Posted on 06/05/2011 2:01:21 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
.......With both of them in a theoretical nomination contest, they’re neck-and-neck among Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents (17 percent for Romney, 15 percent for Palin) with the rest of the hopefuls lined up well behind in single digits.
But if Palin were to say that she won’t run, Romney rises to 19 percent with nobody else closer than 7 percentage points behind.....
Meanwhile, some conservatives – reflecting this intensity of feeling that Gallup detects – are speaking out about the dangers of a Palin candidacy.
Looking at her unfavorability ratings, Commentary magazine blogger Peter Wehner says, “These numbers are dreadful…. If Palin were to be the GOP nominee, she would lead the ticket to a crushing loss for Republicans at almost every level.”
“It’s certainly true that some of the criticisms of Palin have been unfair and driven by an almost irrational animus toward her,” writes Wehner, who worked in the Reagan and both Bush administrations. “She is not a woman without talents, including the ability to generate media attention and excitement among some elements of the GOP base.”
“But it’s also true that she has brought much of the criticisms on herself,” he continues. “Palin radiates a sense of grievance that is antithetical to the Reagan style and spirit. And in interviews and on matters of policy, she often comes across as shallow. The problem isn’t that she’s not a public intellectual; it’s that she doesn’t seem able to sustain an argument beyond simply reciting talking points.”...
Some Democrats salivate over the prospect of a Palin nomination. No intellectual match for Obama, they say. Prone to verbal gaffes. Easy to mock.
Others warn not to be so dismissive.....
(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...
More at Commentary Magazine re Sarah Palin:
[excerpt] ...That said, Revere’s quote does technically get her off the hook. Of course, if you believe that this minor incident in the story of the ride is what she was thinking of when she answered the question then you are probably among the minority of Americans who think she deserves to be trusted with nuclear weapons. Because anyone other than a Palinite who watches the video of her answer knows very well that her bumbling response shows she was having a hard time coming up with a coherent answer. Palin’s inability to speak in clear, precise terms about questions of large importance as well as small (such as this) is a chronic problem. She is an articulate woman and many of her positions on the issues are actually quite sound. But she is unable to explain them in any depth because her body of knowledge is tissue thin. Whenever pressed by an interviewer who is not there to puff her, she stumbles and usually blunders. The fact that some of her gaffes can wind up being rationalized in some manner does not justify the pretense that she is person of substance. [end excerpt]
So what’s the purposes here? A hit piece to you?
Blah, blah, blah, Palin can’t win, blah, talking points, blah, blah.
I remember when Ronald Reagan was running was running the first time - the GOP and the MSM didn’t think he was capable ...
I remember when Ronald Reagan was running the first time - the GOP and the MSM didn’t think he was capable either ...
Yes. It’s a hit piece. This Wehner is all over the place just like Johnathon Tobin in his Paul Revere hit piece from Commentary Magazine I excerpted above.
This is panic from the GOP establishment and the Left is fanning their fear.
She's running, but by delaying her entry until the very last minute she keeps the opposition (Democrat and Republican alike) in complete and total disarray because she is the de facto frontrunner.
For such a dumb broad, she sure seems to be outsmarting everybody.
I don't get a feeling of grievance, I get the sense of "We mad and we aren't gonna take it (socialism) any more." I don't think that this tour means she's going to run or not run. I think it means she's attacking from a different direction, to move the ball from lamestream media control over to flyover country control. She's changing the game for whoever becomes the nominee. We owe her a lot.
“Palin radiates a sense of grievance that is antithetical to the Reagan style and spirit. ...
I have never gotten a sense of grievance radiating from Sarah Palin, in fact quite the opposite.
Here is another Peter Wehner quote in another CSM article:
"Now that the Republicans look set to regain a modicum of power, it’s their supporters’ turn to demonstrate prudence, warns Peter Wehner, a political strategist in the second Bush White House.
“In the aftermath of the midterm elections, the conservative movement should keep pressure on members of Congress to propose a governing blueprint that is equal to this moment – one that limits government and champions a growth agenda,” Mr. Wehner writes on his Commentary magazine blog. “At the same time, conservatives need to show some measure of maturity, sobriety, and patience. They cannot demand that everything be done all at once.” [end quote]
Republicans' post-Election 2010 challenge: managing expectations
Memo to Palin:
SOGOTP
Exactly.....SOGOTP
Reagan was a far better and more persuasive speaker.
Palin IS getting better though.
I was posting Comment 9 while you were posting #8. We’re on the same wavelength.
If the bus shows up in my home town on the 4th of July, I’ll know she’s running - announced, or not. My hometown’s 4th of July celebration has a national reputation.
The money quote.
Probably not gonna happen till after July 26, end of statute of limitations on suits against Palin in her capacity as Alaska’s Governor.
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