Functional Ambivalent exhumes an entry from a couple of years ago that argues that we (collectively) vote for the presidential candidate we perceive would be the most fun to party with.
It’s an interesting assessment, worth your time. For NewMexiKen’s part I am trying to see how it correlates with the evangelical vote going primarily to Bush. We know from studies that many evangelicals are hypocrites (higher divorce rates, higher alcoholism rates, etc., than the population at large), but it would seem they would vote against the party-boy even so. (Hypocrites being in fact hypocrites). Or am I overlooking the “saved” aspect? Does F/A need to update his theory so that a “born-again” (i.e., found the lord) party-boy is the even more popular choice?
Not for me, I hasten to add. Not expecting to party with the president, I prefer competence.