Monday, June 30, 2008
Governor Palin's Letter to Harry Reid
One of those mentioned as a leading contender for the VP position alongside Senator John McCain in his run for the Presidency is Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin. I like her letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid concerning drilling on the outer continental shelf and in ANWR. The letter can be viewed here. (Click on the Reid link for an entertaining video)
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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.
The 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).
Ted: Thanks for your insightful comments. Palin may struggle to gain traction because of the low profile that she has had until recently. Her story and personna is one that could very well catapult McCain into new territory -- especially with the women voters. I believe she would bring a tremendous amount of latent energy to the campaign that if unleashed properly would create quite a sensation among the voters.
Romney is just dull. The only things he really has going are money and the Mormon network. Both could work against McCain because McCain has struggled in the fund-raising area and it would give Romney too much power over him and the Mormon network is too closely tied to Arizona/Utah -- McCain's roots. It reaches nowhere quickly.
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