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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: Norrin Radd who wrote (134259)9/4/2008 8:20:55 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 173976
 
this article is for you. I didn't know who Mike Murphy was (mentioned in your link) but he writes this blog for Time called Swampland. He is a REPUBLICAN blogger.

Here he is talking about being overheard last night and other stuff.

then in the following link I have the Detroit Free Press interviewing "swing" voters about Palin's speech.

What I don’t like is the effect I think Palin will ultimately have on the ticket. With all her charm, she is still a pick aimed squarely at the Republican base. In a high turnout Presidential year, I am not worried about turning out the base. I’m worried about everybody else we need to win and I fear that among those voters, Sarah Palin will be a dud.

I know, I know, she’s a “hockey mom” and through the magic of identity politics she is going to make female voters swarm across party lines in numbers that Gerry Ferraro never dreamed of since this identity politics hokum is only a good idea that is certain to work when, um, we Republicans try to do it.

Instead, I think she’ll ultimately be a polarizer. After last night’s smash, Republicans are in deep love. Nothing thrills ‘em like a good “us vs. them” speech. But I’d guess that most Democrats had the opposite reaction. In a year where the Democrat generic numbers are 10+ points better than the Republican, I don’t like the math of a strategy that just polarized the election along party base lines. Among the vital sliver of voters in the middle, I think Palin’s rock solid social conservatism will be a turn off. And while voters may value vision over experience, Palin’s inexperience is a weakness, denying McCain an argument that has been helping him against Obama. It's not a real poll and therefore should be taken with an Alaska sized boulder of salt, but the Detroit Free Press asked a few swing voters to watch Gov. Palin's speech and then opine. You can read their reactions here...
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