Posted on 11/06/2008 10:45:00 AM PST by mbraynard
News has been circulating around GOP insiders for weeks that McCain campaign honchos Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt were planning to blame Sarah Palin for McCains loss. This was expected to be an effort to punt the blame for their own failures to the side of the ticket that was most popular with the base, attracted the largest rally crowds, and scared the living bejeepers out of the opposing party.
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Blame Palin for the loss of the guy that would go out of his way to align himself with the Democrats time after time? The guy who was loath to brand himself with the name of the party on whose ticket he was running? The guy who had all the speed of Bob Dole but none of the sparkling personality? THAT guy's loss?
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Actually for the most part, what you are saying is true ... (however I think the SNL joint appearance was with Tina Fey ;-).
My biggest gripe is not to blame McCain for this 'back stabbing' by his staff, but for his very weak campaign ... without Palin, he would have not come even close to the 5 points he was ... he would have carried maybe a few southern states and not all that he did. In retrospect, he was too 'reserved' in his campaign, and unfocused ... Palin was the razor in this campaign, and the crowd getter.
McCain is a loser. He spent his time pissing off the conservative base and the base stayed home, go figure.
McCain never had a chance, just another Bob Dole candidate.
save4later
I am VERY....EXTREMELY disappointed in NIC-HOLE WALLACE!!
So we’ve got at least Schmidt, Davis, Wallace and Madden.
No wonder the media kept reporting their multiple sources. I take it all to Palin’s credit that she stood up to it as much as she did, while giving the campaign her all.
Oh, and Randy Schunenman deserves kudos for standing up for her.
Bears repeating!!!
Here’s a news flash ... had it not been for Palin, the margin would have been even greater for Obama and I could have seen even more states falling (Montana, Georgia, etc.) I doubt McCain would have even reached 40% had it not been for Sarah. Palin energized me and energized the base. Without this energy it would have been a complete landslide, probably like 1980 but in reverse for the Dems.
Without her, McCain would have been speaking to crowds of about 15 members at local VFWs.
Without Palin there would have been an Obama landslide. Sarah needs to nip this in the bud and fast before these lies become ‘ common knowledge ‘ four years from now.
dug
And here at 2 PM on Thursday, we can pretty put Silent John McCain at the top of the list as well!
I am under the impression that both candidates were going to take only public financing and that Obama suckered McCain by signing a pledge then not honoring it.
LLS
That's a flat out lie! I heard Rush today.
I understand the frustration but getting our panties in a wad over some cowards' snarky and cruel criticisms is only directing attention to the cowards. Which do you think is first on Palin's agenda- getting revenge on her cowardly little detractors or running the state of Alaska and keeping ane eye on world affairs which will affect not just Alaskans but the nation? Take a tip from Palin whom you claim to respect and focus your efforts on the greater enemy.
Memo to Rick Davis and Steve Schmidt: The only reason I voted “R” for the Presidential row on the ballot was due to Sarah Palin. I’d been thinking of voting third party until she was picked as the GOP VP candidate. She managed to pull enough real Americans to vote so McCain’s loss wasn’t on the scale of Goldwater in ‘64, Carter in ‘80 or Mondale in ‘84. Blame that fine, decent American woman for McCain’s defeat!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Messrs. Davis and Schmidt, it is Vichy-limousine-RINOs like you that give Republicans and conservatives a bad name, and you two can kindly go kiss a water moccasin.
Just ask Barack Hussein Obama . . . I mean, Barry Soetoro . . . I mean, Barry Dunham . . . I mean, Barack Dunham . . .
Here’s what I just sent:
I’m extremely distressed and disappointed to see the trashing of Gov. Sarah Palin, blaming her for the recent election loss. When Sen. McCain announced her as his running mate, I immediately contributed online. This was the first time in my life, and I’m 51, that I’ve contributed to a political campaign. After seeing her speak at the RNC, I contributed again, feeling that she had the conservation values this country needs and the will to take the fight to the Democrats.
However, seeing the petty, vindictive, and wrong-headed information that’s being released by the McCain staff makes me somewhat more comfortable with an Obama Administration. At least we know where they stand. But the public trashing of a very fine woman by our own party is a big disappointment and believe me, people are paying attention and if any candidate is misguided enough to hire these people as staff members for any future campaigns, they’ll see the error of their thinking.
I’d like to determine what I can do to receive a refund for my campaign contributions because those were in response to Gov Palin and those funds do not deserve to remain with the McCain campaign.
I don’t know if there’s a way for the mods to change your screen name, but, since you’re relatively new, I’d just open a new account with a new name and then tell the mods to delete your old one.
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