0bama is losing moderates and independents at lightening speed.
But that doesn’t mean they’re ready to turn to Sarah Palin now, either.
It’s not an either or situation. That’s what is known as a false dichotomy.
We can’t afford to run on an “Anybody But 0bama” platform in 2012 and hope that he is unpopular enough to sweep in whoever we put up.
The Democrats tried that strategy in 2004, and learned the hard way that it doesn’t work.
Instead, we need to run on what does work. Republicans offering real solutions based on free-market and limited government ideas.
The Sarah Palin Flying Circus may be the Greatest Show on Earth, but it’s a lousy way to try to win an election.
>Being a McCain AND Romney man no wonder you hate the conservative so much, man you have problems, I just wish that you had some integrity and would slow up on this wild slimeing campaign that you are operating on FR.<
To: NYC Republican
Pawlenty is more of an apolitical non-ideological moderate than a conservative. And Joe Biden would absolutely eat his lunch, and then drink his milkshake.
Romney is the most effective advocate for John McCain, and has the sharpest teeth as an attack dog. Plus he is unflappable. That is exactly what McCain needs in a VP. Remember, the VP is a supporting role. He is there to sell the top of his ticket while assailing the other party’s.
Romney was hand-made for the job.
I think the reason so many unacceptable names have been floated is to try to keep some element of surprise while lowering expectations amid the persistent speculation it is going to be Romney. Then when Romney is picked over Lieberman, Ridge, and Pawlenty, everyone will breath a sigh of relief and hail the selection.
115 posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:23:03 AM by counterpunch (John McCain - For the LOVE of Country)
Yes, and most of them next time will be voting for anybody that runs against Obama. Unless, of course, the Republicans choose McCain, or some equally dimwitted loser like him, which is certainly within the realm of possibility since many of them are pleased with Obama's agenda, and like McCain, wish to echo it. In that case, most voters will simply sit out another election since it won't make a bit of difference who they vote for.
I doubt that Sarah Palin will be the nominee, nor will any conservative since the progressive Republicans and Democrats will have permanently "killed" most of them long before '12. If I were you, I'd sleep well knowing that Obama is probably very safe in the next election.