may have been inartful, but the reaction on the right to Palin shows that his analysis was true. These folks are clinging to guns and God and their embrace of Palin, based almost exclusively on her positions on guns, God and abortion, despite her complete lack of qualifications regarding anything of most concern to the country, shows that Obama was right on the mark.
His pick is only going to shore up the base, and I don't see it will pull in the independents. This isn't a minor point, because without the base, any candidate loses. But to see the reaction from that far right fringe just puts the proof to Obama's point.
Check out the article on Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13016.htmlSome choice quotes:
“My wife and I watched an MSNBC special on her last night,” he said. “My wife knew nothing about this woman. But she was in tears listening to her articulate the views she had.”
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“’Boy, what kind of prayers have you been saying for McCain?’” he said with a chuckle about the question asked on one phone call. “He went and chose a Pentecostal for his running mate!”
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“Every shooter, every hunter, every gun owner, every competitor needs to understand that it is time to, in the words of Bruce Willis, ‘cowboy the 'f...' up.’ ”
McCain has gone after the fringe. It's the fringe who is excited. And it's my belief that the independents out there, who actually are concerned about national security, the mortgage crisis, rising gas prices, etc., aren't going to be swayed by the social issues this time. This election is still about McCain and the idea that things will stay the same under a McCain presidency. The social issues are actually on our side, in regards to guns and abortion. And the more people hear about Palin's ultra-conservative views, I think the less likely they are to let those things influence them.