The Villages is a strongly conservative area (Morse himself was a major donor to the [[Republican Party]]) and has become a popular point for conservative political rallies: in 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate [[Sarah Palin]] spoke to a crowd estimated at over 60,000. | The Villages is a strongly conservative area (Morse himself was a major donor to the [[Republican Party]]) and has become a popular point for conservative political rallies: in 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate [[Sarah Palin]] spoke to a crowd estimated at over 60,000. |