Posted on 09/09/2011 8:15:24 AM PDT by techno
One of the most important articles ever written about Sarah Palin was by Paul Goldman, a Democratic political strategist and former chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party,in September 2010, about 6 weeks before the 2010 midterm election.
This article was originally posted at FR and at the WAPO:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2590825/posts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/16/AR20100901606348.html
In the article Goldman claims there is a good possibility that Sarah Palin has saved the Republican party (from extinction)by not going the third party route (via the Tea party) and in Goldman's words "to allow Republican anger to boil, yet not boil over."
And then Goldman reflects on the possibility that "the GOP establishment fails to appreciate the debt it owes her".
And finally he concludes with this prediction:
"Should Republicans run up the score in November (2010), Sarah Palin will deserve a lot of credit she will never get."
My questions to Freepers:
1)Does Sarah Palin deserve a lot of credit for the results of the 2010 midterms as Goldman asserts or is he simply full of hot air?
2)Now if she does, was Goldman's prediction correct? Has the GOP establishment in collusion with the media and the right-wing blogosphere been able to in the last 10 months to pull the wool of over the eyes of the bulk of the GOP primary electorate and successfully erased Palin's contribution from their memories or convinced them she had little part to play in the massive GOP victory?
3)Now if you feel Palin's contribution was NOT significant or overstated by Goldman could you please tell me who it was on our side you feel did the most to influence the result or perhaps you feel the result was inevitable due to Obama's agenda?
In other words, if Sarah Palin doesn't deserve a lot of the credit for the greatest GOP victory since 1938 who does?
A final note not since exit polls for midterms began being kept in 1982 has the GOP garnered more of the female vote than the Democrats (49% to 48%).
And not since WWII has the GOP reached 60% of the WHITE vote in any midterm election.
Perry is not ALWAYS willing to compromise.
She’s been asked about a third party a few times and has resoundingly said the GOP has a great platform and simply needs to be reformed from within.
She’s been completely honorable to her principles and, however undeserving, her party.
She’s been asked about a third party a few times and has resoundingly said the GOP has a great platform and simply needs to be reformed from within.
She’s been completely honorable to her principles and, however undeserving, her party.
Do you think that Christ appreciates you using His birth as a weapon to disparage your candidate’s political rival?
Sarah Palin on Fox News now.
In the meantime, it is the Palin supporters who treat her like a super human without any flaws. It is not realistic.
Stop treating her like she is Christ. That is my objection. Palin supporters refuse to look at her as another flawed human being.
Bad economy, the inevitable rise of the Tea Party, barry the zero’s plummet in popularity, GOP candidates getting back on message.
Those are just a few. I guess you weren’t alive or paying attention during those years. Or you were just looping coverage of your saint endlessly to the exclusion of real life.
Gov. Palin helped. That is it.
I missed it, what did she have to say?
I have observed however, that there appears to be no level to which you will not stoop to criticize her and her supporters.
Picking Palin to start the more serious RINO butt kicking.
Whatever, have it your way.
You’re responsible for your posts. If they don’t reflect what you believe, it’s not the fault of anyone but you.
Your stale strawman fallacy is lazy and pathetic.
Palin was one of the main people who help give us the large win in the 2010 elections. I support her effort.
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