Soccer Dad

Base-ic instinct

National Journal's latest question was whether the Republicans should appeal to the base, or go for swing voters. Both the loc and roc bloggers agreed that they ought to go after the base.

Though some bloggers said similar comments, my comment didn't make it, so here it is:

Watching the Democrats and seeing the resulting bounce, I have to conclude that the base is the way to go. That's where the enthusiasm comes from. If the base is energized it will be easier to convince the undecideds.

I notice that Granite Grok has also been blogging about the results of these polls. Here's their take on the Democratic convention.