Posted on 10/07/2008 10:48:47 PM PDT by pissant
DALLAS (Reuters) - Republican evangelicals are not the only political base vice presidential pick Sarah Palin is energizing.
Democratic foot soldiers have sprung into action in response to John McCain's running-mate's personal attacks on their candidate, Barack Obama, her opposition to abortion rights and her endorsement from religious conservatives.
"When Palin's radical and extremist views are combined with her inexperience and questionable record, it makes for an energizing brew more potent than Red Bull," said Colorado Democratic leader Pat Waak, referring to the caffeinated energy drink.
Palin's impact on the left was seen almost immediately after her rousing speech last month at the Republican National Convention, when Obama's campaign reported the next day that over $8 million had poured into it from over 130,000 donors.
More recently, Palin drew the ire of Democrats when she accused Obama of "palling around" with terrorists because he served on a community board in Chicago with former 1960s radical William Ayers.
"Her attacks will make liberals see red," added political scientist Cal Jillson of Southern Methodist University.
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ROFL @ “Making liberals see RED”. Dang right she will — perhaps they will realize that OBAMA is the one who is RED through and through!
Oh, you mean, they didn’t go to work today, they are in the hood, getting together to protect the brother? Oh, wait, that could be true since it is not welfare check day.
I know. McCain needs to find his spine and run wi†h it.
The PUMA’s would find this article interesting.
“Her attacks will make liberals see red,” added political scientist Cal Jillson of Southern Methodist University.
And McCain is doing his best to screw that up.
So I guess this piece is saying that the Democrats were not energized before by Obama?
What doesn’t make a liberal see red? Our very existence enrages them. I haven’t seen O-N-E story from the MSM about the impact on the female vote.
Not one, if Hillary was the only woman on the ticket as either the number 1 or 2 we would see a poll EVERY DAY of women.
Translataion, Palin is doing very well with the female vote.
Galvanizing a Democrat. Sounds like fun. Anybody have any zinc?
that must explain why LA NOW president endorsed McCain/Palin.
I think there is no question that she does. There also is no question that she does the same for the Republican base. The question is if she motivates more moderates to switch. I think her impact will bring more to McCain than it swift to Obama.
The media scoffs at the revelation that Obama has a 20 year history with the radical agenda of the 1960s socialist street agitators.
Pastor Wright mentored Obama for 20 years. We “weren’t supposed to go there” but the Left is using some links between Sarah’s church (of 20 years?) with some kind of evolution group to proclaim that she believes man walked with dinosaurs.
I have LEFT the Presbyterian church because of PCUSA’s defense of abortion and divestment of Israel. Doesn’t mean I “support” all of their ideologies even though my local ministers were good; to be clear though, they didn’t publicly state a position on either of those issues or discuss those topics at all during the sermons.
We could melt it and hot dip them.
When a women is on the Republican ticket, it is suddenly NOT “the year of the woman”.
They forgot to mention the president of N.O.W. endorsing McCain/Palin. in California.
The guy is obviously stupid and or a moron or he wouldn't be voting for Zerobama.
Palin males me and my audience be their best. Conservative women have gotten the shaft for a very long time 00 and continues in tonight’s JM debate. Many conservative chicks are p*ssed.
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