In the primary..if it is Palin against generic fiscal conservative...the generic candidate gets the vote.
If fellow Rs vote her as the candidate...she gets my vote in the general regardless.
I run into lots of apolitical folks who are not fans of Barry and co. but voted for him anyway because quite frankly Palin and her statements and lack of presentation scared them. I desperately want the rats out of power and would be very disappointed if we give carter his third term because of a reflexive emotional tilt toward “Sarah”
Which leads to another point that worries me..the ‘Sarah’ phenomenon..in which her most avid supporters are in Hillary! esque fashion chanting her first name and personalizing their affection for this person.
One thing I have always liked about conservatives has been their more mature view of life and politics and their tendency to shy away from the cult of personality.
Granted I am a huge fan of Reagan...but that personal and historic adoration he gets is well deserved for decades of tangible success in sticking it to the left and liberating the American economy and power - while at the same time puching a massive hole in the iron curtain.
Sarah! has few if any tangible accomplishements to merit such a huge response.
I know this will inflame alot of her supporters and like I said she will get my vote over ANY rat, but lets be honest, she is not well spoken and has very few original ideas.
Cheers!