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Originally posted by jamie83
After thinking about this, I realized that McCain might have chosen Gov. Palin for a less obvious reason than most people reflexively assumed.
Because she is a woman, everybody, me included, thought McCain selected Palin to win over some of Hillary's supporters. After thinking about it, I don't think this was the only reason.
I think McCain chose Gov. Palin primarily to solidify and energize the conservative base. McCain needed to make sure the red states stay red, and the best way to do this was to add a conservative to the ticket.
Ironically, it's McCain himself who is going to appeal more to the Hillary supporters, not Gov. Palin. The Hillary supporters might even be put off by Gov. Palin trying to take what they feel was Hillary's birthright.
However, the conservatives are going to LOVE seeing Gov. Palin become the first woman VP instead of Hillary. And if Gov. Palin pulls in some Hillary supporters, that will be a bonus.
The real brilliance of this strategy is that it will also appeal to the independents because they will see McCain's choice of Gov. Palin as a true "maverick"-like, anti-establishment move.
The only people who are going to be upset by Gov. Palin are the Dems who were going to vote for Obama anyway.
Originally posted by mental modulator
BUT i suppose it will work - nascar, mullets, flobies and a knee jerk terror washed public.
Originally posted by jamie83
Your brilliances lies in your ability to exemplify everything that will cause Obama to lose in one short sentence.
And it's not because of McCain ir Palin.
It's because liberals (not the ideological liberals, but the self-professed liberals like yourself) are so god damned arrogant, elitist, and condescending that they can't help themselves. It's like they have a genetic predisposition to insult other people to make themselves feel good about themselves.
NASCAR -bad...
Mullet... bad...
flobies... bad
knee jerk terror? After 3000+ killed on 9/11, Madrid, London, etc?
Originally posted by jamie83
Originally posted by mental modulator
BUT i suppose it will work - nascar, mullets, flobies and a knee jerk terror washed public.
Your brilliances lies in your ability to exemplify everything that will cause Obama to lose in one short sentence.
And it's not because of McCain ir Palin.
It's because liberals (not the ideological liberals, but the self-professed liberals like yourself) are so god damned arrogant, elitist, and condescending that they can't help themselves. It's like they have a genetic predisposition to insult other people to make themselves feel good about themselves.
NASCAR -bad...
Mullet... bad...
flobies... bad
knee jerk terror? After 3000+ killed on 9/11, Madrid, London, etc?
Originally posted by jamie83
I think McCain chose Gov. Palin primarily to solidify and energize the conservative base. McCain needed to make sure the red states stay red, and the best way to do this was to add a conservative to the ticket.
Originally posted by vor78
Obama is pro-gun, too. At least, his supporters around here insist that he is.