Posted on 12/13/2010 4:37:17 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Supporters of Sarah Palin seem to view her as the second coming of Christ, and given her self-appointed code name of "North Star," it seems that she agrees with them. Speculation on a 2012 presidential run by Palin almost sounds as if her candidacy is divinely ordained.
Next thing we know, she'll tell us she was born in a barn because all the hospital beds were occupied.
Not so fast, cautions Politics Daily. Mike Huckabee could pose fierce competition for Sarah Palin, even among those Republicans who, inexplicably, think she's a well-qualified candidate.
Ever play that game on long road trips where you have to choose between two seemingly equally horrible scenarios, like giving a 20-minute speech in front of your high school graduating class while naked or subsisting entirely on bugs for a month? That's how I view a choice between Palin and Huckabee. I'll take what's behind door number three, thanks.
No, really? I have to choose? Then it's got to be Huckabee. (How's that for a campaign slogan? It's got to be Huckabee. Copyrighting that now.)
He's as socially conservative as she is, or perhaps even more so given his ministry. He's a FOX News commentator like she is. He drops his g's occasionally, though less often than she does. But who's more qualified? Hands down, Mike Huckabee. Furthermore, who would I rather have representing our country in the world? Huckabee.
I'm admittedly impressed by Politics Daily's recap of how, as Arkansas governor, "Huckabee faced a legislature with 89 Democrats out of 100 legislators in the House and only four Republicans in the 35-seat Senate. Yet, Huckabee found a way to govern." Palin knows how to govern people who agree with her. Governing those who may not march in lockstep requires more finesse.
With the advent of the Tea Party, plus the ostracizing and name-calling within the Republican party, a successful GOP candidate will have to bridge those gaps, as well as work with Democrats. Huckabee demonstrated he could do that at the state level. Palin isn't interested in working with anyone who doesn't agree with her, and her governing style at a national level would appear to be more dictatorial than consensus-building.
Huckabee's personable and has the same sort of beer-drinking, pretzel-munching, football-watching appeal that George W. Bush did, but he's far more well-spoken than the former president. Palin attempts to cultivate that ability to connect with people, but hers is a caricature of Huckabee's, and it arouses suspicion. Those who love her are convinced they know her, but the rest of us aren't so sure.
Play along with me (Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, Socialists, even you commie pinkos -- everyone's welcome): Naked speech, or bugs for lunch? Huckabee or Palin?
Of course it matters! Too many voters are willing to compromise and vote for the GOP endorsed RINO.
That’s it, thanx.
Neither Palin nor Huckabee —
Those voters don’t have ANYONE to vote for until the next election. There are more then enough Tea Party voters to cover the primaries, so that brings us to early November 2012, before those dissatisfied voters have a chance to vote for anyone. Our job is to go forth and convince them that a Palin presidency is not to be feared. Rather, it wold profit them and their children.
Well, Huck is a RINO from the get-go. I’d never vote for him OR Romney. I WILL vote for Sarah. Maybe even again & again.....like any good liberal......
Covering the Primaries and winning an election are two totally different games.
Huckabee is to the right as Ralph Nader is to the left.
To the right of Nader, perhaps, but way left of America!
Doing this will absolutely without a doubt guarantee a second term for Obama and anyone would be delusional to think otherwise.
> “Complete and total disrespect for Christianity.”
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Yep!
That’s why Palin makes them see red. - They hate Christ, and anyone that stands with him.
That is the total motive behind all PDS here and everywhere.
My concern is this. I think that if Palin takes the primary and gets the nomination that the GOP will endorse someone else.
Huck has about as much chance of winning a nomination as Ralph Nader (and we know his record, he had to run on some obscure party ticket).
I agree, the Huckster is about as conservative as Romney, and that really isn’t conservative.
Exactly! - Huck is damaged goods, and would be a snap to defeat. The MSM will be behind him in the primaries for sure.
> “I think that if Palin takes the primary and gets the nomination that the GOP will endorse someone else.”
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You simply do not understand American politics.
The nominee IS the GOP!
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No they won't. If she gets that far, she'll get a begrudging endorsement from the GOP establishment.
The real fear is in the reverse; that she doesn't win the primary and people start a write-in campaign. This would be doomed.
The Huckster is a rare species; a pro-life liberal. Nothing more.
I don’t trust the GOP! PERIOD. I think they will go out of their way to work against Palin if she gets the nomination. She is not in their best interest, otherwise they wouldn’t keep pushing RINOS down our throats.
I hope you're right. I just don't trust the GOP at all.
I guess you just forgot to mention the most vile, disgusting candidate of all.
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