Posted on 08/15/2015 7:26:19 AM PDT by Red Steel
The man in charge at RedState has issued a mea culpa to Sarah Palin and her family. Some question the sincerity of the apparent apology. There’s no way to know what’s truly in a man’s heart, so many are scratching their heads on this one. Some are giving Erickson the benefit of the doubt while others are sensing this one screams of a guy desperately making a last ditch effort to change the prevailing narrative.
That narrative paints Erickson as a misogynistic opportunist. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her daughter Bristol drove that point home heavily in recent days. The Palins called out Erickson after he disinvited Donald Trump from a RedState event. Erickson’s reasoning was that Trump’s comments about Fox News’ Megyn Kelly were sexist. The Palins called shenanigans, pointing to prior comments, actions, and editorial decisions by Erickson that were much worse than anything uttered by The Donald.
Now Erickson has written an “I’m sorry” piece. He apologizes profusely for a fake photo of Sarah Palin that RedState ran in a story over two years ago. The timing of the apology is questionable at best. Erickson had years to speak up. Not until the Palins called him out did he break his silence on the matter. He claims he didn’t realize he needed to apologize. In his entry on the subject, Erickson writes “It happened in 2013. I wish I had known from the Palin camp before now that this was a lingering issue.”
Erickson also provides an excuse for the photo flap. “Unfortunately, going back into my calendar, I know why I was slow to respond,” he wrote. “I was in the hospital on July 1, 2013, with my wife.
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Interesting question. IMO, it could happen only if Palin had sufficient reason to believe Trump was a viable and capable candidate who could serve reasonably well as president. We can confidently conclude she will not allow herself to be “used” for political gain again.
Then my answer to your question: she would align herself with a straight-talking middle of the roader, non-politician who has a set and who appears to satisfy the requirements of the bulk of the voters.
My calc: Trump voters + Cruz voters + Sarah voters > traditional dem voters (no matter who that candidate might be).
Pepsionice touched on a significant point: it is clear the segment of voters in the middle has increased sharply. Many conservatives are at a point where they would rather have a middle of the roader than be betrayed once more by a RINO, and many traditional dem voters are concerned with the by now quite clear and obvious lockstep jerk to the far left by the dem party.
Re the title of the thread: EE summarily disinvited DT and then tried to explain and "apologize" by attributing our backlash not to his pompous, egotistical act where the blame belongs but to our dissatisfaction with RINO's. How pathetic.
You are absolutely right.
No, I answered your question.
EE=redstate.com=Salem Broadcasting=RINO Central
He’s a typical fat weasel. I’ve encountered numerous in my many years.
Could I have a toke off of that roach you’re smokin’? It obviously has relieved you of all reasoning powers.
I didn’t create the map. I grabbed it off the Net so as to illustrate the sort of “red” states this Erickson fellow might actually have in mind.
Hey, stranger things have happened.
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