Maybe her move to quit was the best thing to do for her family, etc. but in the media environment, it was destructive—because it leans to the left and would give a “break” to a liberal in that situation but not to a conservative.
Scenario One:
Palin resigns as governor. Later she runs for President
and becomes the GOP nominee. The Dems bright out the following ad: “Sarah Palin. She says she’ll fight for you. But she quit. Quitters never win, Sarah...” Fair? Who knows, but you KNOW they’d do that.
Scenario Two:
Palin stays as governor and does her best to fight back.
GOP runs an ad for nominee Palin: “They tried to get her
but she fought back. The mainstream media tried their best but she’s a fighter—and she’ll fight for you as President.”
Scenario Three:
A lib/dem candidate resigns after pressure similar to what Sarah faces. He or she is praised by the media for doing what was best for his/her family. OR the same candidate
decides to stay in office and tough it out. They are praised by the media for being such a fighter. Regardless, the Dems get a pass. Double standard.
I could see myself voting for her based on positions, and I realize the Dems and the media had it out for her, but I’m just being honest: if she ran, they would hang this around her neck—”she quit”. Add to that the perception that she quit to make money with books and the lecture circuit. Even if she did make efforts to help conservative causes,
she will still be attacked for “going after the big bucks”.
Nobody said life is fair. For us it certainly isn’t.
Note two comments to the article. THIS is what conservatives have to put up with:
>>Honestly, who in their right mind ,would cast a vote for president a woman(or anyone) who quit their Govenor job because it was too tough -Like the presidency would be any easier?
(Even I have to agree to some extent. The Dems would be all over her about the resignation...and yes, “like the Presidency would be any easier?” Add to that the fact that the media is in the Dems’ corner but wouldn’t be in hers.)
>>To all the millions of morons who voted for McCain: He’s had cancer a couple of times, and is very old. He very well could have died in office (if not this term, than a second term), and THIS would have been the President of the United States. Think about that next time you say “I’ll never vote for someone from that political party.”
(That perception is another obstacle she would face. I’m not saying I agree with it—I’m saying THIS is what she
is faced with, these type of people...)
In all your scenarios, it is the dominant CommunistMedia that is framing the perceptions, and laying out the ground rules.
As Conservatives we need to find a way to defeat that very difficult and fundamental problem.
FreeRepublic TV anyone?