The Candidates
…someone called for this path months ago.
So what’s a winning strategy? Well, it’s not to beef up the ticket with the Most Beloved By the Base superlative winners…What John McCain needs is a message of reform and competence, tied to issues of energy, national security, health care, and the economy, bolstered by a co-headliner with a record that shows that the team is serious about changing its path, in order to attract…Hillary supporters…Count me on the list of those that would be more than satisfied with a Palin vice-presidential nomination…
This is high-risk, high-reward, yes. But this is the path that he needs to take: advocating reform, not just change. The possible brilliance of this pick, too, is that the Obama camp may be baited into attacking her for her inexperience. Think about that: The Obama camp? Attacking Palin for inexperience? Hah! Clever as hell, if you ask me.
Also, the response to Palin so far has been positive — plus (yes, this is anecdotal evidence, but bear with me), the Hillary supporters I know are all tempted to vote for McCain-Palin. We’ll see…
August 29th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Alex, millions of conservatives were calling for Palin. She was the favorite on sites like Free Republic all along. And if you had to give a superlative award out for “Most Beloved By the Base”, the winner would be…………….Sarah Palin. So I don’t know what you’re talking about. The reform aspect and the female element are important, but don’t think for one second that shoring up the base of the party wasn’t a large part of this pick. The base is now fired up, whether fringe “Republicans” like it or not.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Yes, yes, but the message of reform, which he is running with, too.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Obama can keep his pocket change. I want improvement!
August 29th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Gosh, as a so-called “youth” I’m really excited. She’s going to add alot of energy to the ticket. Maybe I’ll be able to walk into a room of 20 somethings without being barraged by continual Obama fawning.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I hope they drive this theme home during their convention. And I want to see more of Palin’s family, her ultra-cute kids, and especially her steel-worker joe-sixpack husband. I hope he gets to introduce her. I didn’t think our system was still capable of producing politicians like Palin.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I remember that post. It got me to do some research on Palin and led me to the same position. I too am more than satisfied with the pick.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Props Alex for calling it when you did. Great choice for McCain.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Put me in the gloating column!
SJR
The Pink Flamingo
August 29th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
The issue isn’t that Obama can’t attack Palin, it’s that now McCain can’t attack Obama for inexperience. What an unmitigated disaster.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
BWett you are wrong. McCain never attacked O’s experience, he attacked his judgement. There is a difference.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I cant tell you guys how excited i was to learn this news!!! i love it…
where does this leave ANWR?
August 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
10 - I don’t think that’s entirely true, but at any rate, he should have been nailing Obama and that point, and now he can’t.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
As I’ve said for the 571st time Alex, Rudy isn’t going to be VP.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
While we’re gloating, that is.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
BWett, we weren’t going to win the race by beating Sen Obama over the head with being a junior senator, anyway. The doubt has already been placed in people’s minds concerning his inexperience, and now he is incapable of attacking Gov Palin’s short tenure as Gov without looking like a total hypocrite (not that he won’t try, he’ll just look bad doing it).
For all of you out there who are fearful that Gov Palin kills the ticket, here’s an idea. Why don’t you relax, have a great Labor Day weekend, and take a look at the polls on Tuesday. If the ticket tanks going into the Rep Convention, you’ll have a basis for your fears, but when they don’t, we can all tell you to drop the Chicken Little hysteria and get on board. I used to think this was going to be around 300 EV for Sen McCain on election night, but this pick, I believe, puts him with an upside potential we haven’t seen in a long time, such as 350-400 EV (with an accompanying risk of a loss, but from what I have heard of Gov Palin, I don’t see it happening).
August 29th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
BWett,
So what? That argument was starting to get old anyways. Where McCain should be hitting him is on meat and potato issues. Like taxes and spending.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
This the first time that I saw Gov. Palin and heard her speak. She is genuine, and my
first thought is that perhaps a Margaret Thatcher or a Chancellor Merkel is finally e
emerging from the women politicians of this country. She has the toughness that surely
will excite the Republican party, and get them out of the doldrums and malaise. Also it
will squash some of the Obama high that the MSM is taunting.
August 30th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Gloating about the worst VP pick in history?
August 30th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Alex, you really are a humble person! Heres a pat on your back…
What else should we do to feed your fat head?