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We are two years away from the next election and there is no need now to mobilize the base” Of course there is.
We just saw proof of the need to mobilize the base in the Georgia Senate elections, where Gov Palin energized the base and helped gain an extra 10% in votes for Chambliss, over what the polls had said.
With a hard line Stalinist and Marxist in the White House from January, this is exactly the time to mobilize conservatives. Last thing you want to do is wait till 2010 or 2012 before attempting to mobilize the base. That's what McCain did. He ignored the base for 4 years, then wanted to same base to vote for him this year. Of course that got him nowhere, and rightfully so,
First you have to have a base. We have three antagonistic camps at each others throats. We have no issue, no message, and no spokesman. Fortunately we also have no election.
First we get our house in order then we go on the attack. There is nothing against which to mobilize except what I recommend doing, Sarah Palin, for example, should establish her gravitas by a serious speech on energy attacking the entire moonbat program of Obama. Other conservatives should make their case on other issues.
When we hear the right spokesman with the right message at the right time, we will know what to do. Meanwhile, I repeat, it is wrongfooted to put the search for the spokesperson ahead of the search for the message. The process must be Darwinian. No one should be anointed.
