The title of tomorrow's article will be: "Sarah Palin: The First Blog-Driven National Campaign."  It will show one way Sarah will get the nomination -- through "viral marketing,'  information that spreads like wildfire.  That differs from "virile marketing," which I guess is the way they peddle Viagra.  :-)   Is it possible that a candidacy like Sarah's could just spread like wildfire?  Here's what Sanity 102 said about her research into Sarah:

“Good Lord, Steve!”

 

Have you SEEN this lady's family? I've just watched a bunch of her campaign for Gov ads; her family is GORGEOUS and her voice practically oozes "trust me." Strong but feminine...today's Donna Reed type mom.

She's a PR dream!

Oh if she runs on the ticket, people are going to compare her with Hil...if that happens and I was running Hil's campaign, I'd cry.

Seriously, BILLIONS are spent on shaping the public's perception. This women doesn't even have to try.

Oh unfair (hehehehe).

Note:  The following is part of a series that began Monday on the candidacy of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for vice-president on the Republican ticket. 

The following is from http://palinforvp.blogspot.com.  Written by “ElephantMan,” a college student and political strategist now working in Washington, DC, it is the original shot fired (soon to be heard “around the world”) for Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska.  Please join us in this effort to revitalize the Republican Party and win the 2008 election.   She’s not even fully aware of it yet, but Sarah is beginning a long journey that will take her first to the vice-presidency and then, hopefully, to the presidency.  “Now she belongs to America.”

Why Sarah Palin?

This blog is the result of about a month's worth of research on potential Republican Vice-Presidential candidates for the 2008 election. I had been considerably less than thrilled with all of the early speculation, mostly swirling around second-tier presidential candidates, so I decided to see if there was anyone better suited for the job that I hadn't been hearing about. I developed the following profile for the perfect VP candidate (using Rudy Giuliani as my presumptive presidential candidate):

1) A energetic, young, fresh face who will energize the electorate
2) Not connected to the current administration
3) Pro-Life
4) Pro-Gun
5) A woman or minority to counter Hillary or Obama and put to rest the idea that America only elects white males

One of the first names I found that fit these qualifications was that of Sarah Palin, the recently elected Governor of Alaska. I knew that I had stumbled upon a fantastic candidate for national office, but I kept looking in the hope that I could find other potentially viable choices. However, after looking at every GOP governor, senator, and congressperson, I found that Palin had only become more appealing.

She was certainly energetic and young, having become governor at only 42 years of age. Watching her speeches and campaign ads, I discovered that she was definitely a new kind of leader, coming off more as a spunky soccer-mom than a stuffy career politician. As for abortion, she was staunchly pro-life; and as a lifetime NRA member she was the most pro-gun candidate in the country. Furthermore, her experiences in rural Alaska provided a perfect complement to the big-city credentials of candidates like Giuliani. Her moderately libertarian positions on most other issues also match up perfectly to Giuliani.

There was thing about Palin that initially worried me - "lack of experience". She had only been elected governor in 2006, and her only previous experience was as a two terms as a city councilwoman and two more as mayor in Wasilla, AK (population 8,471 in 2005) followed up by a failed campaign for lieutenant governor and a brief stint on Alaska's Oil and Natural Gas Conservation Commission.

This didn't seem very appealing at first, but then I took the time to look closer at Palin's history. What I had failed to realize was that she had habitually knocked of powerful incumbent opponents and was a quick learner on the job. In the 2006 gubernatorial election, she rolled over scandal-prone incumbent Frank Murkowski in the GOP primary, and then went on to defeat former governor Tony Knowles in the general election - pretty impressive.

Further back, she had knocked off an entrenched incumbent to become mayor of Wasilla, and then developed a reputation as a hard-nosed, effective mayor. Her performance in Wasilla got her elected president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors and earned her the nickname "Sarah Barracuda".

In the end, I decided that Sarah Palin had actually compiled a rather astounding record of achievements in her 42 years, and was more than capable of making the jump to the national level. So now I ask you: who you would rather have as your Vice-President? You could accept conventional wisdom and choose from the lineup of old men currently being bantered about, or you could choose an inspiring leader like Sarah Palin.

As for me, I'm going with "Sarah Barracuda", a candidate who will help us win.

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Our Country, Her Time: Sarah Palin

ElephantMan, who wrote the piece above, may be a young man, but he’s also a wise one.  Sarah Palin is precisely the kind of principled conservative that Republicans must bring to national attention.  In an age where so many candidates in both Parties look – and act – tired, Sarah is full of energy and good ideas.  “She is fresh, and (almost) everyone else is tired.”

For too long, the Republican Party has shown a tendency to be one that attracts mainly older, white males, and that’s something we must resist.  The future of this Party depends upon its being able to attract more minorities and more women, especially female doctors, lawyers, teachers, journalists, and businesswomen – groups we’ve been losing to the Democrats.

If we offer the electorate nothing but aging Caucasians in gray suits, white shirts, and red ties, voters will turn away from us, and they’ll be right to do so.   Frankly, most people want to vote for candidates who not only promise them a better future, but also will be around to share some of it with them. 

No, I’m not prejudiced against older white guys, especially since I happen to be one.  But our political leaders should present a look and a spirit that reflects the diversity and drive of our country.  It should always be “morning in America,” and there must be leadership roles not just for our sons but for our daughters.

I want a Party – and I firmly believe Sarah shares this vision – committed to offering people of all genders, races, and ethnicities a real stake in America.  If people work hard and dedicate themselves to preserving liberty, they should experience The American Dream, one where life is better, freer, and more secure.. 

As you’ll be reading, Sarah’s approval ratings in Alaska are almost mind-boggling: up around 90%.  Why?  Because the people in that state, Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, trust her.  They believe – correctly – that she cares about them and has their interests at heart. 

She won races against a powerful Republican incumbent and a Democratic former governor.  This is not a woman that shrinks from a tough fight. 

The mother of four children and the wife of an Alaskan fisherman, Sarah stands for everything that’s good about this wonderful nation.  I urge you to join the growing number of people who say that now is her time to aspire to and achieve greatness as a national leader. 


Stephen R. Maloney
Ambridge, PA


My comment to "Sanity 102" on Sarah's terrific personality and her telegenic family:  "Sanity, I was wondering where you were! (Just kidding.) Yeah, we're all on to something very significant here. As I said, all the kids have modern names, but thankfully not a "Moon Unit" among them. She's a very appealing person, and I love the fact she's married to a fisherman.

There's a place in York, Maine called "Rick's All Seasons" (think it's still there), and it opens at 2:30 a.m. (breakfast for the lobster fishing group) and closes after lunch. The clientele: rich people from Boston with vacation homes, tourists, locals, fishermen (and a few fisherwomen), and riders of Harley motorcycles (of which Rick is one). Welcome to America!

Breakfast was wonderful -- a week's worth of cholesterol in one meal!

A key for Sarah is to run as herself. Going back to JFK (who memorized 100 5X8 cards prepared for him by Schlesinger and one or two others) and convinced the MSM (easily convinced of many things) that he "knew everything.' Actually, he knew the cards.

A generation ago, somebody asked George Wallace a question about Afghanistan. He immediately avoided the question & launched into a denunciation of foreign aid. Wallace's wife said in amazement, "I wasn't even aware that George knew anything about Afghanistan." :-)

Sarah needs to talk about principles -- ideas -- rather than take off on what she thinks Hamid Karzai needs to do about the war lords.

Somebody said today that Congress is trying to put too many different things in the Immigration Bill, and it needs to be 'segmented.' I agreed. Doing something is better than doing nothing. Doing things in pieces is sometimes the best way to go. Leave everybody a "little" disappointed and not most people a "lot" disappointed."