Palin Crushes Murkowski 55 to 31 in Alaska Senate Poll

The Patriot Room ^ | December 20, 2008 | Bill Dupray

[Bill Dupray]

Nothing like a little Sarah Palin news to brighten the day. If Palin were to challenge sitting GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski in a primary contest in 2010, one poll (caveat - it’s Kos’s pollster - but he’s actually pretty good) has ‘Cuda crushing Murkowski, 55 to 31. And in the deep red state of Alaska, these things are over in the primaries.

The question is whether she should run for Senate in 2010 or stay governor. And irrespective of that choice, does she run for president in 2012 or wait until 2016?

[John W]

“Fact remains, when faced with a couple of pinhead network hacks she pulled a moose-in-the-headlights. Blinked, folded, failed.”

This indicates to me that you trust those pinhead network hacks and their editors. I wouldn’t do that myself, but, you’re entitled to trust whomever you want.

[Cedar]

Sarah, stay in Alaska. Washington, D.C. is corrupt and does not deserve you.

Don’t let political ambition ruin you and your family’s great life.

As much as I’d like to see more conservatives in the Senate... I’d much rather you continue to have a wonderful life in your beloved Alaska and to stay away from the political nightmare of D.C.

[redstates4ever]

"The list of people more qualified than she is endless."

But the list of people, compared to Sarah, who voters would genuinely LIKE and go VOTE FOR is zero.

[napscoordinator]

So she needs some media training.

That is what is so incredible as she has a degree in communication. lol. That should be her expertise.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> That is what is so incredible as she has a degree in communication. lol. That should be her expertise.

I guess that’s the difference between book learning and the real world, ay.

[Philo-Junius]

I don’t know if university communications programs generally require the specialised training in penetrating hostile coverage which political communications requires (for conservatives, anyway). It’s entirely possible she studied only the generalities of media communications—hitting one’s mark, modulating personality for various media, etc., without receiving much on forensics and defeating propagandised coverage.