By Larson E. Whipsnade – Silverrockstheworld.com
Once upon a time there was a mythical place that seemed very real to many of us. This land was inhabited by cartoon characters.
Every four years it was deemed that there would be an election among all the cartoon characters, to elect a President.
In one particular election year, Mighty Mouse was running against Bozo the Clown. Bozo was hopeful of a victory.
The only thing standing in Bozo’s way was the fact that he was a clown. Cartoon Land had never elected a clown before. It was felt by some, that when any given cartoon character entered the voting booth… he or she would choose not to vote for Bozo, because they were not clowns also.
This hidden vote influencing phenomenon was then called the unknown “Bozo Effect.” It is almost identical to the “Bradley Effect” that supposedly cost Tom Bradley the mayoral race in Los Angeles several years ago, because people supposedly decided in the voting booth that they could not vote for a Black man.
When the Cartoon Land election took place, Bozo lost. Right away, he blamed the loss on the “Bozo Effect.”
—Now, switch this up to reality… sort of… kind of what we are experiencing now.
We have a Presidential election. One of the candidates is Black. The other candidate is a clown. No matter what the polls say, when the people get into the voting both… will they not vote for the Black due to the “Bradley Effect,” or not vote for the clown due to the “Bozo Effect?”
These are crucial questions in the current election. Have a better than usual day. – Larson.
