t-dude to factmart; onyx
Actually I think the real problem is we split our conservative vote between too many candidates, and the establishment RINO then wins by a plurality.
It happens every election cycle; we all get fired up about different conservatives, and then start bickering back and forth about who is “more’ conservative, strengthening our resolve to ‘not compromise’ our ‘principles’.
All the while the establishment candidate is racking up delegates and moving toward the nomination.
See: Nixon, Ford, Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain, and now Romney.
I am sick of the RINO parade and would really like a real conservative this time.
I honestly think we need to come together early behind a single conservative and keep our conservative base strong and united.
This will be very hard to do with the various factions of conservatives.
To me that candidate is Sarah Palin, but if we split our votes and dilute our power, we will hand the nomination to the establishment RINO, just as we did in 2008.
I’m thinking a vote in the primaries for anyone but Sarah is a defacto vote for Romney.
Jim Scott to factmart
I’ve been a Palin supporter for some time and seeing her commentary on Fox News and watching her going through the never-ending battles with the media have only convinced me that, today, she is the best hope for the Republican party in 2012 (as the presidential nominee). I have absolutely no interest in RINOs like Romney and Huckabee and, like you, I can remember Reagan in 1979-80 getting the same kind of flack from the GOP hierarchy along with the usual derision from the left; “stupid, over the hill B-movie actor, senile, a puppet for smart but diabolical puppet masters that give him a scrip to read” and, my favorite: “you can’t be serious...an ACTOR as president!
The left-wing mocking and ridicule intended to destroy Reagan’s credibility as a potential president was intense but ultimately failed, big-time. As I’ve stated before, Palin isn’t Reagan (and this isn’t 1980) but she is a principled conservative, has executive experience, is grounded, resilient and has charisma to spare, just as Reagan did in his time. The usual Democrat head-fake of pretending that they really, really want the GOP to nominate Sarah Palin because she’s sooooo ‘easy to beat’ is hardly convincing because it simply indicates what Republican politician the left really fears. Thanks for the heads-up, Democrats.
I would happily cast my vote for Sarah Palin in my state’s Republican primary and be delighted to vote for her in the presidential election in 2012. I truly believe Sarah Palin would be a great president and I have full confidence that she could easily beat Obama. That some FReepers still sneer at Palin and act disdainful toward those who endorse her are unfortunate but part of an open forum that has to allow more than one point of view on specific issues, especially potential Republican Party presidential candidates. I’m just a bit disappointed that a thread that clearly and specifically asked for Palin supporters only still draws anti-Palin posts. However, we all make our choices and I chose Sarah Palin as ‘my’ candidate for president on the Republican ticket in November, 2012.