Sharpton In South Carolina

In my last post, I looked at an essay that discussed some of the reasons why people make ineffective arguments. Reading this article in The State about how Al Sharpton has been spending so much time in The Palmetto State.

Towards the end of the article, a political scientist from Clemson points out that:

Sharpton is good with one-liners and is going to get attention and be invited to speak because he is entertaining.

But as we get closer to the primary, voters are going to think seriously about their vote and its impact.

Which comes back to my point in the last posting. The voters want to hear a coherent, defensible message articulated. Sharpton is wonderful at articulation, but his message is lacking any real depth.

He'll make a splash in the polls and will have an effect on the outcome of the primary elections, but he won't have any real policy effect because his message is lacking.