I'm kind of old - I actually remember the whole Nixonian "silent majority" thing. At the time, it reeked of propaganda and gut feel. The pro-Nixon people were f

I'm kind of old - I actually remember the whole Nixonian "silent majority" thing. At the time, it reeked of propaganda and gut feel. The pro-Nixon people were fairly vocal, in the gate-kept venues of the time. I'm not sure about this article - it kind of has the same eau de gut feel aroma about it.