The Hilarious In Hindsight Thread

[Phony Moderate]

I'll start this off:

This is a circus in the making.

Does he have any credible primary opponents yet?

With under 30% approval, I would think either Binkley or Palin should be considered credible primary opponents. 

Binkley is a former State Senator, has raised considerably more money than Palin as of now and will probably be the stronger challenger.  Palin is former mayor of Wasilla and is considered the more moderate candidate of the three but has not done as well in fundraising.

The Dem candidates are important only if Knowles does not enter the race.  If he does, he's probably a shoo-in for the nomination.

[後援会]

Palin was a pretty moderate governor of Alaska.

[fezzyfestoon]

oh god, already the needless debate has begun. It's HINDSIGHT...it's funny because she's crazy right-wing NOW. Good idea for a thread, though good luck avoiding that^ kind of junk though.

[Хahar 🤔]

I remember back in 2009 when Sarah Palin was the one Republican every Democrat liked to show how non-partisan they were.

[Mr. Morden]

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=71919.0

[Dr. Cynic]

I remember on this board, I said after McCain fired his original campaign staff that he was finished. I was way wrong on that one...

[SPC]

I remember back in 2009 when Sarah Palin was the one Republican every Democrat liked to show how non-partisan they were.

You mean 2007? I remember Harry saying how hot she was around that time.

[SPC]

Call me crazy, but I think I have a suspicion about what's going on behind the scenes in the GOP primary. I think that McCain has found out long ago that he will not win the Republican nomination, but had an ace up his sleeve: Fred Thompson. I think it is possible that McCain may have encouraged Thompson to consider a run. Now, out front, this may seem insane, but think about the long-term effects. First off, many Republicans are uncomfortable with the current frontrunner, Rudy Giuliani, and want an alternative. McCain might have thought that Thompson could absorb the anti-McCain vote from Giuliani, and to a lesser extent Romney, thus diminishing Giuliani's lead. Also, when Thompson finally participates in a debate, it will provide McCain an opportunity to gain some debate points by attacking Giuliani and Romney, while they are too preoccupied attacking Thompson. Then assuming Thompson's campaign does fail, he could drop out and endorse McCain, thus making him relevant again.

Of course, if this plan doesn't work, there is always plan B. Thompson's candidacy may not be a secret plan to help McCain, but it may actually be genuine. It is possible that McCain realized his campaign was dying, but, rather than try to resuscitate it, he tried to ressurect it. Maybe McCain encouraged Thompson to run, to give McCain a second chance. McCain could drop out and endorse Thompson, then become the VP nominee after he wins the nomination, although he would really be in control of the ticket. I'm not saying this is all true, but I'm just trying to start speculation and a discussion.

I had the idea that Thompson would be used as a stalking horse for McCain correct, but the wrong reasoning.

[Napoleon]

Palin was a pretty moderate governor of Alaska.

Stop ruining threads

[Mr. Morden]

I bet Romney takes it. The GOP has thing for people who lost primaries in the past, unlike us Democrats.

33% is probably Romney's ceiling, lol.  it's all could could muster this time around despite having a monopoly on the money.

Good call.

Also:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=73109.0

[Хahar 🤔]

I remember back in 2009 when Sarah Palin was the one Republican every Democrat liked to show how non-partisan they were.

You mean 2007? I remember Harry saying how hot she was around that time.

Yeah, 2007. Same thing, really.