure (assuming you vote republican)
that they appreciate your vote and your canvassing work, there's suggestions
they couldn't care less about your 'influence' on their 'policy'. Consider:
Mike,
I have operated that the real power to influence elections in this
country lies in the hands of that small percentage of people that go door to
door asking for votes. Later those same people are essential in getting out
the vote. I also buy into the theory that no election was ever lost in this
country that the loser's "stay at home" vote wouldn't have been sufficient to
provide him a win. Now obviously we have to take this with a grain of salt
but I believe the principle to be largely true.
As to what this or that party or individual thinks of my thoughts and
efforts in influencing the vote, I truly don't care. I have won my viewpoint
and I have lost. When I have lost it has seemed to always have been a case o
the opposition caring more for their candidate and turning out in greater
numbers & working harder than my side did. I may not like that but I accept
the justice of the result.
Now, it seems a little difficult to pin down what you think about Leo
Strauss and what William Pfaff thinks and you only quote. However he did
exist, he was in the political science department of the U of C for a time.
For those of you that wish to check him out you might look up a speech of his
at
http://www.cnphysis.com/civil/yuanwen.htm
I can't recognise Mike's position on Pfaff at all when I look at
Strauss' own words.
Ron h.
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