Talk:Eight Magic Words

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[edit] Exceptions?

Do these restrictions only apply in Federal elections? Or are street-level signs allowed to violate them?

For example, "Re-Elect ______" is a very common phrase in the political signs that sprout like mushrooms before elections, although I don't recall whether I've seen this in U.S. federal races. -- Parsiferon 23:22, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unclear: what are the Eight Words?

The external article does not even define them. Colonial One 19:57, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

The magic words are "vote for," "elect," "support," "cast your ballot for," "Smith for Congress," "vote against," "defeat," "reject." I was creating an article (which I then immediately turned into a redirect after folding it into Buckley v. Valeo) on the topic when I found this article. I've since been told that my original text was patent nonsense, so I've completely rewritten it and posted it in the talk page of Buckley v. Valeo for consideration. It probably still needs a good work-over, but in terms of explanatary power I think it's far superior to the current content of this article. -csswasey

[edit] That's what puts the magic in "magic pan"

Also, is the article suggesting that saying

John Smith is an honest man who stands up for the people. Bill Jones is a chronic liar who's taken money from special interests and advocated cutting Social Security. Call Bill Jones and tell him how you feel about this

is the same thing as using the magic words? Because it's not, and that's precisely what makes the magic words magic. -csswasey