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Hmmm. Really? I thought we'd seen the last of Mittens, at least until 2012. I mean, his campaign--while not the spectacular flame-out of Rudy Guiliani--didn't go so well. Millions of dollars lost, and even whackadoodle Mike Huckabee outlasted him. It does however put the Republican campaign on equal footing with the Democrats in one regard: prejudice.
With Barack Obama, there is the allure of having the first African American President. But the GOP has to be very careful in how they attack Obama, because cries of racism will be waiting for the latest slip. And the GOP faithful aren't exactly known for their open-mindedness and tolerence. With Mitt Romney on their ticket though, they'll have the first viable Mormon on the ticket. And prejudice against Mormons isn't exactly unheard of.
It will be difficult for some Democrats not to play up the Mormon angle, and they'd then be accused of being as prejudiced as a racist. But as luck would have it, a good healthy chunk of anti-Mormon sentiment is in the GOP's own base. This should be interesting.
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Romney Seen as a Top Pick for McCain
Surprising many Republican insiders, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is at the top of the vice presidential prospect list for John McCain. But lack of personal chemistry could derail the pick. . .
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It appears that it’s all down to Alaska Gov Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney, and team Romney fears Palin now has the best shot, so Romney camp is mounting a blogosphere-wide assault via Politico.
ReplyDeleteThe tip-off that Politico is just a “promote Romney” piece is that it mentions EVERY NAME in the next two tiers of Veep prospects EXCEPT SARAH PALIN!!! — even names far more unlikely than Palin (since Romney camp knows Palin is the ONLY ONE who tops — I’ll say tops by far — Romney as McCain’s best pick).
Bottom line, Romney and Politico fear Palin most — as do the Dems and the MSM. (By the way, the Dems and MSM do not fear Romney the most — which says a lot.)
AOL, a main on-line pro-Obama/pro-Dem player, is now carrying the Politico piece promoting Romney buzz.
Clearly AOL wants McCain and the GOP to lose the general elction — hence they gladly promote Romney (no mention of Palin).
Also, CNN had Romney — kind of out of the blue — attacking Obama. Again, CNN, wanting McCain and the GOP to lose, gladly promotes Romney (to attempt to avert the Palin threat).
All the media frenzy which will surround the remarkable Palin “story” — essentially free to McCain — will be worth millions and millions of dollars of coverage and PR (more money than Romney would provide anyway).
I've never heard of Sarah Palin, but if she's squeaky clean, considerably younger than McCain, and has at least a few years of experience, she'd be a smart pick.
ReplyDeleteMany were energized by having a woman in the running, and many of those claim they're switching to McCain. A woman on the ticket would solidify that. So, it would be a smart move. Doesn't mean it will happen.
And AOL is in the tank for Obama, you think? Really? Every poll I see on AOL seems VERY right-skewed. Maybe just the audience? I dunno. I haven't noticed what you have noticed, I guess.