Let me get this straight: Unless you vote for Sarah Palin, you are a proxy voter?
Michele Bachmann is a stalking horse?
The answer is no on both counts.
This is what I wrote:
“vote against your values OR against Sarah Palin that you like”
In other words if you are a committed Cain, Bachmann or Santorum supporter and vote for Herman, Michele or Rick because you believe in them you are NOT a proxy voter.
But if you favor Palin but you vote for another conservative because you have been convinced to by outside forces or vote for moderate Mitt Romney who does not reflect your values, yes that makes you a PROXY VOTER.
In 2008, the stalking horse was supposedly Fred Thompson, holding off the voters until McCain could put his campaign back together — in other words, the “candidate” everybody wanted but who hadn’t actually joined the race.
Thompson finally joined in September, just as some people claim Palin is waiting until September.
Thompson was a strong second in polls, just as Palin is a strong second in polls.
Thompson didn’t pan out once he joined the campaign. We ended up with John McCain.