SOCIAL: Fwd: A fiendishly clever idea...

[Eric Arons]

Though from our friend Robert, the possibility that we might want to ignore
her....

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from a guy I know who runs a polling consulting firm and knows what he's
talking about.

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I hate to be the curmudgeon in the group, but it seems like all the fuss
over Sarah Palin is designed to get voters to obsess over her ability to
jump in and be VP rather than focus on the issues. She's an easy target, but
a bulls-eye that going to lead to a series of misguided political shots if
not left alone.



It's obvious that whatever the leftists in this group think of her, she
definitely has appeal among potential Republican-leaning women. And keep in
mind it is this group of suburban white women – with fears of terrorism on
their minds – that got George W. re-elected in 2004. It wasn't religious
evangelicals. You can check with Tipple X if you don't believe me.



McCain has shown great savvy in choosing a running mate who can win this
swing demographic, while simultaneously appealing to religious
conservatives. The more that the media - and the masses – continue to focus
on Palin's "experience," the more "experience" will become a dominant issue
between McCain and Obama, and the latter will come out on the short end of
that stick.



I think the Obama campaign – and Obama supporters – should drop any dialogue
about Palin. Let it go. Remember Dan Quail? The more they talk about her,
the more the race becomes a personality contest and less a contest over the
issues. If it's an election about issues, Obama has a chance to win. The
more it's a personality contest, the greater an Ex-POW and a "hot"
soccer-mom of a son fighting in Iraq carry the day.



Stop talking about Palin and renew your efforts to talk about McCain's
upside-down position on the issues. Biden will put Palin in her place during
the VP debates. I have no doubt about that. She doesn't even know what the
Bush Doctrine is. In the meantime, refuse to engage in any conversation
about her if you want to get Obama elected.


R. Kelly

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On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Tom Radulovich <tomrad at well.com> wrote:

>
> From our friends and neighbors at the Drinking Ladies Group (DLG)...
>
>
>
>  Dear Friends,
>>
>>      We may have thought we wanted a woman on a national
>> political ticket, but the joke has really been on us,
>> hasn't it?  Are you as sick in your stomach as I am at
>> the thought of Sarah Palin as Vice President of the United
>> States?
>>
>>      Since Palin gave her speech accepting the
>> Republican nomination for the Vice Presidency, Barack
>> Obama's campaign has raised over $10 million dollars.
>> Some of you may already be supporting the Obama campaign
>> financially -- I am, but I want to do more -- anything.  I
>> am horrified by Palin's selection, furious, and
>> frightened by it for many reasons, one of which is her
>> position on women's issues.  May I pass along the
>> following fiendishly brilliant idea?
>>
>>      Make a donation to Planned Parenthood.  Of any
>> amount, in Sarah Palin's name.  Here's the best
>> part:  when you make a donation to PP in her name,
>> they'll send her a  card telling her that the donation
>> has been made in her honor.  It won't change the
>> election but it will support an important organization and
>> it will make women's voices heard.  (And even if this
>> was cooked up by a PP person -- I don't care!)
>> Here's the link to the Planned Parenthood website:
>>
>>      http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
>>
>>      You'll need to check "make honororary or
>> memorial gift," and fill in the name of the person you
>> want to "honor", i.e. Palin (I did it although
>> even that made me shudder.)  Fill in the address to let PP
>> know where to send the "in Sarah Palin's
>> honor" card.  If you use the address for the McCain
>> campaign headquarters, they'll get the message.
>> McCain's headquarters address:
>>
>>      McCain for President
>>      1235 S. Clark Street
>>      1st Floor
>>      Arlington, VA 22202
>>
>>      Please free to send this along to all your women --
>> and men --  friends and urge them to do the same.
>>
>
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