tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37494365.post2776220436439988..comments2023-10-11T06:54:32.449-07:00Comments on rspicer-the secret circuit: The Palin/McCain TicketAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14409449740398683944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37494365.post-80093659525318336852008-10-20T11:17:00.000-07:002008-10-20T11:17:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree more. If he'd picked Ridge, PA w...I couldn't agree more. If he'd picked Ridge, PA would still be in play. <BR/><BR/>But...<BR/><BR/>What this misses is that there would have been a walk out at the Republican Convention if he'd picked Lieberman or someone else who was too moderate. This whole campaign highlights the danger of ideological purity. While people have made fun of the Democratic Party all the way back to Will "I belong to no organized party, I'm a Democrat" Rodgers, we tend to forget that being a coalition party is inherently messy, and while I have always been envious of the Republicans message discipline and organization, it comes at price.<BR/><BR/>And that price is Sarah Palin.<BR/><BR/>McCain had to pick her to get the base on his side, and the fact that doing so has cost him the election is proof that Republicans have failed to grasp that they AREN'T the majority any longer. This whole campaign would have worked just fine four years ago. You nominate a moderate to appeal to the indie's, you pick a fire-breather to please the base, then you call your opponent un-American until the public votes for you by default. Wait two years and repeat. <BR/><BR/>What I can't wait for is the Republican civil war between the Palinites and the people who can read that will follow an Obama victory.grantwasgreathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083427298925566756noreply@blogger.com