Posted on 08/07/2013 2:32:18 AM PDT by iowamark
Most here but not me..
Back as far as Spring 2011 I was posting here that Palin had zero intention of running in 2012.
Making believe you are running for POTUS or ‘seriously thinking about it’ brings many benefits for those desiring attention. Look at Trump.
The reason why I was sure that she was not running when mostly everyone else was SO sure she was is because she was allowed to stay working for FNC as a political commentator the whole year while Newt and Rick were told to resign in early 2011 by FNC management. They knew.
There was no way FNC would have kept her on if she was considering it, instead they let or encouraged her to tease about on Greta to pull her (FNC) ratings up knwoing full well she wasnt.
Nuts on the right?
There are NO candidates right now. My Palin example for this was intended to illustrate how she was called a ‘candidate’ thousands of times here over a couple of years when she really wasnt., But many swore she was especially to me.(Iowa trip, NH, Bus tour, passion video, ...all solid proof LOL)
Once again going against the flow, my list was not intended to define who I will ‘like the best’. It was a list of what the GOP needs as a strong candidate to beat a Dem. I found last years line-up very weak and in many cases flawed, perfect for Obama.
Now a candidate might appear who meets all those conditions but has positions I disagree with. Like what if Christie does everything on that list? That wouldnt work for me.
“And you earn votes because your ideas, your plans, and your principles align with a greater number of voters than your opponent’s”
That is why RINO candidates like Mitt Romney live and die by polls .... and hiring advisors who obssess over polls that purport to tell them what their candidates’ principles should be, week by week, as they chase voting blocs
Being unprincipled works for democrats whose voting blocs care only about the letter “D” by the name on the ballot
but hasn’t worked yet for a republican, never will
As the summer came to a close the doubters grew and grew and the Palinistas came up with many crazy explainations around the above.
One favorite was that Palin hated her employer FNC so much and so she would spit in their face by simply announcing a run and quitting FNC at the same time ~ in Fall of 2011. Yep, that would be a blast to watch since near end of summer FNC stopped talking about her ‘possibly running’ and instead focused on the actual candidates. How dare they do that? It would be sooo sweet to see her publicly diss them like that.
This far out, we have to start touting or drafting. Ain’t like the old days when you could run in the same year as the election. When I refer to “candidates”, I’m talking of the prospective ones, of course. I don’t hesistate to vet potential ones at this point, as they should be.
re: #71: Sarah Palin’s career was not damaged. The damage was done by the McCainiacs, who were terrified of her ability to connect with the American people and tell them the truth. So, they muzzled her.
In addition, the McCainiacs worked hand and glove with the LIEberal press to ensure that she did not overshadow McNasty.
And since McNasty’s testicles were locked up, Ophonybama and the LIEberals made mince meat of the Republicans.
Run, Sarah! Run!
Rule ZZ: Be able to articulate why a smaller government is important. Do not simply say, "A smaller government means more freedom to you, the people!" That's not enough. We need to make one of our core principles tangible for the common man.
How about one general catch all rule: be a true conservative! The rest will fall into place.
This isn’t rocket science.
Be my guest,
but after what happened last time I personally have to wait and see who looks serious and that will be a while to tell.
- Be nice to dogs!
- One wife ONLY, please! (*gender of your choice)
- Don’t give people cancer.
Unfortunately, it looks like the ones the establishment will drag in will be thoroughly unacceptable (Christie, Jeb, Rubio, et al).
I smell GOP-E. The stench clogs the nostrils.
"27-Be ready and able to explain how your plans benefit individual voters. Self-interest is a powerful thing in a democracy."
Perhaps a bit surprising that Dan McLaughlin doesn't know we don't live in a democracy. But perhaps only a bit.
"69-Getting distance from your base in the general on ancillary issues won’t hurt you; they’ll suck it up and independents will like it."
Tell that to President Romney. And finally:
"2-Ask yourself what you’re willing to sacrifice or compromise on to win. If there’s nothing important you’d sacrifice, don’t run; you will lose. If there’s nothing important you wouldn’t, don’t run; you deserve to lose."
The Republican Party loses Presidential elections because it's one big compromise. Nobody ever asks a Democrat what they will give up or how they will meet in the middle. Ever. The only correct answer to that question is 'I'll sacrifice my opponent's principles, not my own'." I think people would be amazed at the kind of conservative candidate that might emerge.
All of O’s disingenuous campaign rhetoric would not have passed his lips unless it had been intensely focus-group tested.
Also, according to Jerome Corsi’s cogent analysis, “What Went Wrong? book, swing state Dem voter fraud will be a fact of life unless voter ID happens.
I will add my own rule for candidates. How to get elected but still keep to your principles.
Make a list of your core values. Try to list 50 things you are certain about. *Do not* order the list from most to least important. Since they are core values, they should all be about equal.
Next, poll the public about *your* core values. Ask them which of *your* core values matters most *to them*.
Then take the “top 10” of *your* core values favored by the public, and make them your clear, easy to understand election platform. “Bullet points” of one sentence each.
That doesn’t mean at all that you ignore the other 40 core values, just that you run on the 10 most popular core values.
So why do things this way?
First of all, because it lets you keep your integrity and honor.
Second of all, because voters adore clarity in politics.
They are more inclined to vote for a candidate when they know “where they stand” than one who obscures what they think in doublespeak and exceptions.
(Though he is a bit off, Patrick Buchanan once got a heck of an endorsement from a political opponent who said, “Agree with him or not, you know that if you injected him with sodium pentothol (truth serum), he would say *exactly* the same things he says right now.”)
Speaking simply, without being patronizing, is appreciated by voters, because besides being clear, it projects this clarity, which is usually interpreted as honesty.
And another rule, kind of an odd one.
Americans distinguish between ethics and morality. Candidates who assert they are ethical are seen as obeying the written law, which is an objective thing: either they are, or they aren’t. The public likes that.
However, candidates who proclaim they are moral are looked at with caution, because morality is seen as following religious rules that vary tremendously between religions. So voters don’t know where a candidate stands.
So while you may be moral as the day is long, it is still better to run on being ethical.
There’s a difference between deeply held principles and the marketing gimmicks adopted by RINOs. When Romney busts his butt to develop socialized health care in Massachusetts then claims he’s opposed to its ideological clone — obamacare — then either his Romneycare efforts were misplaced or his resistance to obamacare is a lie of convenience. In either case, his actions belie his (stated) principles.
The true princples of conservatism — respect for the individual over the collective, respect for established tradition, fiscal responsibility, a sense of transcendent right and wrong, pride in community and family — are values that resonate with voters ... and not just conservative voters either. The GOP and its tepid, milquetoast candidiates have done a piss-poor job of articulating those values, perhaps because they don’t truly believe in them.
THAT is the reason Republicans keep losing elections.
Not only is it a disgrace, it's a cowardly disgrace. Anyone who turns chicken a** and runs when their country needs them most is no longer an American, IMNSHO. If you turned chicken a** and ran, don't come back when the smoke is cleared and the heavy lifting is over.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Food for thought to those promoting Ben Carson for president.
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