10-21-2008, 12:47 PM
See: Mancur Olson, Median Voter Theory
Also, if you believe that you can preach to "all walks" of life in the elective pool, many, many of whom are diametrically opposed to one another, then who isn't actually being given credit for intelligence? Pleasing everybody necessitates lying, and if anybody that believes they can "fool all the people all the time" that person is really the one dumbing folks down. By concentrating your efforts on a certain areas or groups, you're rationally organizing campaign resources.
Also, if you believe that you can preach to "all walks" of life in the elective pool, many, many of whom are diametrically opposed to one another, then who isn't actually being given credit for intelligence? Pleasing everybody necessitates lying, and if anybody that believes they can "fool all the people all the time" that person is really the one dumbing folks down. By concentrating your efforts on a certain areas or groups, you're rationally organizing campaign resources.