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More Palin

September 3, 2008 /

I have to say I’m not that impressed. I was shocked she repeated the line about being against the Bridge to Nowhere. She later claimed that lobbysists feared a McCain presidency. Why would they if they’re all working for him?

She gave a solid speech, and she didn’t make any big mistakes, but she comes across a little smarmy. Her first speech when they introduced her was better.

I think she will be a solid campaigner and she will appeal to many voters, but I’m not sure she can make a real difference in the campaign.

President 2008, Republicans

Giuliani hits a new low

September 3, 2008 /

Rudy gives another mocking speech. Is making fun of Obama being a community organizer or voting “present” going to do any real damage? Then he brings in the whole “celebrity” attack.

Well, we know they would get the attacks going, and I knew Giuliani would be the guy to do it. His better attack lines related to lack of leadership experience. He added some flip-flop stuff and some funny lines. Overall, this was the speech the Republicans were looking for.

He also attacked Hillary. Was that a good idea?

Overall, he got the crowd going and gave a great performance. It was probably the most effective speech so far, though that isn’t saying much.

President 2008, Republicans

Can Republicans win without scaring the hell out of Americans?

September 3, 2008 /

I’m listening to the speeches tonight, and it’s clear that one of the major themes of the Republican convention this year relates to economic conservatism. The traditional enemies of government and liberals are getting plenty of attention. All the speakers from Carly to Meg to Mitt to Huckabee are spending time on this, and they’re putting everyone to sleep.

This is natural for a Republican convention, but I wonder how well this will play in the current political climate with the state of the economy after eight years of Bush.

If their theories are so good, why did things go so badly under a Republican president and a Republican congress?

I suspect this theme won’t help much.

Conservatives, President 2008, Republicans

Mitt gets the crowd going

September 3, 2008 /

He got off to a slow start, but Mitt Romney got the crowd going with some clever lines and some cheap shots. For a party that is going crazy over the thought of family members being in the news, Mitt Romney took another shot at Michelle Obama.

I’m surprised he didn’t take any real shots at Obama. I suspect this is coming, particularly from Giuliani, but we’ll see how tough they get with him.

All the red meat attacks seem to be against “liberals” and the East Coast elite. I don’t know if this is going to work. Sure, the base will get excited, but will independents and young voters react to this? Is this starting to look a little like 1992?

Anyways, I wish McCain had picked this guy. He’s such a putz.

Conservatives, Culture War, President 2008, Republicans

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