Greg said “Therefore, Republicans don’t want Hillary voters! Republicans want a subset of Hillary voters.”
I’ll grant this. (The OP says they aren’t going for them, though, which was my point.) But they argued for those Hillary voters on a very explicit “if you want to vote for a woman, like Hillary, here’s one” front. I have yet to see a poll or focus group that suggests Palin’s much-touted pull on independents, moderates, and women (and I’m all 3) has any foundation in reality.
@Bagua’s numbers: Let’s see, I’m a driving American, I buy about 16 gallons every 2 weeks at $4/gallon for a year that’s about $1600. To save $1000 gas would have to fall to 38% of that price, or $1.50/gallon. Yeeeeeaaaah. While demand in China and India and the rest of Asia continues to ramp up. We have 4% of the world’s oil reserves, to Russia’s 12% and Canada’s 30% or so. Anyone who thinks all the oil we drill would stay right here should go look for that 10 cents/gallon gas they must have in Alaska and Texas, then get back to me on markets. (I’m not opposed to drilling, in fact, but I’m opposed to magic math and economics-doesn’t-really-happen arguments. And no one’s explained why the oil companies can’t try their existing undrilled leases first.)
Looking through the thread, I observe that Governor Palin’s energy expertise consists of appearing on YouTube. Gosh I hope she feels sufficiently deferred to to come out and fill in a few details someday. Just as a citizen, I’d argue that before the election would be nice.
And as a woman and independent voter, I’ll note that if Sebelius were tagged as Obama’s veep and then had to hide away with no questions about her policies until the media had developed sufficient deferrence, the media and right would be convulsed in hysterical laughter.
