This is so ironic because I was asking myself the same question about people who said they were voting for Palin but NOT McCain...who just happened to be on the top spot of the ticket.
Many Palinistas are at best inconsistent, at middling they are illogical and at worst they purposely delude themselves to provide a fig leaf to hide their inconsistency and illogic.
In all my days at FR I have never seen a more fanciful use of rationalization than the phrase “I didn't vote for McCain, I voted for Sarah”.
Uhhh, you voted for McCain and if you've actually convinced yourself you didn't then you are to far gone for any politician or political strategist to worry much about.
McCain was unmotivating. He was just another doddering, moderate placeholder, just a vote against Democrats, just another Bob Dole. Nothing to vote for, nothing to be excited about.
The presence of Sarah Palin on the ticket changed that dynamic, for a very large number of FReepers. She provided motivation, excitement and something to vote for.
So, stating that one voted not for McCain, but for Palin is entirely rational, and it is you who are being fanciful, Bob J.
This days-long campaign of yours, is just a thinly veiled effort, to shape a negative mental image of Palin's supporters, instead of Palin herself.
It's a moderately clever workaround, since the direct attacks through intermediaries and hack consultants have backfired.
Good luck pushing another inside the Beltway, DC establishment drone in this environment, though, seriously. You're going to need it.
Nice try Bob...Your attempt at logic fails on at least two counts:
There has been only one President in the past two centuries who was NOT qualified to be President...Just the "One"...