>> Spot on. Every election is about turnout
We’re better than that. Affection for Palin must not trump our desire for Liberty.
Don’t get me wrong; I admire Sarah Palin and regret her dismissal, but if the fruits of Liberty can only be delivered through Sarah, we’re not only screwed, we’re #ing demented.
The people who stay home are not Freepers. They aren't people throwing tantrums because their candidate is not the nominee. They don't follow the news. They are people who have never thought of voting as a critical part of their lives. Don't tell me how dumb that is, that's just the way it is. The only way to get them out to vote is to find a candidate who grabs their attention. Ronald Reagan did, Pat Robertson did, and in local elections around the country someone occasionally does, or a ballot issue gets them out to the polls. At the same time Gerald Ford, Bob Dole and John McCain didn't grab their attention. I didn't plan it that way, nor do I approve, but after 20+ years in the business I understand it. So take it or leave it, but that's the way a HUGE number of eligible voters on our side behave.
I’m reading the comments before posting my on thoughts on this heap’o’manure article but I had to stop at your #9, which I agree with 100%.
To say that we can’t fight for our political freedom unless The One is our candidate is to sound EXACTLY like the democrats.
This is the “we need our own Obama” argument.