“Any conservative who’s even passingly familiar with her record of public service, her positions on the issues, her writings and speeches, and her admirable personal qualities, can’t possibly still question her electability.”
You actually think that no one who knows her background could possibly question her electability (if by “electability” you mean “likelihood of being elected”)? Your infatuation is making you delusional. Hopefully the bulk of her supporters have a better grasp of the real world; otherwise there will be no cohesive strategy to combat her negatives and instead the assumption that she’ll be elected simply on the basis of her undeniable wonderfulness.
A lot of the fervor against those who rudely or ignorantly (compared to those who have spent countless hours debating the subject here at FR) post negative comments concerning Mrs. Palin is due to the fact that those who are staunch defenders are becoming exasperated at having to continually and repeatedly explain to those who make those comments why it is believed their statement is in error.
Add to that those who continually post negative articles concerning Mrs. Palin in an effort to make her an undesirable nominee to those here at FR, by the same subset of freepers with an agenda, and you start to understand why you see such a spirited defense of a woman whose values reflect those of a very large portion of posters here at FR.
Well, it's pretty obvious that you don't know much about her background. Try reading up on her race for Alaska Governor, to get an early indication of how she'll fare as a candidate for president. She beat TWO entrenched political machines to get to the Governor's office.
Your infatuation is making you delusional.
It's not "infatuation", it's honest appreciation for demonstrated competence, executive experience, and real accomplishments.
"Delusional"? That's what happens when people supplant real life observation and information for preconceived notions and narrow-minded bias, based on little more than mainstream media's negative depictions of a candidate.
Hopefully the bulk of her supporters have a better grasp of the real world; otherwise there will be no cohesive strategy to combat her negatives...
Well, she did miss that caribou four times with that rifle with the bad sight....
Negatives? What would those be, pray tell?