On top of Fashion Week coverage, WWD was conducting its own informal Super Tuesday poll at the Tents yesterday.
Regarding his vote for Obama, author Dominick Dunne is quoted as saying: “I like him for the same reason Caroline Kennedy likes him. He’s got excitement like no one has had since JFK. I love to hear him speak, I love his wit and I love his style.” (Published: Tuesday, February 05, 2008)
I’d be lying if I said this statement didn’t make me just a bit nervous. Remember in ’04, when the Economist polled Americans on which candidate they’d rather get a drink with, and Bush won out over Kerry? Bush was great at giving weight to his message with non-threatening delivery, an ability to connect on a personal level with voters. Votes were won because Americans could see themselves hanging out at the bar with him on a Friday night. Scary. While I did vote for Clinton yesterday, I can’t hate if Obama becomes the next president – but I can be concerned if he becomes the next president simply because the content of his message is overshadowed by his likeability and frequent use of the word “change.”
Another cause for alarm:
Simon Doonan [Creative Director at Barney’s] also has concerns about Clinton, even as he expressed support for her. “I am ping-ponging back and forward between Hillary and Obama so much that I have whiplash! I have a very meager understanding of the political scene. Most of the time I have no idea what they are talking about. I am one of the only people on the planet who is prepared to admit this. However, I think Obama has a better shot at stabilizing the situation in the Middle East. I am not sure the Middle Eastern leaders are going to listen to a woman.”
Who wants to be the one to break to Simon that even a handful of Islamic nations have seen female leaders? Anyone here heard of Bhutto? I guess being killed before Fashion Week is like having your birthday the day after Christmas: no one really notices. [ED NOTE: Bhutto was kinda Dior-fashionable too.]
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February 7th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Overwhelmingly, voters based on image, not policies. One of the guests on the News Hour last night talked about how the electorate generally has little knowledge beyond superficial bios of each candidate.