by Smitty
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Raaaaacism is the last refuge of the Progressive jackwagon.
I cannot think of anything more racist than mentioning the heritage of a candidate in a political attack. We have so many extrinsic factors to consider, including education and previous professional records. To attack any candidate based upon intrinsic factors such as gender or race is the depth of falsehood.
Althouse points to Michael Barone saying:
Anyway, ticket-balancing is not the only successful approach, as Bill Clinton understood. When he clinched the Democratic nomination in 1992 as a Southern moderate, it was widely assumed he would pick a Northern liberal, as Jimmy Carter had.
Instead, he chose a fellow Southern Baptist of his own generation with a reputation for moderation and congressional experience in national security issues, Al Gore. They were from adjoining Southern states, and when the ticket was announced they met on the bridge between West Memphis, Ark., and Memphis, Tenn.
This unbalanced ticket won two elections, carrying six of 14 Southern states in both 1992 and 1996. Democratic nominees from Massachusetts, both with Southern running mates, carried none in 1988 and 2004.
A similar approach for Mitt Romney would be what opponents might call a double-vanilla ticket, with another white male as vice presidential nominee.
Given the propensity for the Left to engage in pure fiction already this year, Barone’s theory is likely to unfold.
The Barone quote offers an initial response, as well: Romney is every bit as diverse or more than Bill Clinton. Furthermore, #OccupyResoluteDesk healed our racial divide, except where he chose to multiply it, no? It’s not as though Romney can nominate the first special-needs VP; BHO already did that.
The other obvious response to the Lefty noise machine is “What? I couldn’t hear you over the crashing economy.”
I cannot wait for the ordeal of this campaign to be over.
Update: linked at POH Diaries
