Sarah Palin will give serious consideration to running for president in 2012, friends tell POLITICO. Photo: AP You can't beat Obama with a federally financed campaign. We learned that already.
Posted on 07/03/2009 5:26:05 PM PDT by GVnana
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to remain extremely visible and will give serious consideration to running for president in 2012, but has made no decision, a close friend said after her startling announcement Friday that she will resign her office.
Friends say Palin plans to spend time writing her book, which is due this fall, then promote it heavily when it comes out in spring 2010.
Palin is by far the Republican Party's biggest draw for fund-raisers and conservative events, and the friends say she plans to spend a lot of time traveling in "the lower 48" states, as Alaskans call the continental U.S.
Those friends say she plans to give a series of paid speeches, and will also make free GOP appearances, raising money for the party and for issues. She also plans to help other candidates, collecting political IOUs for herself.
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Now what were you saying, Andrea?
This seems like a more legitimate report.
Mike Allen is the one that broke the Washington Post story of charging for influence.
He seems to be much better then some at Politico.
Sarah Palin will give serious consideration to running for president in 2012, friends tell POLITICO. Photo: AP You can't beat Obama with a federally financed campaign. We learned that already.
Wow, what a Palin fix I got today. Can’t get enough of her. I could watch her speeches with no sound .....
Flanking the f—ker
She is taking the advice of those who told her to get better prepared for the Presidential run... I hope.
I am proud of her and support her. She is a great American.
I think Sarah has just turned, like a fed-up mama Bear, on her detractors. She has put things in order, she has left them in the hands of capable people, and she has now turned to face her enemies directly.
...and I think they are going to be sorry. We have smelled the fear in them for a long time. Good on her!
I believe she will assist others greatly in 2010, and will run herself in 2012...and she has my full support.
GO SARAH GO!
Can you imagine the crowds at her book tour?
The talking msm heads will explode.
He and his ilk are no better than the left.
And he is a lite version of Obama.
I am very seriously thinking about dropping my membership from the Republican party.
With choices like McCain or anyone he recommends is tainted.
Yup. Time to make a change.
She is the first politician in my life that I don't have to read between the lines.
They wanted her to bide her time in Alaska. Ain’t happenin’.
If a Liberal Democratic political was harassed by the media and celebrities as much as Sarah was, the whole Democratic party would be up in arms. Where are the “heroes” of the Republican party that have come to Sarah’s aid?
I doubt that she would have a chance. She isn’t part of the Republican establishment.
Unfortunately, we need more like her. The Republican party is lacking a soul right now.
I wish her the best.
Amen, Amen and AMEN to that!!!!!!!
We were stuck with McCain because ACORN and the Dems made him our nominee.
If we don’t stop the fraud, somehow, we don’t have a chance.
Sowing seeds of HOPE...not HYPE!
“it starts with a vision”
Sarah P.
2012
Palin and Newt Gingrich.... gotta love it...
...and they better get the heck out of her way.
Wonder how many of the pundits going after Sarah are from the Ivy League? I didn’t know Krauthammer was Ivy League until a few minutes ago.
Also noted a lot of names posting negative on Palin that I don’t recognize. Would be willing to bet the mole population has increased on FR.
Not only is she going to “remain visible” - she will become the obvious opposition to Obama.
And when his marxist schemes fail, she will be there to kick him REAL HARD
I have a hunch that consultation til 4 a.m. with Palin is the project Rush was talking about the other day. He said he’d love to be able to tell us some day. I have the feeling he’s going to be a key player in her bid for the presidency.
We need Palin in 2012 badly.. in the meantime we need to vote out all the Rhinos from the party.
Well the good news is for a few hours, she seems to have bumped Michael Jackson off the front page.
What just happened?
LOL! Simultaneous post!
great minds ...
At first I thought resigning would look awful, but this piece certaintly puts the game plan on the table, and I got to say... Absolutely Genius.
Criss-Crossing the country building massive grassroots support over the next 3 years? She’s going to be nearly untouchable in the primaries (without spending more than a few cents) and very formidable in the general against a weakened Obama.
If I were to bet, I would bet on her becoming the next POTUS.
I think it’s called an end run.
Yep...She’ll get money, airtime to nail Obama as a private citizen, piss off the media, act like the leader of the Republican Party, and build the all important gravitas! Woo hoo...she’ll be the buzzing fly all over Obama’s Kobe beef and honey dew the media keeps feeding him. Wake up folks, the plan is in action. Cool beans...the first time to feel good about ending Obama’s reign...
Anyone endorsed by the establishment that endorsed McCain is tainted and won’t get my vote.
We need someone with a soul who is willing to tell it like it is. Not a panderer to the masses like seems to be the direction of the Republican party these days. Republicans will always fail at the Democrat’s game. Its a given.
We will be facing some very serious issues in the future and we don’t need someone who will sugar coat if for us.
Yes, I know — people want to be told what they want to hear. Maybe that is the root of the problem.
The book will be all about committment, not about her commitment to the people of Alaska or about the oath she took when she was sworn into office, mind you, but about her commitment to her own ambition.
Palin is totally unqualified to be president of the United States, and the current conservative lovefest with her is a sign of deep political delusion on the right.
You hit it directly. I believe that is exactly why she did what she did. This conservative woman is a fighter and we shall see her turn on her detractors with guns blazing.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2285032/posts?page=52#52
Just what about her “plan” bypasses the media? If Palin is running for president, the marxist media is going to be all over her just as they’ve been all over her as the governor of Alaska and a candidate for Vice President. The only way that walking away from your job in the middle of your term is going to “bypass” the media is through total obscurity. The only way to defeat the left wing MSM is by confronting them. Being a good president is a tough job that requires big sacrifices, limitless energy, and a thick skin. If she drops out, that means she doesn’t measure up. Unfortunately, the Republican field is looking increasingly empty, but it might be better to have a clear field instead of the awful retreads that have dominated it for a couple decades.
I hope Sarah is out attacking the Marxist Obama and the Democrats every day. I hope she can be a great advocate of conservative principles. Voters will be counting down the days until they get to replace Barry with Sarah!!
Simply listen to her words and look into her eyes. That’s where the truth is.
She is not like other politicians.
She is real, she tells the truth, she loves her country and want’s to help it heal..... listen to her words and look into her eyes.
Wow, and people talk about the Obamabots drinking the Kool- Aid. This cult of personality around "Sarah!" is just like it.
Count me as one of the 60 million delusional, righty, knuckle-draggers who voted for her.
"Sarah America"
The press will be like rabid wolves. I will start praying for her regularly.
The media helping the Rinos and Democrats made most think the same about Reagan. If she gets it right, she will connect with Americans above the hate/dumb talk. It is a big if. She probably does not plan to run rather sell her book and get out of debt. The Demo harrassment in Alaska cost her family a lot.
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