Posted on 12/01/2008 11:42:16 AM PST by MHGinTN
Thought it was about time to address this Axelrod methodology since it is now running so prominently in the sycophantic media.
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You are right that Axelrod is a master at media manipulation. The term ‘president-elect’ however, is not what is referred to here as psychographics. Psychographics is a term of art in marketing that segments individuals based on values and beliefs as a supplement to ‘demographics’ which is based on income, age, gender and education.
With apologies, your argument is well-intentioned, but...
The reason that the press (sycophantic or otherwise) is using the term “President-elect Obama” is because, like it or not, that is what he is.
I am among those who would not be disturbed if he was officially found to be disqualified, but snowballs in Hell are more likely.
Until after Dec 15, the term ‘president-elect’ is not valid. Nice try though ... did you think you were voting directly for Obama and not the electors of/for same?
In the field of marketing, demographics, opinion research, and social research in general, psychographic variables are any attributes relating to personality, values, attitudes, interests, or lifestyles. They are also called IAO variables (for Interests, Attitudes, and Opinions). They can be contrasted with demographic variables (such as age and gender), behavioral variables (such as usage rate or loyalty), and bizographic variables (such as industry, seniority and functional area).
When a relatively complete assessment of a person or group's psychographic make-up is constructed, this is called a psychographic profile. Psychographic profiles are used in market segmentation as well as in advertising.
The Telegraph ( UK) used the term in a a headline as follows
“President-elect Barack Obama proposes economic suicide for US”
Just supportng your point
Ping.
Did everyone get a chance to see the Youtube video on how easy it is to fake an 0bama birth certificate?
“The reason that the press (sycophantic or otherwise) is using the term “President-elect Obama” is because, like it or not, that is what he is.”
No, actually until the Congress counts the electoral votes in January it is merely presumed that Obama will become President-elect. But he is not that yet.
The term "president-elect" has been used from the moment the election results were known for as long as I can remember in my almost 55 years. December 15 is really irrelevant to the term as what happens 12/15 is merely a procedural rubber stamp.
Hey, Jeff. How are ya these days?
Wouldn’t the title, “A PAUCITY of truth...” be a better fit in your link? That’s what The One’s given us about his birth and upbringing...
You make a very good point.
So it might the case that it would be better to say ‘presumptive-president-elect’ but Obama is certainly not the first person to be referred to as president-elect prior to the electoral college results. The funding for the transition team is even authorized for the president-elect well before the Electoral College acts.
In the strictest technical sense it may not be correct (but even that is a little bit of a reach) but it is certainly common parlance.
So it reamains a little hard to attribute the media’s use of the term to Axelrod.
To your overall point, though, it would have been nice if the public had been better educated regarding the techniques of media manipulation. But that is even less likely than Obama failing to get Electoral College ratification.
You are incorrect and under the assumption we are a democracy.
While you are correct in that, this is the first time I have seen daily press conferences with the assumed President-Elect in front of a sign that said “Office of President-Elect”.
The PAUCITY (or lack) of truth is what he has given. The Audacity of Truth is what I am attempting to provide.
8217? I don’t believe you!
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