| Re: McCain Picks Sarah Palin! |
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Group: nashville.general · Group Profile
Author: jakdedertjakdedert Date: Aug 29, 2008 12:23
maxo wrote:
> On Aug 29, 11:16 am, Cyrus Afzali wrote:>> On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:06:14 -0500, jakdedert
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>> bellsouth.net> wrote:>>> InfoSuperHwyRoadKill wrote:
>>>> No surprise there!
>>> Desperately seeking to capture the cachet of the Hillary campaign. It
>>> might work for someone like Faye, who is herself desperate to justify
>>> supporting someone who is such an anathema to everything she believes.
>>> I can see the logic.
>> He's trying to do 2 things: capture the Hillary folks who say they
>> won't vote for Obama and go after those who favor drilling since she's
>> a big proponent of opening ANWAR.
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> It won't even be that complex--she'll pick up Michigander hockey moms.
> People vote for people they identify with. George Bush was a
> Connecticut brat with a pedigree, but all he had to do was act like a
> moe-ron and folks were like, "hay, I see a bit of me in hayum!".
Actually, it's that complex and more. Add all the factors mentioned in
the thread. Factor in a few more, like bringing energy in the ticket
that's been lacking; the youth factor; the family values angle (lots of
kids by one father); the military issue (eldest son in the Army)...looks
(oh yeah, the cheesecake factor--former beauty queen) like a pretty
ingenious move.
There are minuses, of course. I can see it blunting one of the
campaigns most-used weapons; the experience factor. McSame can't use
Obama's perceived lack of such against him, after selecting a half-term
governor--however popular--as running mate.
That said, when the administration can vociferously condemn another
state for 'invading a sovereign country in the 21st century....' I guess
any sort of hypocrisy is possible.
jak
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