I don’t mean this as a way to knock Bevin out of consideration (and I don’t live in Kentucky anyway). We have been led by so many false conservatives, or by real conservatives who make terrible choices, over and over again and I don’t want to hope for someone again, only to see him turn out to be conservative-lite.
Your analysis sounds credible, especially since by the time we receive this thought it has been filtered through a journalist rather than directly from his lips.
I know you aren’t trying to knock Bevins.
How effectively someone communicates IS a big deal, though.
Usually you don’t have to knock someone about that, they will do themselves in with their own ill-conceived communications.
I noticed the part where, ultimately he “held his nose and voted for McCain”. And I would bet it had something to do with Palin being on the ticket but that wasn’t mentioned if you take the story at face value.
A lot of people even conservatives hesitate with what to do about Sarah Palin being significant to them. To be linked with her will help you in some places but will invite sneers and vitriol from others.
I like what Ted Cruz did. At the Values Voters Summit he played a bit where he surprised the audience as a walk-on to introduce Sarah’s speech. He credited her for his win in Texas and gave her a big hug when she walked out. He called her “Governor Sarah Palin”.
Ha! He got that right out there for all to see.
That was a Reaganesque moment.