He wanted the Palin vote but not what it represented. IE Conservative values.
They are not credibly reconcilable with gays in the military, his varying pro life positions and the rest. It was us or ‘them’ (indys) and he chose poorly.
Honestly, he never believed what we do. He wanted a moderated GOP, not a conservative one. He gambled that going mod would split off the indys and some dems. Just as McCain did when muzzling/hamstringing Palin.
So our dilema is do we continue helping people like that oe not?
I agree with you and I think we saw early on that this was coming. He was conservative when it benefited him and moderate when it did not. There was no substance or depth. He wanted nothing to do with the Tea Party...did you ever hear him say Tea Party?...or Palin. He does not agree with them on alot of what they believe in. He tried being all things to all people but could not pull it off. Many I know did not vote for him as much as they voted against President Obama. That is never a good recipe for winning in politics.