I’m generally a supporter of Gov. Palin, but she is totally out to lunch here. People shouldn’t vote in primaries for whomever will ‘allow the process to continue’ and to ‘level the playing field’. They should vote for whom they they think the is the best candidate and perhaps the best candidate with a chance to win.
I agree with the rationale that you prefer, which is voting based on the candidate's stated governing principles, with an eye toward being able to persuade people to accept that package of policies. I think what Palin was trying to convey was to avoid a rush to conclusion based on the few primaries already conducted. If one candidate wins all the primaries, then the outcome of the process is clear, and people lose interest in the message - "the electable" one has been chosen. But we don;t have an environment where one candidate has won all the primaries.
I am not sure what she means by "level the playing field," unless that is a reference to an unfair or inaccurate public impression left by one or another of the campaigns. In this race, all that would boil down to as her caution against adopting Romney by dint of the media (and pundits, and openly purchased political ads) presentation. The presentation is lopsided, and it'll take time for that to sink in to a gullible and fickle public.
Not really. Because if you were to believe the MSM, Romney has already won, which makes all the primaries after Florida irrelevant, including (yes I'll say it) disenfranchising millions of voters. With Romney already chosen by the MSM and GOP, the process has come to a screeching halt.
Rage against the machine, and let the GOP know that WE THE PEOPLE pick candidates, not the MSM.
“level the playing field”
Leveling the playing field is a socialist idea.
They should be the best they can be and aim for the top.
Well life is not fair and people do not have equal abilities in all areas. Each candidate should use his/her comparative advantage. This is a competition. People should vote for the candidate who they like the most and not just to level the playing field. It is like an employer who hires the best guy he can get for the job. The person may not be perfect person. Nobody is perfect.
If Palin thinks she could do a better job, she should run. She was capable of running a campaign, but I think she blew it when she declined.