Finish elections slanted?

Guest_2 · Post by **Guest_2** » 16 Jan 2006 12:11

To all the Finlanders out there-do you think Conan is swaying the bid?

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/tv/article.a ... 0000000001

professor · Post by **professor** » 18 Jan 2006 14:58

I watch Conan all the time. He's my favorite late night host. I was just wondering this same thing the past week or so.

Is Conan actually as big in Finland as he says he is?

carl winslow · Post by **carl winslow** » 19 Jan 2006 23:13

hahaha, i was gonna post this same exact topic.
Fins, whats the deal? is Conan really having any impact over there?
he does look ALOT like her.
what is her platform anyway?

mohkale · Post by **mohkale** » 20 Jan 2006 03:25

I don't know how much Conan is affecting the outcome, but Tarja Halonen has gone down a lot in the gallups. Since we have a multi-party system, we had 8 candidates in the first round and now we only have two, Halonen and Sauli Niinistö. The second round is on Jan. 29.

In October 2004, Halonen would've had 70% of the votes if those two were in the second round. In June 2005 Halonen would still have had 64% of the votes. After Conan started doing his bit, Halonen's rating has dropped to 53% in a gallup study done yesterday.

I was a little worried before that Conan might sway the election, but I guess Finns can make the decision without an American talk show host.

MAtti