Not really, here anyway. The Air Force tends to run heavily towards the GOP, and Idaho has gone to the Republicans since, as someone in #straightdope put it, “the earth’s crust cooled”. Some of them refer to CNN as the “Communist News Network”, to say nothing of the BBC. They think Fox News really is “fair and balanced”. And yes, some of them are still blaming Clinton.
I’ll try not to be a dick if Kerry wins.
On the other hand, my mother called me the other day just to tell me that my brother-in-law, who usually votes Republican, is voting for Kerry this year.
My state is pretty much a lock for Bush, and the talk I hear reflects that. I have sworn off getting involved in any political discussions, since I am seemingly surrounded by people who, if they disagree with me, cannot express their opinions without questioning my sanity and my principles. I also no longer discuss politics with most of those who agree with me since I was accused of not being “committed to the cause” because I disagreed about one particular issue that I had the misfortune to bring up. :dubious: There doesn’t seem to be a lot of space safe from political talk in my town. I just want it to be over. It makes me feel unpatriotic, but I just want it finished.
[voice from Holland]
No. Over here, this election isn’t seen as more important, or debated more, then other USA-elections. Some elements are “entrances” to talk about it. They meke easy discussion topics, somehow. “Entrances” like the Iraq war and Michael Moore’s movie, that has been shown in many Dutch movie theatres.
But most elections or political scandals have had one or two of such “entrances”. The last election had the votecounting thing; Clinton had Monicagate.
So, no, this election isn’t debated more then the others.
[/voice from Holland]
Maybe the increased use of internet (fast, multi-available, interactive) has something to do with the feeling that this election is more debated?