Political Poseur – Pretending to be a Republican in Blue California. By Richard Rushfield
An experiment showing how people who live in primarily one-party areas would react to a person walking around who is dressed supported the opposition. A pretty interesting read…
Turns out that wearing a Kerry-Edwards shirt in a Republican area got “only shares of indifference — head shaking and ‘crazy idiot’ expressions.” However, when he traveled to a largely Democratic area and wore a prominent Bush-Cheney shirt, he caused much distress. People shouted “A**hole!” at him and mom’s tried to avert their children’s eyes from him.