When one of North Carolina’s most successful Democratic Party campaign strategists suggested in a public forum that liberals must hide their true beliefs to win votes, the comment earned national exposure. That’s thanks to the latest Townhall.com column from John Locke Foundation Policy Analyst and Research Editor Jon Sanders. Meanwhile, Director Paul Chesser of Climate Strategies Watch used his latest American Spectator column to dissect the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for the Republican vice presidential nomination. (Chesser later added his thoughts to the American Spectator blog about Alaska’s use of the Center for Climate Strategies to help develop proposed climate policies.) The John Locke Foundation also attracted attention from the Fayetteville Observer for Agenda 2008, the biennial candidate’s guide to important issues affecting North Carolina policy.