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Does Palin close the passion gap in southwest Ohio?
Here is another article, this one from the Associate Press, asking whether conservative voters that John McCain is counting for in crucial southwest Ohio are enthused enough about him. It’s a good read. An excerpt:
Butler, Warren and Clermont counties were rock solid in 2004 for President Bush, voting for him by more than 2-to-1 and delivering a 130,000-plus margin in the swing state where Bush clinched re-election by fewer than 119,000 votes.
But there are fissures in the GOP base here, with the election two months away and polls indicating Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are in a tight race in a state that no Republican has reached the White House without winning.
Some voters remain skeptical about McCain’s conservative credentials, and he faces what a political analyst calls “an enthusiasm gap.” Evangelical Christian political activists in the past have felt he hasn’t taken strong enough positions on issues such as gay marriage and abortion, and some were alarmed when he suggested he would consider a running mate supportive of abortion rights, even though he isn’t.
You will undoubtedly notice the article is a little out of date. Many GOPers argue that the choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for vice presidential nominee has closed that passion gap, especially considering her strong pro-life stance.
What do you think?
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By Savanation
September 6, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this
No question at all. Butler County has always been passionate about voting for incompetents (Bush, Boehner, Rodgers, whoever) so these voters should be estatic about voting for a guy who doesn’t know how many houese he owns and a gal doesn’t believe in Evolution or Global Warming. But she does believe book banning and The Bridge to Nowhere. They they will certainly be passionate. Palin is one of their kind.
By Independent Thinker
September 10, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this
Governor Palin ultimately did turn down funding for the bridge to no where when she learned more about it as Alaska’s governor…and, the states’ Democratic Party credits here with it. And, according to a few reputable sources, Senators Obama and Biden voted for that earmark instead of shifting the money to Katrina rebuilding. In regard to book burning claims, those allegations are false, especially since a few on the listed used to make that spurious claim were published after she left office.