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Palin's persistent grassroots popularity chafes key Republican strategists (RINOs)
Google News / The Canadian Press ^ | October 8, 2009 | Lee-Anne Goodman

Posted on 10/08/2009 7:22:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: dead

Ooops posted to the wrong thread, which is a bad thing to do when your post calls somebody an idiot.

The idiot I was referring to was on this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358061/posts


21 posted on 10/08/2009 7:41:06 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: icwhatudo

**LOL, thats pretty funny when you read it again and realized who said it.**

Yo, Schmidtty... if not for PALIN... your boy JUAN McLAME would have only scored as well as MONDALE in ‘84


22 posted on 10/08/2009 7:42:51 PM PDT by gwilhelm56 (I will DIE with Israel BY MY SIDE, rather than LIVE with the CHAINS of ISLAM on my Back!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good.


23 posted on 10/08/2009 7:46:09 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Were she to be the nominee, we could have a catastrophic election,"

Gee Schmidt who are the "WE" you speak of? Could it be the RATS, RINOS and YOU?

I do hope so!

24 posted on 10/08/2009 7:47:32 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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"Were she to be the nominee, we could have a catastrophic election,"

Catastrophic for rinos. About damn time for their fate to befall them.

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25 posted on 10/08/2009 7:50:09 PM PDT by polymuser ("We have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!" (HRC))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The main problem with Palin is that she is Phenomenally popular with us, the Base of the GOP, but polls horribly with independents, moderates, swing voters, and Women.

What she needs to do between now and 2012 is change her image with key general election voting groups. Most of the negative image they have of her is blatantly false and the result of a successful liberal propaganda and smear campaign against her.

Leaving the Governorship of Alaska will prove to either be the greatest political move in decades or it will go down as the greatest blunder ever.

If she can prove to the General Electorate she is ready to lead on day 1 and has what it takes to Govern, she will be unstoppable. If she doesn’t and still get’s the nomination, we will be looking at a Goldwater sized loss.


26 posted on 10/08/2009 7:51:14 PM PDT by spikeytx86 (Pray for Democrats for they have been brainwashed by their fruity little club.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Were she to be the nominee, we could have a catastrophic election," Steve Schmidt, John McCain's presidential campaign manager last year, said recently.

VERY CATASTROPHIC FOR McCAIN IF THE DIPSHIITE IS DUMB ENOUGH TO TRY TO GET THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION OVER PALIN.

I simply won't vote for a RINO.

27 posted on 10/08/2009 7:52:03 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Tag 'em n' bag 'em, Sarah!


28 posted on 10/08/2009 7:57:59 PM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: spikeytx86

She won’t lose because of lack of funds. See my tagline.


29 posted on 10/08/2009 7:58:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2 million for Sarah Palin if she runs; What will you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think all the nay-sayers are RHINOS, they either need to get out of the way, shut-up, or get run over. May even be best if they got run out of the true republican party.


30 posted on 10/08/2009 7:59:28 PM PDT by conservativesister
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To: spikeytx86

Pfft. When did Obama prove he could lead from day one? And for pete’s sakes she left the governorship for excellent reasons.

I think by 2012 they’ll be howling for Sarah. And when these RINOs see what happens in 2010, they’d best keep their mouths shut and get out of the way.


31 posted on 10/08/2009 7:59:58 PM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Wrong!

Palin is gonna help us take back the party that we built and they stole!


32 posted on 10/08/2009 8:00:57 PM PDT by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood

“I simply won’t vote for a RINO.”
Yeah...that worked out so well for everyone that did that this past election. I don’t know how many made the choice to not vote for McCain, but if was 2.2% or 3.5 million then we would at least have someone in office who had made executive level decisions before. This clown we have now can’t make up his mind on anything.


33 posted on 10/08/2009 8:00:59 PM PDT by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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To: uncitizen

“Look how they shoved McCain down our throats when there were so many other contenders that the party electorate liked better.”

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Which begs the question, what specifically in the logistics and structure of the Republican presidential primary allows them to game the system, against the will of the voters?


34 posted on 10/08/2009 8:01:05 PM PDT by EyeGuy
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To: spikeytx86

“What she needs to do between now and 2012 is change her image with key general election voting groups.”
Wrong...she is not running in 2012. She is supporting candidates. She never planned to run. In stepping down she put her State first. She understands she is controversial and will use that position to encourage the conservative base. The Conservative base is still not ACTIVE. This teaparty thing could barely be considered being active. Look at the other side...24x7x365...fighting for socialism.


35 posted on 10/08/2009 8:05:40 PM PDT by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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To: EyeGuy
Which begs the question, what specifically in the logistics and structure of the Republican presidential primary allows them to game the system, against the will of the voters?

Well lets see, open primaries, having the early primaries in left leaning states, liberal GOP leadership picking favorites early on (Ford, Dole, McCain), did you have any other questions?
36 posted on 10/08/2009 8:09:06 PM PDT by Tailback
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To: EyeGuy

“ome people think the reason the establishment GOP doesn’t like Sarah is because if she were to be elected she’ll expose their own corruption and/or stop their gravy trains.

But i think it is because the establishment is in agreement with the RATS on how to change the country. Look how they shoved McCain down our throats when there were so many other contenders that the party electorate liked better.

14 posted on Thu Oct 8 18:37:28 2009 by uncitizen “

This is what she did here in Alaska and the mainstream pubbies are still pissed, blaming her for every one of their failures. As recently as tuesday on the local radio show, the host was attributing the failures of the previous republican administration to “the lovely and gracious Sarah P” as they call her.

The media sure did a job of Borking her-I don’t know if she can run as a candidate, but she can bring in crowds and support, which the present crop of candidates need desperately. I can’t believe that these morons are the best and brighest.


37 posted on 10/08/2009 8:10:26 PM PDT by Gnomad
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To: EyeGuy
"Which begs the question, what specifically in the logistics and structure of the Republican presidential primary allows them to game the system, against the will of the voters?"
Part of it is that it is over before it really starts...many states choose to use the "winner-take-all" method to allocate delegates within a state. This essentially kills off the competition early. In a Republican 3 way foot race the vote tally might be 35, 33, 25 and the rest going to single digit placement. In too many states the guy with 35 gets all the delegates...essentially 1/3 of the states electorate choosing the nominee. Well McCain eeked out enough wins early in all or nothing states and took a commanding lead. The guy or gal who gets second get ZERO delegates...conversely, the Democrats had to deal with a head to head race to the finish between Hillary and Obama because they were splitting delegates in each state.
38 posted on 10/08/2009 8:12:56 PM PDT by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Repub's brightest?--Steve Schmidt and Mike Murphy? Not even two has-beens; just two never-beens.

vaudine

39 posted on 10/08/2009 8:17:02 PM PDT by vaudine
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ha! Republicans my right eye! RINO’s! Pretenders! Democrats all but the LABEL!

Sarah has grassroots support these bozo’s scoffed at — and STILL they scoff!


40 posted on 10/08/2009 8:22:20 PM PDT by patriot preacher (To be a good American Citizen and a Christian IS NOT a contradiction. (www.mygration.blogspot.com))
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