Posted on 08/29/2008 11:21:35 AM PDT by rightinthemiddle
The Base will love Sarah Palinthe Republican base that is. Rush Limbaugh has been openly arguing for her on his show, and John McCain was evidently listening. But I think that she has great potential to win over swing voters in the middle, too.
Shes a governor, which is obviously an asset in governing. Shes pro-gun, and she is pro-life. And not just pro-life in practice: Her youngest child is a Downs Syndrome baby. Perfect in my eyes, she said, clear as a bell. Thats what The Base wants to hearshe talks the talk, and then walks the walk.
And speaking of walking, did I mention that she is authentic hunter and outdoorswomanshe and her whole family?
And of course, she has a son who enlisted in the Army and is on his way to Iraq. Thats walking the walk, too.
Shes also something of a reformer: She took on the entrenched Republican hierarchs in Alaska, and beat them to get where she is now, governor of Alaska.
Speaking for myself, I think that Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, would have been the best choice for McCain. I think he would have made The Base happy, too, but he has had much more executive experience and is a proven campaignerafter all, he won the Iowa Caucuses earlier this year. McCain has many great attributes, but as President, he will need the steadiest of energetic executive hands when it comes to the management of the federal government and dealing with the 50 states. Something to think about, in particular, as Hurricane Gustav bears down on Louisiana.
But thats all moot now. Palin is a strong choice for McCain. The Base loves her, and I expect that America will, too.
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I am interested to know the fundraising impact this will have on the campaign.
thatcher-like is the key.
(that must be the reason why the liberals are behaving like the overbearing swine that they are in reaction to the choice of palin.)
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