Comments on: Polling report of the week: The fat lady is here (and other election news) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/ Korea... in Blog Format Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:44:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: My contribution to the election betting pool | The Marmot's Hole http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-124416 My contribution to the election betting pool | The Marmot's Hole Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:48:19 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-124416 [...] one:  I started with the last results from Realmeter and rounded all the candidate numbers down to the nearest whole number (just so I [...] [...] one:  I started with the last results from Realmeter and rounded all the candidate numbers down to the nearest whole number (just so I [...]

]]> By: Juggertha http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123966 Juggertha Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:47:02 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123966 Tom, I agree with you. I really think that the pendulum has swung back the other way. Now if it holds into the spring, a new force in the National Assembly, coupled with a new president, will really push Korea forward (to where, no one knows though. lol). Tom, I agree with you. I really think that the pendulum has swung back the other way. Now if it holds into the spring, a new force in the National Assembly, coupled with a new president, will really push Korea forward (to where, no one knows though. lol).

]]> By: dogbertt http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123927 dogbertt Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:40:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123927 His eyes do indeed appear a bit ... off. Perhaps, if elected, he will follow Roh's lead and get the popular "double eyelid" surgery. His eyes do indeed appear a bit … off.

Perhaps, if elected, he will follow Roh’s lead and get the popular “double eyelid” surgery.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123921 sanshinseon Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:04:04 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123921 > Is it just me or does LMB look like a ferret? Univ kids all say he looks like Marylin Manson. and call him that as a nickname. There are many K webpages that put photos of them side-by-side, and the faces are in fact quite similar... > Is it just me or does LMB look like a ferret?

Univ kids all say he looks like Marylin Manson. and call him that as a nickname. There are many K webpages that put photos of them side-by-side, and the faces are in fact quite similar…

]]> By: TomCoyner http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123398 TomCoyner Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:22:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123398 Given the consistent and increasing lead of Lee Myung-bak, one may be tempted to think that the election results are a done deal and many voters need not show up on Election Day. But nothing could be further from the truth. Older voters ruefully recall suggestions by the ruling camp five years ago suggesting that their vote was not particularly important – only to see their children come out in droves and vote in a brash, inexperienced labor attorney/one-term legislator as president. “Never again,” seems to be this year’s mantra among graying voters – which may explain why polls suggest that as much as 70% of the electorate play to vote this time around. Of that population, we may expect a more politically active older demographic as the past five years have been traumatic for the pre-386 generations. To their horror, many feel the present government squandered a good deal of their generations’ hard work and toil that built South Korea into a vibrant economy from the poverty’s torpor. We could well be seeing the beginning of a “Gray Power” voting bloc in Korean politics. And given the shifting demographic curve due to a decreasing birthrate, this population segment may still have an unfulfilled legacy to impact the political landscape. Given the consistent and increasing lead of Lee Myung-bak, one may be tempted to think that the election results are a done deal and many voters need not show up on Election Day. But nothing could be further from the truth. Older voters ruefully recall suggestions by the ruling camp five years ago suggesting that their vote was not particularly important – only to see their children come out in droves and vote in a brash, inexperienced labor attorney/one-term legislator as president.

“Never again,” seems to be this year’s mantra among graying voters – which may explain why polls suggest that as much as 70% of the electorate play to vote this time around. Of that population, we may expect a more politically active older demographic as the past five years have been traumatic for the pre-386 generations. To their horror, many feel the present government squandered a good deal of their generations’ hard work and toil that built South Korea into a vibrant economy from the poverty’s torpor.

We could well be seeing the beginning of a “Gray Power” voting bloc in Korean politics. And given the shifting demographic curve due to a decreasing birthrate, this population segment may still have an unfulfilled legacy to impact the political landscape.

]]> By: MrMao http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123391 MrMao Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:51:47 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123391 "democracy was restored" Are you kidding me? “democracy was restored”

Are you kidding me?

]]> By: slim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123381 slim Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:30:29 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123381 Ooo! Ooo! I hope it’s a dead girl. That would be sweet. A dead Wondergirl would be electrifying! Ooo! Ooo! I hope it’s a dead girl. That would be sweet.

A dead Wondergirl would be electrifying!

]]> By: NewYorkTom http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123379 NewYorkTom Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:00:31 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123379 Is it just me or does LMB look like a ferret? It would be sweet(?)to see this guy in bed with...let's say...Andre Kim and Won Bin playing "choo choo train". Now that would be a cool scandal. Is it just me or does LMB look like a ferret? It would be sweet(?)to see this guy in bed with…let’s say…Andre Kim and Won Bin playing “choo choo train”. Now that would be a cool scandal.

]]> By: Careb http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123355 Careb Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:06:23 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/12/13/polling-report-of-the-week-the-fat-lady-is-here-and-other-election-news/#comment-123355 <blockquote> It’s over folks. Unless Lee Myung-bak gets caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy, he is going to win this thing in a landslide.</blockquote> Ooo! Ooo! I hope it's a dead girl. That would be sweet.

It’s over folks. Unless Lee Myung-bak gets caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy, he is going to win this thing in a landslide.

Ooo! Ooo! I hope it’s a dead girl. That would be sweet.

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