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In reply to the discussion: I think Steve Schmidt encapsulated very well what what Democrats need to push everyday [View all]LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,539 posts)From Slate:
The hype can probably be traced to the Web site of a 21-year-old college senior majoring in political science at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.
Adam Brickley, a political buff who will graduate in May, started a Draft Sarah Palin for Vice President blog last year and has relentlessly promoted the idea ever since. Brickley has never been to Alaska or met Palin. But while researching potential vice presidents, he stumbled on Palin and thought she would be a good No. 2 to just about all of the major Republican candidates in the race at the time.
The Draft Palin movement picked up momentum in more mainstream media, including a column last summer by Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard. Others followed, including talk over the past couple weeks from conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. [ Actually, Limbaughs been chatting up Palin since February 2008; Brickley created his blog in February 2007, during his junior year, a mere two months after Palin assumed the governorship. Click here to see him talk up Palin this past May on YouTube.]