Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com> writes:

Seriously, is there any voters out there who actually base their
decision on whom they will vote for on someone's endorsement? Sure,
there will always be a few nitwits, but are there that many?

'A' endorses 'B'. Ho hum.

Except if A is is the object of fanatic fandom, of religious fervor,
for millions of people. "What would Jesus do?" "Pray without
ceasing." "Only believe." Whatever the cognitive mechanism is that
makes some people live constantly in that submissive context can be
stripped down and reconfigured to elevate A to messianic status
without ever using that word or other theological terminology.

Then A's endorsement is an ex cathedra pronouncement.

--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada

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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:11:53 -0400, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

Seriously, is there any voters out there who actually base their
decision on whom they will vote for on someone's endorsement?

Those within some religious, unions, and police groups? I don't
belong to these groups, but when their "chiefs" endorse, I suspect
some percent will follow (vote). Should be research out there on this
topic somewhere.


Sep 9, 2024 -- White Protestants and Catholics support Trump, but
voters in other U.S. religious groups prefer Harris

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/09/white-protestants-and-catholics-support-trump-but-voters-in-other-us-religious-groups-prefer-harris/

"The pressure to conform (to do what others are doing) can be powerful
and hard to resist. A person might feel pressure to do something just
because others are doing it (or say they are). Peer pressure can
influence a person to do something that is relatively harmless -- or
something that has more serious consequences."

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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:11:53 -0400, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

Seriously, is there any voters out there who actually base their
decision on whom they will vote for on someone's endorsement?

a few nitwits

Aside - More than a few come out of the woodwork, when macho 'drum
beats' exist.


Mark Twain, "The War Prayer" (ca.1904-5)

The American writer Mark Twain wrote the following satire in the glow
of America's imperial interventions.

https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/19-american-empire/mark-twain-the-war-prayer-ca-1904-5/

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On 2024-10-01, Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

Then A's endorsement is an ex cathedra pronouncement.

Ex cathedra: Latin for "with the catheter removed." ;)

I think for people who feel overwhelmed by the mental complexity of a
subject, simply doing what your idol tells you to do is a shortcut to
trying to make a good decision (whatever that means to you) without
doing a lot of work.

Remember: work smarter, not harder! Unless you're not that smart. Then,
you'd probably better get to work.

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On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 15:58:55 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

I think for people who feel overwhelmed by the mental complexity of a >subject, simply doing what your idol tells you to do is a shortcut to
trying to make a good decision (whatever that means to you) without
doing a lot of work.

For the Bible Tells Me So, and when others say its so, it's so.

RE: Abortion Topic...so if a candidate is against, I'm for him/her, is
their reasoning. Clueless people who are without biological
understandings.

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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:11:53 -0400, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

Seriously, is there any voters out there who actually base their
decision on whom they will vote for on someone's endorsement?

On a different note, Midnight at the Oasis, Maria Muldaur - She has acknowledged that people do approach her at her concerts or events and
claim that this song has inspired sexual encounters, loss of
virginity, and pregnancy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_at_the_Oasis

1973 Warner Records Inc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gKnnb24Eso

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