Posted on 11/26/2010 2:02:46 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Karl Rove discusses Sarah Palin's book tour and a possible presidential run. Palin will be doing three book tour events in Iowa, which Rove calls a "smart move."
"She's got a problem with Independents and she has a problem with Democrats," Rove said about Palin's rating with these groups.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
Sorry, I meant that statement to read as being incredulous that so much attention is given to voters who lack convictions.
After all, we’re told towards the end of every election that a large percentage of independents haven’t made up their minds when we’re a week or so out - and that we’ll know more when the great thinkers break for a candidate.
Lo and behold, if they start breaking for the Repub, we can then expect an October surprise that will undoubtedly force them to go back into thinker mode.
Now here we are 2 years out from an election and Rove already knows how independents feel about Sarah?
Unfortunately I can’t prove it, but I have a theory that a percentage of “independents who haven’t made up their minds” is a smokescreen for fraud that may be attempted if everything lines up. :-)
> “Are they going to join with us in restoring the republic or are they going to go down the road to serfdom with the DemocRATS.”
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The latter, to be sure.
The elite are Illuminists and globalists. - They have disdain for American Culture (Christian), and sovereignty. They disrespect the masses, and view us as dispensable.
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> “Why don’t Romney, Huckabee and Gingrich have the prove the same thing?”
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Because he already knows that they are dedicated to our destruction, just as he is.
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I’m a big tent republican.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821435/posts?page=6245#6245
Here’s an analogy to work with. Take a small box and fill it with some rocks. Then add some rice, filling it to the top. Now take all the same stuff, but in a different order. Put in the rice first, then add the rocks. What you’ll find is that if you put in the big stuff first, the small stuff will fit around it. But if you put in the small stuff first, the big stuff won’t have room. The republican tent is the box. The Big issues are the socon issues, to be put in first. The little issues are things that can be accommodated around the bigger stuff. A candidate who tries to focus on the smaller issues first and leave out the bigger issues has no way of getting all of us into the tent. He splits the party. The candidate who gets the big stuff right and as much of the little stuff that will fit, he can fit more into the tent. We’re often amazed at how much rice can keep fitting in. Rudy Giuliani flunks some of the big issues, and on some of the little issues it looks to me like anyone else’s rice would do just as well. All that remains for us to agree on is which are the bedrock principles and which are not. Why would there be so much invective aimed at rudy from the right? Because there are some bedrock principles that he is leaving out. Bad move. I see rudybot postings all the time saying that they would vote for Hunter, and I see socon postings that say they would not vote for rudy. That’s a BIG indicator of a few bedrock principles that are being left outside the tent in order to let in some rice.
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I rather doubt Sarah gives a damn about anything Mr. Blossom has to say...I know I sure as hell don't care.
Oh no!! A problem with Democrats? How can this be? Good that someone has told us, especially someone politicaly astute..
It is very early. I believe Giuliani was the front runner for the GOP nomination in December of 2007.
So a lot can change once the primary gets closer and more and more voters start paying attention. Right now everyone is answering these polls based on name recognition.
It’s going to be a large field. There will be 10-12 candidates. Some are pretenders and will drop quickly. Some will stay in it for awhile. A problem Palin may run into is Ron Paul. If he runs he will unlikely bow out early. If you remember in 2008, Paul stayed in the race for the entire primary process even though McCain already won enough delegates. Paul has the potential to split the Tea Party vote and that could de-rail Palin. Because Ron Paul has some very loyal supporters and many of them are part of the Tea Party.
And you also slept through the 2010 election? What just happened in those many swing states like PA and FL (and NC, OH, IN, WI, MN, MI, ME, etc., etc.)?
Polarizing is exactly what the voters want. Dem vs. Dem-Lite is only selling on the two left coasts.
Karl, you’ve been reading my posts again.
Ok Rove then STFU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW, Karl, why exactly is the GOP divided in your view? Inquiring minds wanna know...!
Rove’s analysis is attempting to push Palin to appeal to moderates (violate her principles) and thereby lose the support of many conservatives. This shows he doesn’t understand Palin and the tea party movement. The tea party movement includes many undeclared voters and they should continue to skew independents to the right. Gov. Palin may attempt to appeal to independents via social media and TV, but not by accommodating their ideology or lack thereof.
You, on the other hand, Rove - we have seen what YOU are made of - You ‘showed” us - and we don't like ya, you puffed up establishment has been.
And that's your problem, isn't it. Sarah's stealing your thunder. You couldn't even load her caribou rifle.,,literally.
Independents turned on Obama.
Look at the exit polls for independents and compare 2008 to 2010. The GOP turnout was up, but the independents are the voting bloc that moved significantly....especially in Ohio, Indiana, and Florida.
In 2008, 52% of independents voted for Obama. In 2010, only 37% of independents voted for Democrats. That means Obama lost 15% of the independent vote. If the GOP runs a candidate that the independents can’t stand, and that 15% goes back to Obama...we will have trouble beating him. That right there is what Karl Rove is worried about. Palin must try to connect with those independents.
A case of the pot calling the kettle black.
He’s saying: “we” (whoever that is) don’t have to “unify” with you, you have to “unify” with “us” (who ever that is).
If Mr. Rove really wants to help the GOP, he should quit publicly criticizing others in the GOP and stick to criticizing the Dims. Maybe he’s NOT trying to help the GOP?
why’s that KKKCarl... cause you said so?
Rove, you traitorous idiot, conservatives will no longer accept republican candidates approved by democrats!
I would find a you tube video of Sarah Palin giving "Comrade Karl" Rove a wedgie, and then shoving him head first into a toilet, extremely unifying.
According to the only real piece of data that we have, it's Obama that's hated by independents, not Sarah.
Yet you put all the burden of trying to connect with independents on Palin's shoulders and none of the burden on Obama.
You're not right.
The "Polls" also showed Kerry defeating Bush.
Them "Polls" are really something, aren't they?
Uh, killing babies and catering to the packers/munchers?
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