Comments on: Why Candidates Really Get Ahead http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/ books, essays, columns, reviews, and multimedia clips of famed skeptic Michael Shermer Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonas http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-11062 Jonas Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:25:42 +0000 http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/#comment-11062 > Or are there social theories like the Matthew effect that explain how many riches are too much? No, and there can never be: "too much" is a value judgement, not something factual. > Or are there social theories like the Matthew effect that explain how many riches are too much?

No, and there can never be: “too much” is a value judgement, not something factual.

]]> By: Jonas http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-11061 Jonas Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:19:39 +0000 http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/#comment-11061 I don't want to dispute the Matthew effect in (US) politics, but there might be good reasons to concentrate attention on one candidate. That is, if two or more candidates share an almost identical platform, in a clone-hostile voting system; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_clones_criterion I don’t want to dispute the Matthew effect in (US) politics, but there might be good reasons to concentrate attention on one candidate.

That is, if two or more candidates share an almost identical platform, in a clone-hostile voting system; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_clones_criterion

]]> By: Allison http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 Allison Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:36:14 +0000 http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/#comment-2102 Really enjoyed this essay. Although, what can be said about the saturation of riches? Media outlets have covered Obama so much since he captured the Democratic nomination that new polls suggest the public is sick of hearing about him. Is this just how it works? Or are there social theories like the Matthew effect that explain how many riches are too much? Just curious. Really enjoyed this essay. Although, what can be said about the saturation of riches? Media outlets have covered Obama so much since he captured the Democratic nomination that new polls suggest the public is sick of hearing about him. Is this just how it works? Or are there social theories like the Matthew effect that explain how many riches are too much? Just curious.

]]> By: Rick http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Rick Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:46:48 +0000 http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/01/why-candidates-really-get-ahead/#comment-881 I agree with this piece. The media most definitely influences people's choices in candidates and that really sucks because over 90% of the media outlets are left leaning to far left. I agree with this piece. The media most definitely influences people’s choices in candidates and that really sucks because over 90% of the media outlets are left leaning to far left.

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