Posted on 12/03/2010 10:08:22 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Sarah Palin is a serious problem for the Republican Party. She is making several moves that suggest she will seek the presidency in 2012, even though it’s quite unlikely she could win a general election.
He negatives her high. Nearly half of Americans have an unfavorable view of her; only 22 percent view her favorably. Furthermore, the vast majority don’t believe she is electable. Though she recently told Barbara Walters she would defeat President Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup, most Americans disagree. Sixty percent don’t think she would win.
But Palin has an adoring base that would make her queen for life if possible. She attracts huge crowds; she raises enormous amounts of money; she has resurrected candidates from the dead and turned them into winners. All that suggests that she could win the GOP presidential primary in 2012, especially in a very crowded field.
Rational Republicans have taken a look at that dynamic and begun to fret. And, suddenly, many are speaking out — criticizing Palin publicly. That’s something they were wary of doing until quite recently, since her loyal troops would extract a price.
Barbara Bush recently said that Palin should stay in Alaska: “I sat next to her once, thought she was beautiful, and I think she’s very happy in Alaska. And I hope she’ll stay there.”
GOP consultant Ed Rollins wrote about her: “The Reagan comparisons aren’t helping. You might as well compare yourself to Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt.”(continued)
The author
“Will nobody rid me of this troublesome priest?”
- Henry II to his gang of thug knights who then went and killed the Archbishop of Canterbury St. Thomas Becket, 1170 AD
The author is calling for her assassination. This is no accident. She ought to be arrested.
Palin has the most impressive list of detractors. She’s got all the right enemies, and even some that are a bit of a surprise, like babs bush. All she needs to do is keep doin’ what she’s doin’ and she’ll win the presidency hands down.
The difference is that Cynthia had to take acting lessons to learn how to feign concern...
Speaking of elementary truths, here's one for you:
One can be unpopular with the majority of registered voters and still win a presidential election in The United States.
Enthusiasm is the primary factor governing turnout. Turnout decides elections.
Your depiction of Sarah's following as a "cult" is sheer idiocy. LOL
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