>>What political positions should a candidate have in order to attract blue dogs and independents?<<
You are sort of misunderstanding the dynamics: like it or not, Mrs. Palin is damaged goods. Her grandchild out of wedlock when she calls for Family Values, her abandonment of the Governorship when she cold have fought the fight, her early complete misanalyses of the world situation (which gave rise to the tina fay “I can see Russia from My Porch” meme.
It isn’t about the reality — it is about the perception. And the perception of Mrs. Palin is not good.
Reagan had a couple of beauts for kids, and a couple of good ones, the kids that were idiots didn’t hurt him a bit but the left loved to take them under their wings to get dirt and garbage from them...it reflected on them not Reagan..
What political positions should a candidate have in order to attract blue dogs and independents? See if you can answer the question this time instead of simply regurgitating left-wing talking points about Palin.