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11-06-2009, 04:10 PM
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| McCain would have done worse without her ... I agree with that assertion and here's why: He was way way too "moderate" on EVERYTHING and thus really alienated most conservatives fiscal and social. Palin fired up the social side and inflated his numbers. However, the social conservatives which are at this point really gumming up the mix, are actually bringing the right side of things way down because all they seem to care about are issues like abortion and gay marriage. Which in the end is at the bottom of the list when we are facing the financial meltdowns both sides have been causing as of late. | 
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11-06-2009, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by lawgator1  ^^^
This.
She's toxic. See e.g. McCain. | McCain was the problem. Once he got the nomination, you could have just handed Obama the keys to the White House right then.
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11-06-2009, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by J-P I don't care who the Rs run up the flag pole this time so much as what the candidates have stood up for in their past. The Rs have lost my automatic vote. I will be looking for the most likely to reign in spending and the power of the federal government, regardless of the little letter besides their name on the ballot. | Agree with everything except the automatic vote part, at least for 2012. No one the Republicans could put out there could be worse than Obama. But I will be disappointed if we end up getting stuck with another McCain or Bush.
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11-06-2009, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SGMVols Agree with everything except the automatic vote part, at least for 2012. No one the Republicans could put out there could be worse than Obama. But I will be disappointed if we end up getting stuck with another McCain or Bush. | Well, I voted for the R because the only alternative was Al Gore. Then I voted for the R because the only alternative was John Kerry. Then I voted for the R because the only alternative was Barack Obama.
This time the Rs need to run out someone worth voting for, or I will just stay home because I might as well be comfortable as our country goes to hell. For the past two decades it has just been a question of how quickly the federal government destroys our economy, our property, our constitutional liberty and our military.
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11-06-2009, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SGMVols McCain was the problem. Once he got the nomination, you could have just handed Obama the keys to the White House right then. | I disagree. A McCain/Romney ticket would have been strong. | |
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11-06-2009, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeYankee McCain would have done worse without her ... I agree with that assertion and here's why: He was way way too "moderate" on EVERYTHING and thus really alienated most conservatives fiscal and social. Palin fired up the social side and inflated his numbers. However, the social conservatives which are at this point really gumming up the mix, are actually bringing the right side of things way down because all they seem to care about are issues like abortion and gay marriage. Which in the end is at the bottom of the list when we are facing the financial meltdowns both sides have been causing as of late. | right on, man | |
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11-06-2009, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rjd970 I disagree. A McCain/Romney ticket would have been strong. | I just threw up in my mouth. You are kidding, right?
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11-07-2009, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Rasputin_Vol I just threw up in my mouth. You are kidding, right? | No...with all the financial mess that crashed on McCain's hopes, Romney would have given some stability to the ticket given his background. Palin didn't have anything substantive to say about it other than what her handlers told her. | |
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11-07-2009, 12:26 AM
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| When are Republicans going to realize that all Sarah Palin does is give speeches to get crowds excited, no substance to anything she says. Oh wait... | |
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11-07-2009, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rjd970 No...with all the financial mess that crashed on McCain's hopes, Romney would have given some stability to the ticket given his background. Palin didn't have anything substantive to say about it other than what her handlers told her. |
That ticket wouldn't have brought in anymore votes then mccain/palin.
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11-11-2009, 06:11 PM
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| I'm a democrat, so if this indeed was the Republican ticket - you could count me in as thrilled. | |
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11-11-2009, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by shot0fclarity08 I'm a democrat, so if this indeed was the Republican ticket - you could count me in as thrilled. | No chance, Fox just did a piece on Palin that all but kicks her to the curb. | |
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11-11-2009, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MontereyVol No chance, Fox just did a piece on Palin that all but kicks her to the curb. | Ahh. I take back what I said anyway. I am a democrat in that I usually agree with their principles more. I would actually love the Republican ticket to offer something worth voting for, instead of the for-mentioned deadheads. (IMO) | |
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