*sigh* is there ANYONE on this site anymopre who can disagree/discuss/debate WITHOUT name calling?
I am NOT insane for thinking Palin/Bahman would be a good ticket (the voices tell me so) and I would rather hear WHY you think this group or that group would NOT vote for this ticket, not your opinion on my mental health.
I start with the following premise- this ticket would get ALL the GOP vote, especially recharged conservatives, and then MANY Dem women. But primarily because it is an all-woman ticket.
So... that’s over 51% right there.
What on earth makes you think it would "get ALL the GOP vote"? This is the party who's primary voters just chose McCain in 08' and Romney in 12'. The first problem with your premise is that a majority of Republican voters aren't even very conservative to begin with. Sure, the activists and grass roots are, but that's not even the bulk of the voters in the party. What on earth makes you think that Dem women would vote for Palin/Bachman? Where is the evidence for this? Democrat women vote largely on emotional appeals and the desire for free stuff - not out of solidarity with the sisterhood. On top of that, Palin really doesn't poll well with women outside of conservative circles. Further, Bachman flopped in her national run last time around - why would we think she'd have a better connection with voters this time around. If the ticket were Palin/Bachman we'd probably lose so bad it would wipe us out on downticket races throughout much of the country.
My apologies. I meant it as a collective 3rd party “insane” as in “anybody would be insane” as opposed to a personal attack, you personally are “insane”.
That said, my point stands.
Your premise is flawed. It presupposes the GOP-e would ever allow the ticket. They won’t. That is my entire point.
WOULD it be a good ticket? Yes.
WILL it be a good ticket? NO, becuase we are going to have Jed Bush or another Hispanic-loving RINO shoved down our throats. The next election will be about the GOP-e moving further to the left and surrendering to Hispanic political power.
You can’t get 51% of the vote if the GOP-e sabotages your candidate, keeps them off state ballots, pours money to their RINO and withholds money from your conservative.