Presidential Election Focus Group on C-span

[k in IA]

[kskiska]

1. Those people were clueless.

They couldn't answer any of the questions coherently, or satisfactorily explain their positions on either candidate. They didn't seem to know just what they want.

[Spygame]

6. I agree

[lakeguy]

2. but they all seemed to distrust what bush said

which i thought was a good sign. other than that, clueless!

[kskiska]

3. In the clips they were shown

Bush* was speaking in his usual platitudes, which seemed to make their eyes glaze over, and Kerry was speaking in specifics – health care, jobs, etc. Some still said they thought * was more forceful, though they seemed to discount most campaign rhetoric.

Some of the questions (What sort of neighbor would ___ be?) were pretty stupid.

[Doctor_J]

4. Is it one of those Frank Luntz

faux-cus groups?

[kskiska]

5. It wasn't Luntz. Somebody else.

It's over now. Not sure if it'll be repeated.