"She's too conservative." Really? Why is it one of the things that attracts them to Huckabee is that they think he is more conservative as a Christian, or that he supports the "Fair Tax," while they don't know that Palin does.
This is just one example. Maybe because she endorsed McCain, and while she says she's for tight borders, a lot of questions remain about what her stance is on illegal immigrants already here. Why would you just assume that she's "too conservative" for them and "not conservative enough" in many cases?
“Hmm. Once again, you and many others here want to avoid the real question: why aren’t they jazzed about her? Why do they seem to prefer, on average, other candidates? “
I don’t think I’m going to be able to give you an answer that will satisfy you. You’ve presented a couple of ideas:
“My take is that she’s too close to their mother’s age. “
“...one of the things that attracts them to Huckabee is that they think he is more conservative as a Christian”
Maybe it’s the non-stop negative media coverage of Palin. Maybe it’s the fact that she doesn’t try to be everything to everyone. Maybe it’s because they are college kids that lack the experience to know better.
Those would be my guesses. Is there anything that you think can be done about those guesses that will jazz up college kids?