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Originally Posted by highway29south
Nope, you are not the only one. I think most supporters are nervous about stepping out and saying they support her because of the attacks from the left. For some reason, they are very scared of of Palin.
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Here is my basic take on why the left is scared of palin and why they act like they do.
1. She is a woman who is a conservative. The liberal line is that women vote for liberals because liberals fight for women’s rights. They know the danger of losing the female vote. If women vote for republicans in a 50/50 split, no democrat can be elected president. This is a simple statistical fact.
2. She is a woman who is a conservative. In addition to the previous point, as a woman, she gets huge support from conservative men. Liberals and the Democratic Party have done a careful job of painting the Republican Party as the party of rich white men who are sexist bigots. Heavy support by men explode the myth democrats have worked so carefully at building over the last 40 years.
3. She elicits a visceral response from those who agree with her on the issues. One of the most important factors in an election is determining which side is motivated. You saw this play out in the last election. The Democrats were highly motivated and they were able to get people to vote that had never voted before. There was a visceral response to Obama. Palin has that thing (what ever it is) that causes people to just love her. She draws huge crowds. Democrats know that if they cannot destroy her, she presents a kind of problem they can’t defend against. If she can overcome the objections she has a huge advantage over the entire field in this area.
You have to understand the mindset of the Democratic Party. There are 3 things that matter in politics
1. Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals: The primary rule here is to never attack the institution. Instead, you pick individuals who represent the institution and destroy them. By doing that, you smear the institution.
2. Machiavelli’s The Prince: This book has been the standard of international politics for 400 years. The bottom line here is that the end justifies the means. Where Democrats are concerned, Truth is irrelevant. Their cause is sacrosanct. Thus they are justified in any action so long as they get what they want. Thus the reason Bill Clinton was allowed to sexually harass women without being taken to task by NOW and other feminist organizations. He was one of them. He would get the laws passed that they liked.
3. Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Sun Tzu was a 6th century Chinese general. This book makes one over arching point. Total Annihilation. It is important to understand that to democrats, they realize that you cannot have a “moral victory” that leaves your opponent still capable of coming back. You defeat utterly. You don’t stop until the enemy is incapable of regrouping and coming at you again. Defeat the enemy and defeat them utterly.
I would also point out that Rules for Radicals also has one other rule that applies to Sarah Palin. Make your opponent live up to their own standard. No one can do it. This is why liberals attack her family. They first make the case that the conservatives are “for family values”. Then they attack her family because there is vulnerability there.
Some will charge that conservatives play by these same rules. I would argue that to their detriment they do not. I would also argue that Conservatives should play by these rules, and as long as they don’t, they will face defeat.
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Support her for what ?
I happen to like her but I'm not running out and buying her book either. I really don't understand what all the fuss over her is all about but it sure must be good for book sales ! 
