Comments on: Campaign suicide not the answer to Sarah Palin’s mediocre interviews http://palinmania.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/campaign-suicide-not-the-answer-to-sarah-palins-mediocre-interviews/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Eric Dondero http://palinmania.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/campaign-suicide-not-the-answer-to-sarah-palins-mediocre-interviews/#comment-281 Eric Dondero Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:30:45 +0000 http://palinmania.wordpress.com/?p=590#comment-281 The elitist wing of the conservative movement has always been wary of us libertarians coming into the GOP. Sarah Palin is one of the top elected libertarian Republicans in the country, (along with Idaho's Gov. Butch Otter, and Cong. Jeff Flake of AZ). Of course, she's going to make some conservatives nervous. They are wary of her libertarian cultural views. This is the woman, after all, who famously fought back against social conservatives in Wasilla who wanted to run all of the bars and taverns out of town. They even started a whisper campaign in Alaska during the 2006 primaries that Sarah wasn't really a Republican, but rather a "closet libertarian." She had attended a couple local Libertarian Party meetings seeking their support. But what she loses from the social conservatives, she gains 10 times over in libertarian votes. Figure, Libertarian Bob Barr was polling 6% nationwide in mid-summer. As high as 10% in New Hampshire. And post-Palin he's now down to 1%. Ever since Goldwater the eastern establishment Republicans have distrusted Western cowboy individualists in the GOP. With Sarah Palin, the libertarian wing of the GOP has finally arrived. Of course, that's going to make some other Republicans nervous. Get over it Conservatives, THE LIBERTARIANS HAVE ARRIVED!! The elitist wing of the conservative movement has always been wary of us libertarians coming into the GOP. Sarah Palin is one of the top elected libertarian Republicans in the country, (along with Idaho’s Gov. Butch Otter, and Cong. Jeff Flake of AZ).

Of course, she’s going to make some conservatives nervous.

They are wary of her libertarian cultural views. This is the woman, after all, who famously fought back against social conservatives in Wasilla who wanted to run all of the bars and taverns out of town.

They even started a whisper campaign in Alaska during the 2006 primaries that Sarah wasn’t really a Republican, but rather a “closet libertarian.” She had attended a couple local Libertarian Party meetings seeking their support.

But what she loses from the social conservatives, she gains 10 times over in libertarian votes.

Figure, Libertarian Bob Barr was polling 6% nationwide in mid-summer. As high as 10% in New Hampshire. And post-Palin he’s now down to 1%.

Ever since Goldwater the eastern establishment Republicans have distrusted Western cowboy individualists in the GOP.

With Sarah Palin, the libertarian wing of the GOP has finally arrived. Of course, that’s going to make some other Republicans nervous.

Get over it Conservatives, THE LIBERTARIANS HAVE ARRIVED!!

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