Republicans traditionally do *something* like that. But usually it's a
*seniority* system. The Time before last was John McCain's turn to lose. He
had been wanting to be president for so long. He was the senior statesman, the
war hero, the one that bucked the party to cross the isle and work with the
dems. Bob Dole was in a similar situation. He ran against Clinton. Everyone
knew he would lose.
From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 6:29 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Conservative Big-Wigs are Clueless
When Obama ran for his second term it seems to have been taken for granted,
even by Republicans, that he would win.
In that case, thought I at the time, wouldn't it have been a smart move to have
Sarah Palin as the rival candidate.
Why so?
Well, if the candidate is going to lose regardless you don't want to sacrifice
a plausible, high-profile contender. Why not throw Palin onto the funeral pyre?
And, by having a woman as their choice, Republicans could claim ever after that
they were the first party in US history to root for a female President. You
want progressive politics? Go GOP.
And - just as many voters opted for Obama simply because he was black - Sarah
Palin would have been a wild card: many might have voted for her simply because
she was a woman (though fibbing that they had voted for the Democrats).
Apologies for giving you nightmares, but what do you think of my cunning plan?
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