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Oct 19, 2009 17:43

Palin Is Distant Second in GOP Match-Ups with Huckabee, Romney


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box_in_the_box October 19 2009, 23:06:02 UTC
I know "he's a nice guy, funny, etc etc" but how far is that taking him??How far did it take Reagan ( ... )

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schmiss October 19 2009, 23:12:56 UTC
ehhh they already call him a RINO. Trust, it'll be blamed on his populist angle when he loses.

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box_in_the_box October 19 2009, 23:20:06 UTC
Trust, it'll be blamed on his populist angle when he loses.

The Republican elite will try to spin it that way, no doubt, but the problem is, if they do, the Republican base WILL reject it, because when it comes to the issues that count with those folks (guns, God and gays), Huck is the MOST "real" Republican of any of 'em.

I don't know though, they say Palin and Huckabee have the same base, so why's Palin losing popularity?

Palin's gender alone always made her a bitter pill for the Dominionists to swallow, even though she espoused their message, because while they could accept her in the short term as a possible means of pitting white women against black men in '08, now that they've had some time to think about it, they've realized HOLY SHIT WE ALMOST PROMOTED A WOMAN TO THE PRESIDENCY, and especially when you have an equally conservative candidate like Huck, why risk THAT?

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txvoodoo October 20 2009, 02:40:15 UTC
"Palin's gender alone always made her a bitter pill for the Dominionists to swallow, even though she espoused their message, because while they could accept her in the short term as a possible means of pitting white women against black men in '08, now that they've had some time to think about it, they've realized HOLY SHIT WE ALMOST PROMOTED A WOMAN TO THE PRESIDENCY, and especially when you have an equally conservative candidate like Huck, why risk THAT?"

So true. They may have liked her, but deep down, (and sometimes not so deep down), they think she should be at home tending the offspring, making more.

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suitablyemoname October 19 2009, 23:27:31 UTC
Palin seems to prefer winging it, which is exactly what you want to do when you're going for a populistic Hail Mary short-term campaign of desperation, but running without a plan can backfire in incredible and painful ways, and it really only works to your advantage while the spotlight is on you ( ... )

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devil_ad_vocate October 20 2009, 02:04:44 UTC
I'm hoping Huckabee helps Mark Foley find Jesus, and then announces him as a favored running mate.

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