Sarah wants to take down the other Murkowski? Another reason for me to love her.
I am tired of the people claiming that we need more “centrist” candidates. According to this logic, “moderate” voters will vote for a far-left candidate, but not a conservative one. Yeah, right.
In reality running a “centrist” candidate just shifts things from a real debate to a debate over what degree of liberalism/socialism will dominate Washington. People are now claiming that a self-described maverick candidate lost not because of who he is, but because his VP was seen as too conservative. In my opinion this defies logic and reality.
There are huge swaths of everyday Americans who don’t think like the people in Washington. The Republican party has regularly treated them as the Democrats treat blacks — as the means to their power and not a real constituency. Guess what, if the Republicans provided a clear contrast (in ACTIONS, not just declaring that “there are obvious differences between me and my opponent”) then they would win a lot more. Scapegoat that.