Posted on 11/21/2010 9:31:28 PM PST by soxl
youtube on immigration. He’d be one of us on that, I think.
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I’d take them over Mitt Romney.
You've hit on what I believe is the central problem facing most of the Republican hopefuls for 2012. Even among the top-tier candidates (Romney, Pawlenty, Barbour, Palin, Huckabee, etc.), only Palin has what you've termed, a "broad spectrum of appeal".
Only Palin has consistently stayed in the news, and made herself highly visible to the voting public over the last two years. Only she has made her voice heard in the national debate on a host of issues. Only she has loudly denounced the Obama regime for their many transgressions against our mores and our established system of government. And none of the presidential hopefuls has taken as active a role in the midterm elections, as Sarah Palin has.
The rest have been practically silent or invisible, in comparison to her.
While the rest of the field were sitting in their easy chairs, quietly plotting possible campaign strategies with close advisers, or spending their time chumming it up with Republican establishment insiders, Palin was busy writing articles for major publications, making public appearances, promoting her book on tour, debating with the Obama admin via her Facebook postings, endorsing dozens of candidates, being a Fox News contributor, and filming her eight part TV special.
To top that all off, she's got another book coming out on Tuesday, the 23rd.
All of this adds up to a formidable public presence, that the rest in the field, combined, can't hope to match. Personally, I don't see how any of her competitors can outshine her, or hope to compete for the attention of the voting public on the same level as her.
This will be one of the critical determining factors that decides who wins the nomination. Her competitors won't be able to best her on policy and platform, alone. They're going to need to have a working relationship with the people, as well, and it appears that none of them come close to being as well known by the public as Sarah Palin is.
Jim DeMint is where he wants to be, and where he is most needed. He's also said repeatedly that he is NOT running for president in 2012.
He also doesn't have a huge groundswell of support for a run at the White House, such as Sarah Palin does.
Having a sterling conservative record and being on the right side of the issues, is only a part of the total package. DeMint would have to show some fairly strong leadership qualities for most Americans to consider voting for him. It's hard to demonstrate that from within the marble halls of the US Senate.
Some Democrat presidents have risen to the office of president from the Legislative Branch, but it's rare for Republican presidents to come from there. Abe Lincoln is the only one I can think of, offhand. Republican voters normally prefer to vote for ex-Governors or Vice Presidents. Ike was an ex-General of the Army, but that was also an executive position.
DeMint would have to break new ground in that area alone, to be elected.
I LOVE Allen West. He get’s it
Since I guess I’ve already set myself up to be slammed, what about a Pawlenty/Rubio or Pawlenty/Christie?
Yes! I like Pawlenty or Dement. I thought Demint would consider running. If not, I’ll take Pawlenty/Palin or Palin/Pawlenty. The media thinks (hopes) Palin can’t win, but I’d like to see us take that chance. Rove thinks she can get the GOP nomination. I truly would love Palin to be energy secretary if we could get another good conservative in the White House. She would be PERFECT for that too!
Whoa... good one!
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