Posted on 09/29/2009 6:30:14 AM PDT by posterchild
Despite a torrent of criticism from the media, Democrats and even some in her own party, Sarah Palin remains the hottest brand name in politics.
Her recent resignation was perplexing. It’s raised doubts about her viability as a potential presidential candidate. Still, she remains extremely popular with the GOP grass roots, and most Republican Party leaders would jump at the chance to have her headline one of their events.
That’s the picture that emerges from interviews with dozens of GOP state and local leaders from across the country.
As part of an effort to gauge Palin’s popularity with the rank and file beyond the Beltway, where the GOP establishment is lukewarm toward the charismatic former governor, POLITICO surveyed nearly 50 prominent Republican Party officials and politicians, representing every region of the country and ranging from statewide-elected officeholders to state legislators to state and county party chairs.
Some refused to talk about her at all. Others, mostly her critics, would do so only off the record. But taken as a whole, the body of interviews revealed that despite Palin’s high negative ratings in recent national polls, Republicans at the grass-roots level and their leaders still hold a very favorable impression of the former Alaska governor.
Westerners have a particular affinity for Palin, with many noting that she embodied the values of freedom and self-reliance.
Scott Sales, the minority leader of the Montana House, referred to her “curb appeal” among the party’s rank and file.
In Colorado, a state where Palin campaigned hard last year on behalf of the Republican ticket but which Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) eventually lost to Barack Obama, Arapahoe County Republican Party Chairman David Kerber said that Palin was a good fit with Western sensibilities.
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Go Sarah, go! Keep them guessing what you’re doing next, the liberals heads will be spinning with this book.
And clearly too many of the GOP insiders are somehow smitten with Romney. There’s a disconnect in the party that may only be addressed at the polls.
Well of course, she’s like a warm breeze on ascension to the top of a mountain.
I suppose the author is comparing her to someone like Ronald Reagan. Surely, he's not comparing her to the currently AWOL President.
I very much liked her Hong Kong speech. Didn’t care for her RNC speech as it was all about people (McCain, Obama) and not enough about ideas. (though in her role as vp candidate her hands were probably tied a bit)
I can see her political ascendancy from my house.
Seems the COUNTRY CLUB RINO GOP’s Love Romney.. but after his ROMNEY CARE (MASS version of BAUCUS CARE) makes Mitt a NON STARTER.
What the GOP fails to realize, if not for the energy brought by PALIN.. MANY (like myself) would have just stayed home, or gone FISHING.
You mean one has to hold office right up until the time that you are elected to another? Who made up these rules?
where you find this photoshopped mess.. those are HILLARY’s LEGS... they make me wanna barf no matter who they’re attached to.
Palin...maybe. I’m wary.
Paul...sure, but he’s not running.
Gary Johnson...yep.
Tom McClintock...YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim DeMint...yep.
Romney, McCain, Giuliani, Huckabee, Crist, Pawlenty, Steele, Graham, Kirk, and any other establishment RINO that dares to rear its ugly head in public...f*($%@ no.
I don’t know what is the “GOP Base” anymore but the conservative base sure does love her, you betcha!
This lady has even caused eyeglasses to become stylish and in vogue! It’s great. Have you noticed how the sytles have changed to a “Palin look” in glasses? Amazing. Even Libs try to look like her (those that need glasses), it’s hilarious.
I’d like to see Duncan Hunter up there. I think Palin and he would make a great team
This is really a thinly-disguised Romney puff piece...
Not sure about Palin, but I would consider voting for Hunter even though we wouldn’t agree on quite a few things.
Good catch.
Morgan Griffith was one of Slick Willard's co-chairs here in Virginia.
Oh, and Bill Bolling was his point man here, which is why I will vote Libertarian or Constitution instead of for Bolling this November.
That’s an old picture of her when she was skinny...
The ROC needs to understand that they will no longer have the REpublican blue bloods hammering down their conservative base in the name of "progressive conservatism" in the style of John McCain ( who seeks to herd Palin). McCain needs to retire and let the people take their party back.
We want to maintain traditional American Culture, our freedoms, and end the eveolution to BIG GOVERNMENT. We want secure borders and functional strategic relationships with historical allies. We want a functional Social Security System that is not cont8inually raided to the tune of the latest liberal Gestalt.
We will take our party back and make it what it was when Reagan was president.
Lead, follow or get out of the way.
Thats the message of Sarah Palin and "base" Republicans.
The days of purposefully splitting and dividing the Republican party between its conservative base and its "elite" are over,because we stand to loose our nation altogether to the Utopian wages of radical socialism.
I feel a little sorry for her. In my mind, she won the primaries, but had them stolen from her by agents of Barack and the DNC who said that Florida and Michigan’s votes didn’t count. Would have made it a lot easier for McCain to win.
Not surprising. She, like the majority of the GOP, does not care about the constitution. Something in common at least.
The hoity toity political class - career politicians, and the chattering class - presstitutes.
lol
Romney is an elitist.
The GOP has a lot of elitists, and we need to realize that this is the real political battle - that of the elitists vs the individualists.
If you believe that the “elite” have the ability, the right, and the duty to make decisions about individuals’ lives, then you’re an elitist, and the political enemy. Elitism inherently leads to collectivism.
“What the GOP fails to realize, if not for the energy brought by PALIN.. MANY (like myself) would have just stayed home, or gone FISHING.”
Oh, yes. I wouldn’t have voted for a McCain-anybody-else ticket.
Not since Reagan...
I remember reading years ago about a “grassroots take-over” in the Texas GOP. Anybody know how they did that? Would it work on a national scale?
Put a green hat on her, and she’s a tree.
This sounds like the same old same old class warfare that's been going on since... well, the country was founded.
Perhaps I need mental help. I enjoy going to left-leaning web sites reading the comments about Sarah Palin. Watching them go nuts whenever she’s in the news just gives me a thrill - the ultimate in cerebral entertainment.
They get it wrong in the very first sentence. It's not DESPITE a torrent of criticism from the MSM, DEMs, and RINOs, it's BECAUSE of it.
“Go Sarah, go!”
AMEN!!!!!! GO, SARAH, GO!!!!!
No other Republican energizes the party as Sarah Palin does! We need to herd the RINOs out and take back our party!
The elitist country-clubbers seem to ignore the fact that Sarah Palin’s Facebook group has nearly 905,000 supporters; second only to Obama (who’s “One Million Strong For Barack” group has 1.2 million). Also Obama’s fan page is a joke, as you can’t even post on his wall and the vast majority of his supporters on there are foreigners from Europe and the Middle East.
So, to put it in persepctive, Sarah’s page will overtake Obama in a matter of months, if not weeks. It is growing THAT fast!
Sarah’s book will be coming out soon and it will definitely shatter records and top the NYT Bestseller List for months, on end. I believe that with all my heart! HarperCollins had better set their printers to warp speed!
Great line...can I use it?
She's filling a huge political void.
More of her type are surfacing. Women are seeing more of their own type at TEA parties and townhalls. N.E.W. is building.
Authentic American women and mothers will tip the scales to save America, IMO, as well as help restore authentic manhood, since behind every good man is a good woman.
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Sure, but ... how long have you been in my house? :)
I agree, I like Palin an awfully lot but not sure she is ready to be president. The country made a huge mistake with Obama, someone with little experience, I think it is time to elect someone Reagan like, perhaps DeMint or Pence.
I’ll occasionally visit the DUmpster as well to see what’s torquing them.
It can be interesting to watch people impute all manner of evil attributes and persona to people (Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin) and not have any arguments or evidence to back up their claims. It’s even much worse than the FReepers who bash Macs :)
My first time being quoted in someone elses tagline - thank you for the honor!
Well, that's jus it...could either of them get elected. Politics, for better or worse, if more than just ideas. It is also based on personality and popularity. If Barack Obama were white and looked like Dennis Kucinich, he'd never have been elected. Yes, a lot of people like Sarah Palin based on her looks, but she does have the conservative philosophy to back it up. She can get elected, the other two can't. At least not now.
Sarah Palin is more ready to be president than Demint or Pence. She has actually governed a state before. None of those other 2 you named have.
What you don't seem to realize, is that the country is mad like hell, and wants to kick the bums in Washington out(mostly Democrats, but even Republicans too). Anyone from the establishment in Washington is going to have huge disadvantage in 2012. An outsider like Sarah Plain is the perfect candidate for 2012
“She does not care about the constitution”
Please provide an example of why you believe this.
“She, like the majority of the GOP, does not care about the constitution”
Huh?
Ping!
"We don’t have to feel that we must beg an allowance from Washington – except to beg the allowance to be self-determined.SARAH'S FAREWELL SPEECH AS GOVERNOR - GREAT READ
"See, in order to be self-sufficient (we) must be allowed to develop, to drill and build and climb to fulfill our promise! We can not start believing that government is the answer. It can’t make you happy or healthy or wealthy or wise. What can? It is the wisdom of the people and our families and our small businesses and industrious individuals. And it is God’s grace helping those who help themselves." - Sarah Palin, July 26, 2009
Sarah still has the left, the DNC, the MSM and the RINOs all in a frenzy wondering what her next move will be and how it will be perceived...they almost literally froth at the mouth in their efforts to discredit her.
While they do this, and further discredit only themselves in the effort, Sarah is going to publish her book, give speeches and promote conservatie principles all over this country in the midst of the Obama administration disaster and gain great political capital in the process.
Then she will support conservative candidates in 2010 and help them win, amassing much more political capital. She will then take all of that capital and make an awesome, stunning, and successful run for the Presidency in 2012.
"...like that grizzly guards her cubs, as a mother naturally guards her own. I will keep that vow wherever the road may lead." - Sarah Palin, July 26, 2009
Now, contrast these two photos:
NUFF SAID.
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