Posted on 11/19/2010 9:30:49 PM PST by Bigtigermike
Seriously, all of this talk from pundits, politicos, supporters of other potential GOP candidates or just those always fearing doom no matter what, that Sarah Palin cannot defeat Obama in 2012 but that this list of guys has a better chance at doing it is both hubris and a fallacy of presumption
Who's to say that these so-called preferred stock won't stumble when it's their turn to face intense scrutiny from the media and the myriad of attacks from the Obama administration no matter how weaken Obama may be come 2012? Better yet the question should be do they have the kind of mettle to counter-attack effectively? Presumptuous people need not to apply.
When looking at Sarah Palin what you get is someone, who after the 2008 Presidential campaign has not shied away from going right at the Democrats and the Obama Administration hard and intensely without fearing how the MSM would characterized it.....about two-thirds of those names that are on the list of GOP candidates have been selectivity careful in their criticism at times and some have been almost at a sort of FBI witness protection agency hideout as far as coming out against some of the most egregious Obama Administration policies. If any one is to defeat Obama in 2012, you have to look at many key points but for this article we will focus on one of them:
1. Issues....The person who can frame the issues and clearly define it early and often in the Primaries and the General election has a greater opportunity to put Obama down as a one term President. The common consensus among the pundits and talking heads is that the likes of Huckabee, Romney, Gingrich, Pawlenty or Thune have a better command of issues than Sarah Palin could ever dream of. Really? Looking at what the New York Time said recently about Palin's possible strategy if she decides to run, Robert Draper's piece reveals that if Palin run, she will in essence campaign not only against the Obama Democrats but also against a Republican establishment that betrayed its principles and let down the country. For Palin, her sentiments jibe with widespread perceptions of the GOP. It's true even according to polling data that there is a schism and disconnect between the GOP party and Republican/conservative voters, if little old Sarah Palin could figure this out and may endear throngs of Republican voters and maybe even some independents to her for coming out on a simple issue going straight at the wrongs of the Party, why can't these fellows having their finger on the issues of the day, figured this out years ago or better yet implement such a thing?
In fact Palin has come out and talk about on a number of issues ranging from Nuclear Armament, Military preparedness and to the issue of the Gulf Oil crisis and what to do about it. Plus as John Coale said in the NYT article that “Look, everyone has an opinion about Sarah Palin,But suppose when she starts doing the debates during the primaries, she knocks it out of the park. That would cause an entirely different view of things, wouldn’t it?" It would change a lot of things indeed Mr. Coale.
Speaking of command of issues, If any candidate has a great number of issue but is afraid or at least timid to go for the jugular with those subjects against Obama, he or she loses on that issue outright...One thing even many critics of Sarah Palin can't deny is that even in the 2008 election Sarah wanted to go for the jugular at Obama and talk about his past relationships despite some apprehension from the hapless McCain staff about being "not afraid of an Obama administration". I don't care what Mitt, Newt or Mitch Daniels know if they won't take off the gloves at go at Obama with all of his backing from the media, Acorn and union thugs then they are tying their hands behinds their backs and what supposedly strength is mute and a Sarah Palin could have just have fared better, if one wants to be presumptuous! Get it?
If Sarah runs she’ll win.
Agreed.
Probably, but it’s not going to be easy, it’s far from a gimme. There’s lots of crap to continue to wade through for her.
To be honest, how dare they consider running if Palin is running, how dare they. Where have they been for the past 2 years, taking on Obama? They hide in the bunkers in the face of Obama’s destructive policies and come out when they want our vote
The NATO missile shield is bound to tick off most of his base.
They just got stabbed in the back.
Last year he canceled it.
Obama said it was unproven.
Now it works?
She is constantly demonized by TV especially scum like The View et al - liberal women.
Conservative women are smeared by TV as evil. Pelosi, Boxer at el are treated like kindly mother therasa’s. It is total BS and I loathe all of Tv that is why I dumped it a year ago.
The problem is many women are influenced by this. I know moderate and even somewhat conservative women and they are shaky on palin which is BS. Women generally are crappy voters - conservative women are fine but some can be swayed by anything including a handsome man like Mitt (runs away) or the evil Tv saying Oabama is handsome (sick).
Palin could get the male vote but could lose the female vote which is total insanity but a reality. Her problem is NOT with men.
What if it’s MICHELLE Obama that runs for the DEMS ?
If we have learned anything since McCain it has been to NEVER UNDERESTIMATE SARAH PALIN. And no, I am just a regular Josephine with no investment either way. I am just callin' it as I see it.
She could win, but not if her campaign staff and suporters continue like she is a contestant for dancing with the starbots. Really, serious growing up is needed and fast.
The way Obama’s going makes me pray that he isn’t an Arkancide waiting to happen. I abhor what he has done to this nation while he’s been in office but I don’t wish him any harm - just want him out of office and back in Chicago or Kenya. It seems Soros et al are sharpening their knives. Remember that guy in the Clinton Whitehouse who died in a plane crash in the Balkans?
No! Truth?
You only mentioned how evil television is five times in your post, so I'm not quite convinced you're serious.
;-D. You betcha!
You got that right. Sarah has already the general in the fight. She is already the leader. She is the only one with gonads and has been strategizing and implementing the battle plan all along. We have ourselves a front runner already folks. They are gonna come at her, but face it she is battle ready, not battle weary. She'll take 'em out one by one.
I kind feel sorry for the suckers that come out, but on the other hand I want as many as can come. Each one will make her stronger for the general election. Bring it on baby!!! Go Sarah GO!
If you see Barry going overseas on AF-1 without Michelle and the kids, you'll know it's on.
What do Soros' former chief of staff and Michelle's current chief of staff have in common?
If Sarah Palin can articulate her visions and solutions for American only half as well as she writes, she will sweep the field to the nomination and then into the White House.
I think she can beat him. But she needs to set her sights on the nomination first. Chances for her winning the nomination: very good. She’ll make history. I think the media will try to kneecap ANYONE who runs against the A**hole in chief. They’re also going to promote a third party like Bloomberg to siphon votes.
I think the guy's name was Ron Brown.
Very suspicious.
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