[2ndDivisionVet]

"Sure, if the United States is still in an economic slump in 2011 then perhaps Palin's chances improve..."

What are the chances tghe we won't still be in a "slump" as he calls it? And did Alex somehow miss that Gov. Palin won the even bigger Right Nation straw poll with almost 20% of the vote in a large field?

[pillut48]

Nabobs gettin’ busy earlier and earlier each presidential election cycle! I think these stories beat the last time around by 6 months at least!

[ReneeLynn]

The more of these ‘they’ put out the better it is.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

The writer is an establishment republican [small ‘r’, sic]. Note there is no discussion of Sarah Palin’s policies or platform jsut the same old mumbo-jumbo about who likes her, how they like her and whether she can “win”.

Sorry, that is one of the reason the Tea Party came aboutand why Sarah Palin identifies with it. We don’t “a win”, we want constitutional governance.

[streetpreacher]

I think it will be Christie.

[onyx]

"Will they ever give it a rest?" ping to SARAH PALIN'S PING LIST

[LibLieSlayer]

Palin will run if she wants to run... and she will win and become President if she runs.

LLS

[sit-rep]

I really wish you folks would find a real man to be cheerleaders for. A time like this, when we need to get this asshole out of the White House, you’re going to play social experiment and put a not so popular woman as a choice AGAINST oboma...

I don’t think it’s to smart. A lot of folks I knew voted for Oboma because they did not like Palin...and unfortunately, her gender...

I think we should keep the glass ceiling in place for now, and get our country back first. then we can start the social experimenting again...

(kevlar and asbestos donned...)

[Dr. Sivana]

The problem with an overseas correspondent is that he doesn't get the feel of the game and how it plays out. Who can raise the money? Who can get the ground troops? Who steals votes from whom? Who can place in either Iowa, NH or possibly Nevada or SC?

We know Palin can raise the money.

If Christine O'Donnell can raise 2 million dollars in 72 hours, Sarah Palin can raise 200 million dollars in 72 days.

If 5% of the folks who would wait in line for a copy of Going Rogue with her signature will knock on doors and make phone calls, then the ground troops are no problem. In Iowa and S. Carolina, the new Republican governors will provide important assistance. (not as useful in independent minded Iowa, but Nikki Haley will be VERY important in SC) Palin's organizational skills/team have improved greatly since a few dropped balls in 2009. She's a notoriously quick learner, and her apprenticeship is on schedule.

The longer the list of candidates gets in 2012, the more she stands out. When John Connolly spent 10 million dollars for one delegate in 1980 before dropping out, it was a bottom left hand article of three short paragraphs on page A22. Palin will be part of every article win, lose or draw.

Pawlenty/Daniels/Romney and to a lesser extent Thune are all going for the same crowd. Barbour and Huckabee would both be competing for the southern vote. Only Bolton (if he runs) and maybe Pence would have a serious chance of eating into Palin's space significantly, and either could be a reasonable running-mate. If Santorum runs, it would definitely be for VP.

End result: Palin wins Iowa. Romney, Bolton or whatever guy does surprisingly well in Iowa wins NH. Palin wins SC, big.

[editor-surveyor]

> “The case for presidential-nominee Palin rests upon the weakness of the field putatively lined up against her”

.
Such blindness!

What makes the rest of the field weak is the comparison to the incredible strengths of Sarah Palin.

In a ‘normal’ election, the field would be normal, not weak, but with the chalenges we face and the clear ability of Palin to meet the chalenges, the field becomes weak indeed.

[frposty]

Yes she has to broaden her support. Wait until she starts appearing on the mainstream interview shows. Her job then is to win the hearts of millions of voters not yet sold on her. I think she’ll soften up some of the interviewers as well.

[Gargantua]

What do you expect from a sour-grapes Brit snob? This twat actually thinks that "The Lady Of The Lake" bestowed heavenly providence upon "The Royalty," giving them the divine right to "rule." These people know less about the American electorate than do our Beltwaylaid Congressauruses.

Our own endangered political class have never even bothered to check our pulse, to the point where they thought we were either comatose or well and truly dead. That they now face extinction is proof of the fact that, alas, they never knew us... and never cared to.

So for the poor bad-teeth crowd across the oil-caked pond to be even further off with their slings and arrows is entirely understandable. One might even call this egocentric projection on their part "William Tell-ing," given how their opinions are founded in mythology and cynicism about us "Yanks" and "Cowboys." Don't expect, however, that this lack of real insight will ever prevent them ventilating and pontificating as though they are some sort of expert on the topic; after all, it's what they do.

;-/

[Jim W N]

Yes sir, that's my baby
No sir, I don't mean maybe
Yes sir, that's my baby now

Go get 'em Sarah. We love you.

[SuziQ]

How many currently undecided voters will break for Palin - the one candidate about whom almost everyone has already made up their mind? She is, if this is true, close to her maximum level of support already. Where do her extra votes come from?

When Sarah ran as Veep nominee with McCain, she had to deal with duplicitous campaign aides who wouldn't let her speak out forcefully for herself, so she was not able to answer the frap put out by the MSM about her.

If she decides to run, she'll have the floor to herself, and with each campaign speech, will have the chance to put the correct information out there, and I believe many will change their minds about her. There are a LOT of undecideds, and the right message could persuade them.

[Friendofgeorge]

Debates, and lots of them would be good. I am talking against Obama, but none of these debates can be moderated by Obama`s pals.

Sarah should challenge Barry to multiple unmoderated debates. The way the debates are currently set up, it favors the Democrat, we cant let the MSM manage the debates.

JMHO

[unseen1]

I love these articles. they show me they are still underestimating Palin and have no idea of her record or strengths.

Palin will clean the floor with them....

[SmokingJoe]

Another clueless British idiot journalist opens his mouth and shows just how ignorant he is. So what’s new?