Comments on: Flaming for Obama http://davepress.net/2008/09/28/flaming-for-obama/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ingrid Koehler http://davepress.net/2008/09/28/flaming-for-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1917 Ingrid Koehler Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:37:32 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=851#comment-1917 It's nasty enough that I've completely disengaged with this election and probably won't vote this time out. It’s nasty enough that I’ve completely disengaged with this election and probably won’t vote this time out.

]]> By: Andrew Brown http://davepress.net/2008/09/28/flaming-for-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Andrew Brown Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:20:54 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=851#comment-1898 I read the article and ended up thinking that, involved though I am in politics and much though I enjoy political debate, I'd run a mile rather than get involved in that sort of blogging. All the examples of this 'exciting' engagement were about acting as a fan/flame club for your particular candidate; I don't think there was a single policy issue in the whole article. Perhaps that why I prefer the argument that <a href="http://nevertrustahippy.blogspot.com/2008/09/sunny-hundal-said-this-while-ago-i-said.html" rel="nofollow">Paul Evans</a> is making. If politics is just about heat, with little or no light, I suspect we end up excluding rather than including the wider non-committed potential voter. Still horses for courses I guess. I read the article and ended up thinking that, involved though I am in politics and much though I enjoy political debate, I’d run a mile rather than get involved in that sort of blogging.

All the examples of this ‘exciting’ engagement were about acting as a fan/flame club for your particular candidate; I don’t think there was a single policy issue in the whole article.

Perhaps that why I prefer the argument that Paul Evans is making.

If politics is just about heat, with little or no light, I suspect we end up excluding rather than including the wider non-committed potential voter.

Still horses for courses I guess.

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