Posted on 09/06/2008 11:31:52 AM PDT by LdSentinal
The Republican presidential candidate signalled his intentions by using his first weekend of campaigning since his party's convention to launch a political raid into the heart of Reagan-Democrat country, home of the fabled blue collar voters who Mr Reagan captured from the Democrats in the 1980s.
Mr McCain, and particularly Mrs Palin, met with a rapturous reception as they held a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, where pollsters first identified the breed of patriotic conservative, blue collar workers who the McCain camp now believes hold the key to victory in November.
On Friday night in Sterling Heights, Mr McCain's selection of Mrs Palin appeared to have utterly transformed his campaign and made easier the task of converting Reagan Democrats to McCain Democrats.
Where he once played to a few hundred people, he was greeted by an electrified crowd of 6,000 chanting "Sa-rah, Sa-rah!", "John Mc-Cain, John Mc-Cain!" and "U-S-A!"
Mrs Palin immediately made explicit how the McCain campaign will take on Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the coming weeks. "We went right from the convention to small town USA," she said. "It's true that they grow good people, people who are working hard for America.
You love your country in good times and bad and you're always proud to be Americans."
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Just got done talking to a Reagan Democrat. He’s going McCain.
McCain will be hard pressed to win one of these states. If he manages that, it will make an Electoral victory a solid bet.
And, some are hockey moms!
Sarah Palin’s running mate is not the draw on this ticket, and he knows it.
John McCain does not have to pander one little bit to Democrats of any stripe. The larger number would have nothing to do with him anyway, and the part that can be stirred, are already attracted to Sarah Palin and her common-sense appeal.
John’s biggest contribution to this campaign? Let Sarah be Sarah, and don’t cross her up.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
What about Ohio? It seems to be quite similar to MI.
Palin Democrats!
What state is he in?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I think there are potentially a lot more “Palin Democrats” than there ever were “Reagan Democrats”.
You love your country in good times and bad and you’re always proud to be Americans
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She jabbing at Obama’s wife.
heh-heh-heh.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Are there still any “Reagan Democrats”? Didn’t they all turn into Republicans? Seriously.
We tried like hell to wring out as many Votes here in MN in 2004 as we could, and we came within 200k. I don’t think we can do any better than that.
We’ll give it a shot
West Virgina?
That is the state where Byrd brain has his name stamped all over everything!
Even Reagan didn’t carry Minnesota as they stuck by the favorite son. Minnesota flipping seems rather daunting...
“We tried like hell to wring out as many Votes here in MN in 2004 as we could, and we came within 200k. I don’t think we can do any better than that. We’ll give it a shot”
I wish so much I could help you. Stuck in TX (nothin’ but net) after being in FL for the last election, and TN when Gore lost it to Bush. It’s killing me. Even a yard sign in my all-Republican neighborhood would be an understatement. Surely there is something to be done from here for y’all, like verifying voter registrations online (death cert search on names?) or something. I’d be a wizard at that. Any ideas other than donations and phone calls?
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