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Just because someone is adept at picking and endorsing local candidates, doesn’t mean that their subsequent election was as the result of her endorsement. Perhaps Sarah is better served as being a new Rove...
And comparisons to Reagan are dangerous...they have the same ideals (which I like), but not the same pedigree.
Reagan was a national figure for almost two decades before he was elected...he served two terms as the Governor of the largest state in the Union. Successful terms too.
Sarah had promise, I hope she continues to fuel the fire of the Tea Party and Conservatism. But I am not as convinced as you that she is electable nationally.
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“But I am not as convinced as you that she is electable nationally.”
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Well, we’re going to find out, aren’t we? That is what elections are all about. No one was convinced Reagan could win a national election until he actually won one. His poll numbers in the run-up to the 1980 election were in the crapper. I well remember telling my friends that he could win. I had heard him many times in person and he was great. No, they told me. He might be able to win in California, a reliably Republican state at the time, but not nationally... Too old, too conservative, too dumb, too dangerous. On November 4, 1980, they got a little education. I already knew he could win nationally. The doubters had to be convinced. A 44 state landslide did the trick.
Just because someone is adept at picking and endorsing local candidates, doesn’t mean that their subsequent election was as the result of her endorsement. Perhaps Sarah is better served as being a new Rove...I like Palin very much and if she declares I will be working for her and contributing to her as much as I possibly can. If she announces, I will drop all further consideration of other candidates and be on her team.And comparisons to Reagan are dangerous...they have the same ideals (which I like), but not the same pedigree.
Reagan was a national figure for almost two decades before he was elected...he served two terms as the Governor of the largest state in the Union. Successful terms too.
Sarah had promise, I hope she continues to fuel the fire of the Tea Party and Conservatism. But I am not as convinced as you that she is electable nationally.
But she hasn't announced. In the meantime I think all of us, particularly the Palin supporters among us, should consider what you posted here.
I would bet that Sarah, as brilliant a tactician as she's proved herself to be, is considering ideas along the lines you have posted here.
Fix your typo in the beginning of the last paragraph: "Sarah HAS promise..."
And in the first paragraph, by "Rove" I'm sure you mean Republican Party Leader and eventual Presidential Adviser [the posts he held], not back-stabbing traitor [the person he is and was].