Monday 12 July 2010
1984 All Over Again
That Palin 2012 is being seriously considered suggests that the Republicans imagine the widespread dislike of Obama to be their own level of hatred for him, so that absolutely anyone could be elected against him. The Democrats made the same mistake about popular attitudes to Reagan when they nominated Mondale, a much better-qualified candidate than Palin, in 1984.
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Good point. I doubt Palin could win in 2012, even if the general population is disappointed with Obama.
ReplyDeleteRight now, my bet for GOP candidate in 2012 is Mitt Romney, but he has problems too. What will Evangelicals and even some Catholics think about a Mormon? What will his opponents in the primary say about his health care plan in Massachusetts? Does Romney look too much like the boss that fired you or cut your pay, to the average middle or working-class GOP voter?
2012 should be very interesting indeed. Maybe Bobby Jindal will be a surprise candidate.
I think that we can all see the problem there.
ReplyDeleteDemocrats need to reach out to those who would otherwise be attracted to Mitt Romney, the prophet and apostle of socialised medicine, who ran for the Senate from the left of Ted Kennedy.
To Mike Huckabee, economically one of the most left-wing governors in American history, and against abortion and same-sex “marriage” while in favour of Second Amendment rights.
To Sarah Palin, with her admirable history as a Buchananite battler for job protection, war aversion, immigration control and family values against the archenemy of all of them, the global “free” market, and with her record of publicly administered natural resources held in common ownership.
Or to Ron Paul, with his opposition to bailouts, wars, and the erosion of constitutional checks and balances.