Top Ten Reasons McCain-Palin Could Win
03 September 2008 7:00 am by Taylor Marsh
cross-posted on Huffington Post (after Palin’s speech, with edits)
1. Sarah Palin is a gift to the Republican base, who has been energized by her presence, which could bring them out in droves.
She’s already inspired $10 million in fundraising, something
McCain has never seen before.
Palin’s selection – and the overall sharpening of McCain’s
campaign in recent weeks – clearly is firing up the GOP rank-and-file.
While the 73% of Democrats who say they are voting for their candidate with
enthusiasm was reflected in the record turnout for the primaries in the spring,
it is interesting to note that 57% of Republicans now say they are eager to
vote for McCain. Previous surveys have not shown this level of GOP enthusiasm.
2. Sarah Palin neutralizes Joe Biden, compliments of the latest media talking point, both on the stump
and in debates through the “Rick Lazio” factor.
3. Hillary is not the vice presidential nominee. We wouldn’t have Palin if
she were.
4. Obama nixed the 527s, which can’t get up and running this late and be as
effective as they could have been.
5. Palin is now a heroine of wingnut radio because of cultural issues, their political manna, which will further fire up
the base, utilizing Karl Rove’s main tool to get out the vote: talk
radio’s outreach.
6. People don’t vote on issues, they vote on emotion. McCain’s war hero story
is real and moves voters on many levels.
7. George W. Bush can manufacture national security opportunities
that would give McCain an advantage.
8. People say they will, but actually won’t vote for someone different from
themselves.
9. Republicans are disciplined, fall in line and fight like hell to win no
matter what’s required, including play dirty. Democrats are not, do not and will
not. See Joe Lieberman, who should have been neutered politically long ago.
10. IOKIYAR = It’s OK If You’re A Republican. If Palin was a Democrat her tawdry
soap opera story, investigation that could result in a report being released right before November,
and ridiculously weak resume would be used to beat the Democratic presidential
nominee into submission by the right-wing, until she was pulled, ala Eagleton.
Cue
Karl Rove on Tim Kaine:
“With all due respect again to Governor Kaine, he’s been a governor
for three years, he’s been able but undistinguished,” Rove said. “I
don’t think people could really name a big, important thing that he’s done.
He was mayor of the 105th largest city in America.”Rove continued: “So if he were to pick Governor Kaine, it would be an
intensely political choice where he said, `You know what? I’m really not,
first and foremost, concerned with, is this person capable of being president
of the United States?
But because Sarah Palin is a Republican, she’s cast as the political savior
of the beleaguered and broken brand, because, well, see #9.
