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Kanye West vs. The Charlie Daniels Band
For years now, political strategists have studied consumer habits in music, food, shopping, etc. to help gauge voters’ political affiliations and to better target their candidates’ communications.
For instance, these highly paid strategists look at research data on whether people prefer to shop at Whole Foods or Wal-Mart, drink Bourbon/Scotch or Gin/Bourbon, etc. Very scientific stuff.
It looks like these pollsters can now add a few more questions to their list, such as Black Eyed Peas or The Charlie Daniels Band? Willie Nelson or Gretchen Wilson?
According to a report in the New York Times Caucus blog, the two parties being planned for the national political conventions could not be more opposite, with the Republican National Convention’s line-up looking ready to party like it’s 1988.
A sampling of what to expect at each convention:
Democrats National Convention in Denver
Music
- Black Eyed Peas
- Willie Nelson
- Kanye West
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- Jennifer Lopez
Celebrities
- Quentin Tarantino
- Spike Lee
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Cheryl Hines
Republican National Convention in St. Paul:
Music
- Gretchen Wilson
- Cowboy Troy and John Rich
- The Charlie Daniels Band
- Sammy Hagar
Celebrities
- Tim Daly
- Kerry Washington
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By Switcher
August 11, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
I was a republican before I read this. I’m officially switching parties.