Posted on 12/03/2010 4:30:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
As Sarah Palin ponders a 2012 presidential campaign, some prominent Republicans are urging her to resist the temptation to run even as her devoted followers flock to her book tour.
In recent days, a debate has broken out among Republicans over whether the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and popular activist would be able to defeat a politically weakened President Barack Obama in two years.
The criticism, rejected by Team Palin, reflects concerns among establishment Republicans that the former Alaska governor lacks the gravitas to oust a sitting president, even a struggling one.
Palin has a very strong following in the conservative Tea Party movement and her endorsements helped several candidates in congressional and state elections last month. But that has not silenced critics -- even within her own party.
"What man or mouse with a fully functioning human brain and a resume as thin as Palin's would flirt with a presidential run?" former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough, an MSNBC co-host, wrote in an opinion piece for Politico.
Mark McKinnon, a former campaign adviser to Republicans George W. Bush and John McCain, wrote in the Daily Beast that he admires Palin's "tenacity, her verve, her moxie and her pluck" but believes she is "perhaps the only Republican nominee who could lose in 2012."
And Barbara Bush, the no-nonsense wife of former President George H.W. Bush and mother of George W. Bush, took a not-so-subtle jab by saying she hopes Palin will "stay in Alaska."
The criticism is raising eyebrows among Republicans who say Palin's detractors should concentrate on defeating Obama.
"Republicans should remember Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment, which was 'don't speak ill of fellow Republicans,'" said Republican strategist Scott Reed....
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“She won’t run, but she will be a power broker. The one who does run, hasn’t shown up yet. Let’s hope he knows better than to show up too early.”
And my opinion is, barring any unknowns between now and 2012, Palin will likely run and could easily win.
again, you disparage palin, and insist someone is going to come riding in on a white stallion, better qualified than sarah...
who was available in 2008? itz now 2 years later...who has gone toe to toe with the lefties and rinos, and is ON TOP, with a huge following, and a grasp of the issues THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS VOICED....
good luck with your presidential hope chest....
I did not disparage Sarah. I admire her. I think she is a strong conservative voice and I’m happy she is out there.
You are 100% behind her and I have nothing bad to say about you for supporting her. I’m happy as hell that people are actually supporting a real conservative for a change, but I don’t want ANY candidate to be marketed as the Conservative ONE. It’s going to take a lot more than one voice to lead us out of the wilderness.
Sarah Palin is not the only conservative qualified to be President. In the end, she might be on top because she has won over the people who have doubts and her supporters could help her by not alienating the very conservatives that she needs to win over.
and again, you seem to be sidestepping here, you just posted that she isnt the only one out there...ok, again, which other one has the solid conservative credentials and following that she has.....????
This is what Laura Ingraham calls a "Butt Monkey."
I'm totally fed up with Joe Scarborough. When he gets fired from MSNBC, hopefully Fox News won't give him a job.
What "prominent Republicans" really means: Ruling Class, Elitist, Blue-Blood, Country Club, Establishment Republicans
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