Comments on: Head-2-Head http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/ sex and politics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: A Turning Point In Election Campaign? | SLEEPING WITH PENGOVSKY http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-95628 A Turning Point In Election Campaign? | SLEEPING WITH PENGOVSKY Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:13:24 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-95628 [...] ambitions, that is). The same thing happened in presidential elections a year ago, when Lojze Peterle was long thought of as having already cliched a victory, but as he didn’t win in the first round, he had to reposition himself, but by then he was no [...] […] ambitions, that is). The same thing happened in presidential elections a year ago, when Lojze Peterle was long thought of as having already cliched a victory, but as he didn’t win in the first round, he had to reposition himself, but by then he was no […]

]]> By: Christian Democrats | SLEEPING WITH PENGOVSKY http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-90379 Christian Democrats | SLEEPING WITH PENGOVSKY Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:21:32 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-90379 [...] alliance DeMOS and they formed the first democratically elected government, with then-little-known Lojze Peterle as the [...] […] alliance DeMOS and they formed the first democratically elected government, with then-little-known Lojze Peterle as the […]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Slovenia: Presidential Election, Round 2 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30538 Global Voices Online » Slovenia: Presidential Election, Round 2 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:32:10 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30538 [...] Sleeping With Pengovsky reports on the second round of the presidential elections this coming Sunday: here and here. Share This [...] […] Sleeping With Pengovsky reports on the second round of the presidential elections this coming Sunday: here and here. Share This […]

]]> By: Dr. Filomena » It’s ShowTime! Whoops… I mean… ElectionTime… http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30497 Dr. Filomena » It’s ShowTime! Whoops… I mean… ElectionTime… Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:39:01 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30497 [...] The second round of the election campaign in Slovenia is just about over. The two candidates who made it this far and will be competing for the position of the Slovenian ‘king of hearts‘ during the next five-year term are Lojze Peterle and Danilo Türk. Please note the *ü* - if your keyboard doesn’t include it, alcessa has at least one for sale. [...] […] The second round of the election campaign in Slovenia is just about over. The two candidates who made it this far and will be competing for the position of the Slovenian ‘king of hearts‘ during the next five-year term are Lojze Peterle and Danilo Türk. Please note the *ü* - if your keyboard doesn’t include it, alcessa has at least one for sale. […]

]]> By: pengovsky http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30171 pengovsky Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:26:00 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30171 @camille: Come to think of it, I may have subconsciecously shown my appreciation for Türk with the position of the card - although that was not my intention... Mind will play funny tricks on you... I do however agree that low turnout can in this case work against Türk. @dr. F: Re Dimitrij Rupel: Do. Not. Go. There. :twisted: @camille: Come to think of it, I may have subconsciecously shown my appreciation for Türk with the position of the card - although that was not my intention… Mind will play funny tricks on you…

I do however agree that low turnout can in this case work against Türk.

@dr. F: Re Dimitrij Rupel: Do. Not. Go. There. :twisted:

]]> By: dr. filomena http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30168 dr. filomena Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:54:27 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30168 @P: So the only way for Dimitrij Rupel not to be the Slovene Minister of Foreign Affairs is for him to be elected as Ljubljana's Mayor? @P: So the only way for Dimitrij Rupel not to be the Slovene Minister of Foreign Affairs is for him to be elected as Ljubljana’s Mayor?

]]> By: dr. filomena http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30163 dr. filomena Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:15:29 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30163 Camille, partly because of what you write about in your final paragraph, I agree with P's prediction of roughly 55% for Türk instead of the current projection of 69%. Give or take a few points. Camille, partly because of what you write about in your final paragraph, I agree with P’s prediction of roughly 55% for Türk instead of the current projection of 69%. Give or take a few points.

]]> By: camille http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30161 camille Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:04:17 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30161 I didn't see last night's debate (and frankly my language comprehension isnt good enough yet to grasp most of what's being said) but I will note that I have noticed a happy, fatherly, almost Jimmy Stewart-like, Turk on television programs discussing issues every single day for the last week. I think I may have even seen him baking a cake on one of those idiotic national programs. Beyond the politics of it all, I have to imagine that repeatedly seeing him grinning happily and hugging babies and shaking the hands of babici cannot hurt his chances. If he's warmed the cockles of my cold heart, I am sure he has done much the same for the good people of Slovenia. I'd only worry that so many people would feel that Turk already had it "in the bag" that they wouldn't even bother going out to vote on election day. In that case, maybe Dr. Fil is right and you're best to flip that card sideways... I didn’t see last night’s debate (and frankly my language comprehension isnt good enough yet to grasp most of what’s being said) but I will note that I have noticed a happy, fatherly, almost Jimmy Stewart-like, Turk on television programs discussing issues every single day for the last week. I think I may have even seen him baking a cake on one of those idiotic national programs. Beyond the politics of it all, I have to imagine that repeatedly seeing him grinning happily and hugging babies and shaking the hands of babici cannot hurt his chances. If he’s warmed the cockles of my cold heart, I am sure he has done much the same for the good people of Slovenia.

I’d only worry that so many people would feel that Turk already had it “in the bag” that they wouldn’t even bother going out to vote on election day. In that case, maybe Dr. Fil is right and you’re best to flip that card sideways…

]]> By: pengovsky http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30157 pengovsky Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:55:36 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30157 Funny you should mention <a HREF="http://dimitrijrupel.blog.siol.net" rel="nofollow">Dimitrij "Dimsi" Rupel</A>... While Lojze Peterle was PM in 1990-92, Rupel was FM for the first time, and when Rupel was Mayor of Ljubljana, Peterle became Foreign Minister. As for the picture... Hey, go ahead, make my day :) Funny you should mention Dimitrij “Dimsi” Rupel… While Lojze Peterle was PM in 1990-92, Rupel was FM for the first time, and when Rupel was Mayor of Ljubljana, Peterle became Foreign Minister.

As for the picture… Hey, go ahead, make my day :)

]]> By: dr. filomena http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30152 dr. filomena Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:44:59 +0000 http://www.pengovsky.com/2007/11/06/head-2-head/#comment-30152 Oh PS regarding the illustration above... great choice of kings of the people's hearts (even if they do seem slightly suicidal with those swords), but since we presumably don't know who'll turn out on top, you might want to position it horizontally? Or have an animated gif flipping it around (hey, it's all a game)... Let's see... whom shall we put on the left and whom on the right-hand side? According to Dimsi, the choice will prove confusing ;-) Oh PS regarding the illustration above… great choice of kings of the people’s hearts (even if they do seem slightly suicidal with those swords), but since we presumably don’t know who’ll turn out on top, you might want to position it horizontally? Or have an animated gif flipping it around (hey, it’s all a game)… Let’s see… whom shall we put on the left and whom on the right-hand side? According to Dimsi, the choice will prove confusing ;-)

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