The chattering class has been chattering about the possibility of the Republican Party being fractured into tiny pieces after this election. The apparent victory of Barack Obama over long-time Republican President wannabe John McCain has caused division and back-biting in the GOP. Going down for a large loss of seats in the both the House and Senate as well as the probable loss of the White House, the finger-pointing has been ramping up before the election is even over.
It appears that some people in the Party think Palin will be a shoo-in for the nomination in 2012. Others are in the "if only we had nominated Romney instead" camp. I think it will break down this way -- Palin will grab the far right evangelical Christians and the white people who would never have voted for a black person anyway. The fiscal conservatives and middle-of-the-roaders may gravitate back to Romney. And the conservative Democrats and Independents who are looking for a Republican to vote for (if they decide they don't like Obama by 2012) will be looking for... anybody else.
We'll see how things shake out. But right now it's looking like the Democrats are sitting pretty. Now let's just not screw it up!
Remember to GO OUT AND VOTE!!
Here's an article from the HuffPo re the GOP disarray:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/gop-draws-internal-battle_n_138303.html
