To win, you have to woo independents. That’s what Obama did - that’s what Reagan did, and Bush did just enough to win both times.
Most independents can’t stand Sarah according to most polls I’ve seen.
The trick is to be conservative, but show independents and moderates why they are in fact conservative and don’t realize it - which is what Reagan did. How else did he win New England, MD, IL, and the PNW?
And Palin CAN do that when she is not bogged down with a RINO trying to shut her down like McCain did.
The trick is to be conservative, but show independents and moderates why they are in fact conservative and don’t realize it - which is what Reagan did. How else did he win New England, MD, IL, and the PNW?
The others like Romney or Crist reak of their party affiliation. They really have no other credential, certainly not conservative. Giuliani could at least say he “governed as a conservative” as he rebuilt NYC and have some meaningful cred on the meat and potatoes issues.
At this point, though, Palin has no chance of winning the Republican nomination because the insiders will block her every step of the way. She COULD win the general as a Republican but never mind that. I think she actually could win as an indie candidate in 2012, when Obamsky will be in tatters with all but his most leftist base and the Repubs are sure to nominate some sort of alternative liberal. Under that formulation, you could have as much as 40 percent of the vote available to Palin in even some of the big blue states.
Wrong. To win, as Reagan did, all you need is to speak the truth about America, the American dream, liberty, and freedom.
Carter sucked.
Candidates like Romney can’t even rally the base.