tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460674773445742325.post3330884840214398628..comments2024-02-13T05:40:02.459-06:00Comments on Alternative Tulsa: Gallup Poll Shows GOP Negatives on the RiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460674773445742325.post-68809380065013803412008-11-21T21:45:00.000-06:002008-11-21T21:45:00.000-06:00It could be classic cognitive dissonance. When peo...It could be classic cognitive dissonance. <BR/><BR/>When people are forced to choose between two desirable choices, then once they have decided, they tend to downplay the choice not made as a way to resolve the tension.<BR/><BR/>If this principle is indeed applicable to the election, it would seem to imply that a significant number of voters were conflicted about their vote.<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps the imminence of their release from the reign of Bush has allowed people to get in touch with their inner Democrat.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe it's just that horrible Sarah Palin turkey-killing video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com