I know that 2012 is four years away. I know that first things come first. I know that we need to focus on rebuilding the conservative movement. At the same time, this movement needs a leader to rally behind. To borrow another popular leader's term: Hope.
So let's take a look at 2012:
1. Sarah Palin.
Obviously she's going to play some role in the future of the republican party. What exactly we don't know, but we could sure guess! To see more on this check out Adam Brickley's famous Draft Sarah Palin blog.
Should she run?
Some argue that she alienated the independents and democrat voters and therefore shouldn't run. That thought maybe worth looking into. Obviously she wasn't running the show. McCain was at the head of the ticket and all campaign decisions, including what talking points to stress and so on. Also to blame, are the staff working the McCain campaign (remember: Sarah Going Rogue?) and to some degree Sarah (remember the awful interview(s)? - Oh wait, their was what, one?). What about all the issues she had to bite her tongue on and say "Yes in a McCain/Palin administration that would happen"? She probably didn't think that was the best way to go about it, but when your number 2 on the ticket you've got work with your boss, at least somewhat (note : I made the previous quote up). I don't think Sarah is the problem; I think the fake Sarah character promoted by the media is.
In four years a lot could change, but if the media is still dating Obama, it will be tough for Sarah to pull off a win. Isn't she the best possibility? Who else could win? I know, I know it seems like she should run in 2012. I think she should remain a national figure and if she doesn't run in 2012, she should at least campaign for someone else, but maybe we should give her a little more time. It wouldn't hurt for people to forget all the lies being circulated around (yeah, I know they will probably be brought back up by the media anyway). It definitely won't help for her to be permanently branded as inexperienced after a nasty run against incumbent President Barrack Obama.
Conclusion:
If nothing extreme happens: Sarah 2016!
If you want to discuss this with some political minds, leave a comment at the Patriot Acadmey Blog. It wouldn't hurt to leave a comment here too!
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Hi Trent,
ReplyDeleteI wonder what you think. In the past I waited until it was time to vote. Then, I examined the candidates and voted for the candidates that best represented my values. In 2008, I saw Obama work through the system and into the White House... and he should have, imo, been stopped somewhere along the line. He's very, very radical left, imo. He got passed off as moderate center-left.
My view has changed. I think we should pick candidates who are even unknowns and work with them to get them into positions. I no longer trust the "other people" to do that. (The parties and party leaders.) Anyway, you're a future Texan rep.
How can we as grassroots American conservatives unite as a group - outside the "Party" machinations... to get "unknowns" moving through the system getting them elected by networking in our own conservative blogosphere/internet networking relationships??
How can we become grassroots involved in an effective manner - and how do we outdo ACORN (not in voter fraud - but in effective organizing of people??)
Thought I'd get "Trent's Take".
:)
Grace.
Laura
Interesting thoughts. Obviously a lot could happen in the next 4 years. But it'd be cool if we could come back to your blog 4 years from now and say, "See? Right here. Trent knew it all along."
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Trent,
ReplyDeleteI did put a couple comments on that Ray McBerry blog.
Hope you are doing well. And I hope you get "networked" on the net for your hopes in the Texas Representative race.
I would love to hear about that too if you'd like to post on that. :)
God bless.
Laura
Laura,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting this blog.
I'm afraid "Trent's Take" is an amateur's attempt at appearing politically savvy at the expense of deceiving the readers of this blog into believing his opinion and knowledge might come close to equaling their own.
I think it is definitely worth preparing for elections by whatever means you can - especially working to propel candidates out of obscurity and into the limelight so people are aware that they can actually get excited about who they are voting for.
This is a a good website that is trying to lead a grassroots campaign to revive America:
http://www.americasrevival.com/
I'll admit I don't know how many other organizations are doing this or what is the best thing to do for internet .
What you are doing is probably the best thing. Contacting people and showing that there really are people interested in getting America on tract. Mike Huckabee is creating a website for ideas, it will be a great resource go to www.MikeHuckabee.com and click on the Vertical Politics button (for networking you can check his HuckPAC site out where there is a list of Huckabee bloggers).