This is your worst nightmare !

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I have read numerous accounts on here as to why Palin should not be your worst nightmare...

But they are wrong.

Palin does not take experience off the table. Here is why...

1. She has executive experience. Obama has none.

2. She ran a city of the same size as Obama's State Senatorial District. She reformed it's government successfully and was well liked in the process.

3. She has a track record of reform in Alaska as Governor. She has tangible accomplishments at making change happen. Obama has none.

Being a Senator is quite different that being an executive. Biden nor Obama have ever actually "run" anything. At least McCain commanded a decorated, large Navy Squadron where he also reformed it from a low-performer to THE top performer.

Palin also ensures that Obama will not win the female vote. Palin is earthy, connects with people and has done difficult job while raising 3 kids.

If you call her out of touch, you lose credibility, while offending every mother out there.

She will pull in the disaffected Hillary waverers in droves.

She also blunts Obama's bounce and the desire to get on the bandwagon of history. Now McCain has a nice historical bandwagon to latch onto as well.

They will introduce her as the "Next Next" President of the United States, as if to suggest a vote for her now, is a vote for her in 4-8 years.

She is not your typical Republican, and the GOP needs to send a message that they are reinventing themselves but with the same core values around individual initiative rather that collective initiative, less government that delivers more, and low taxes and strong economic investment.

She is a pargmatic reformer, like McCain. She cracks heads and gets things done.

This is how she will be presented, and it will be compelling.

Obama's speech is no longer today's headline. It is all about Palin.

This is not checkmate, but Obama has been checked.

He gave a great speech, but it had enough problems in terms of new politics vs. old politics contradictions, promising the world without showing HOW you can deliver, and then the Hollywood aspect of it did nothing to reduce his self-aggrandizing persona.

Obama's speech delivered Hope, but in the context of tearing America down and pointing fingers everywhere but at his party, by telling us that things are so incredibly bad, yet 70% of people believe their personal financial picture is improving.

Populist Pessimism always gets trumped by Patriotic Optimism...every time. Americans are, by nature, optimists.

Palin is an optimistic figure. She will fit nicely with the narrative that will shape McCain, which is as a fighter, who has gotten kicked in the teeth, but gets back up.

They will say McCain got kicked in the teeth in the primaries, carried his own bags while campaigning, and got back up.

They will say that America got kicked in the teeth in 1980, but with the help of Ronald Reagan got back up.

They will say that America got kicked in the teeth on 9/11, but got back up.

They will say America got kicked in the teeth in Iraq, but got back up.

They will say America got kicked in the teeth with the housing crisis, but is getting back up.

They will say that Barack Obama, in his acceptance speech kicked John McCain in the teeth, and he is still standing.

...and Sarah Palin and her salt of the earth family with traditional values will embody how and why we always get back up.

Heavy stuff...this is your worst nightmare.



(commentaire de MidPointMan sur 538)

Colo c'était des graphiques montrant l'évolution de la carte électorale avant/après convention. McCain a gagné l'Ohio et il ne lui reste plus qu'un seul état à prendre et c'est gagné. J'ai oublié le nom de cet état mais ça a l'air bien parti.

Allez regarder FiveThirtyEigth et TOUS les indicateurs prédisent une victoire de McCain. Le sénat est le seul endroit où les républicains ne gagnent pas.