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.
Long day at work...time to go home.
I think he’s just dealing in political reality... it has nothing to with ideology or whether or not you like Palin. I like her on a personal level as well but I have major doubts about her as a candidate (not as a barnstormer mind you).
I just don’t think (and I haven’t seen any evidence to prove otherwise) she has been able to engage substantively in any interview, debate, etc. that leads one to believe she can intellectually hold her own. One-liners and clever facebook posts and tweets are not going to endure an entire presidential campaign, nor will simply being able to give good speeches. I think she will be killed by any mainstream journalist one-on-one and I think Obama or Hillary would make mincemeat out of her.
Now, understand, these are just my initial impressions. But I can’t pretend that the 2008 campaign didn’t happen and somehow Steve Schmidt is to blame for her not being able to be articulate and knowledgeable even in what amounted to an “ambush” interview. The reason I say Christie would be a good nominee (if he can break past the establishment himself)is because it’s obvious he will kill those guys or Obama in a one-on-one, as any youtube video will attest.