Posted on 09/15/2011 5:13:42 AM PDT by MarkAmerica
Great analogy. Also like horse racing when the field is pretty evenly matched. Although it feels like Sarah is more like Secretariat to me.
Patience is the key. It’s true that Secretariat is a good analogy, but he varied his racing style. Think about his Kentucky Derby win in this context. BTW, somebody I know has used the Secretariat angle before...(Wonder who??) LOL Thanks!
Well, you will know what I mean when I say that the last half-mile of Daytona often takes on the character of Bristol...LOL
The presidential race is more like the NASCAR season, than a single race. Each state primary is like an individual race. Some are short-tracks, others are intermediate, and still others are superspeedways. Romney will run strong in the Northeast Short-tracks, but I suspect he’ll have trouble in the large-state superspeedways. It will be interesting to observe the “temporary alliances” as each candidate seeks individual advantage.
Another factor is “gas”. Many of the lesser candidates will fall out for no other reason than they will runout of money. Pawlenty has already gone to the garage.
We should be prepared for the slingshot maneuver to fail. It doesn’t always work as you pointed out. The net effect could be that Palin’s (draft support) effort may nudge another candidate with similar views on major issues over the line.
Yes, more like Bristol, wreck after wreck under the lights.
I think your assumption about her electability in the general is way off. We’ll see...
Tallguy, I agree, but there’s only so much you can cram into one article. I had to assume some people wouldn’t know much about racing, never mind the complexities of a NASCAR season.
I did mention gas.
The slingshot can fail, but in this case, I think she’s been bump-drafting well along, and now it’s going to take a big sweeping move to the front. I could be wrong, but that’s how I see it. Thanks!
It is your line of thinking that has saddled us with RINO nominees like John McCain, Bob Dole and yes, even George Bush (all two of them). I simply don't understand why so many conservatives feel we need a watered-down Republican in order to win a general. RINOs tend to lose general elections and even when they win, it is usually a squeaker with no real mandate (and a mixed Congress) so nothing really changes - the conservative cause is NOT advanced in these situations.
On the other hand, Ronald Reagan, the last "true" conservative to represent the Republicans produced two LANDSLIDES as well as a mandate for change. For those old enough to remember Reagan's first term, it was a very exciting time to be an American. We were transformed from the malaise of the Carter years to a world superpower once more with a roaring economy.
And yes, back in those early days of the 1980 campaign, there were whispers in Republican circles that Reagan "can't win the general...just can't win", he's just too "extreme", better off with a moderate like that nice man George Bush or maybe we should take a harder look at that John Anderson fellah, blah, blah, blah.
Listen up people, we are still MONTHS away from the first primary/caucus votes and already we are hand-wringing over the fact that we better latch on to an establishment candidate that can attract enough "moderates" to win the election. This has proven time and time again to be a POOR strategy.
Why are we allowing mainstream media and a few polling outfits to decide for us who should be the Republican nominee? Why do we need to get behind the establishment candidate that mainstream media has anointed for us and cast the real conservative candidates off to the side because we buy into the media-spun meme that they "just can't win."
Nominating Romney or Perry will be an awful mistake. Those are the two candidates who will have the HARDEST time beating Obama. And even if they win, nothing will change because these candidates are part of the Beltway establishment. They will simply not have the coattails that could potentially create a super-majority in the Congress that will advance a more conservative agenda.
Why else do you think these two are being shoved down our throats by the mainstream media as our "only two" alternatives? The Democrats always do well when they are running against a RINO.
I'm beginning to wonder if the Republicans will ever learn.
I agree with all of that. Truth is, I think the establishment of the GOP would rather lose than have another mainstream conservative populist akin to Reagan.
I too will probably end up voting for whoever the Republicans nominate. While there is still time, I am going to do the best I can to help nominate a true Tea Party conservative as opposed to settling now for yet another establishment-backed candidate.
I’m sorry to read that. It’s a shame, but I can tell you’re not the sort to quit easily. Thanks for all you have done.
Are you saying...don’t expect an announcement from Gov Palin in the next 15 days?
I’m not saying anything about any particular date. I’m saying that whatever date she chooses, it will be based on her sense of timing, and that such timing is critical.
Thanks, really I was only trying to get your sense. You would probably be surprised if she announced within the next 72 hours? I know I would be surprised, but only because it would seem to good to be true
OK, this statement is so stupid, you’re not to be taken seriously about anything.
I am also very sorry to learn of your illness..God Bless you!!!
As for Palin not being electable? I am sorry not sure who you are for, let me assume it`s for Perry.
Perry is reportedly a born again evangelical Christian, does not believe in Global warming, does not believe in evolution (thank God), believes in the right to own a gun, fish and hunt etc. Is pro life (reportedly) as any Christian is required to be.
Have I left something out? These are all the things the left hates about Sarah Palin, so why would these same people have a higher opinion of Sarah Palin? The left will hate him just the same if he wins the nomination!
The left will say if you vote for Perry he will make abortion illegal etc etc etc, so how does that make him more electable than Palin?
If anything Sarah Palin is the genuine article has believed in these things since her youth, does not have the baggage that Perry has, such as supporting Gore in 1988, and missing completely the Reagan revolution.
I think you will find that he will have no more a easier time than Gov Palin. California,NY,Mass,etc etc are not going to go in the R column for Perry with the views he holds.
Gov Palin is the genuine article.
Again sorry to hear of your illness.
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