Posted on 03/08/2011 10:43:44 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Yesterday Sarah Palin sent another signal that she probably won't enter the 2012 presidential race when it was announced she would be doing an event in Denver on May 2—the same day as the first Republican presidential debate.
Ms. Palin has agreed to appear in suburban Lakewood at a "Tribute to the Troops with Sarah Palin," a fundraiser for the families of fallen soldiers in suburban Denver. John Andrews, a former GOP gubernatorial nominee who heads the Centennial Institute, says Ms. Palin will not accept a fee and all proceeds from the event will go to family members who have lost breadwinners in combat.
The political significance of her acceptance lies in the fact that the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is set to hold the first debate among presidential candidates on May 2, an event moderated by Brian Williams of NBC and John Harris of Politico.com....
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What a ridiculous comment. Any Republican nominee can beat Obama unless the economy dramatically improves, which isn't likely to given Obama's policies.
And, you'd expect to have a chance in Iowa if she did that?
What part of Iowa you from?
Why should she skip the debate, unless she's not going to run?
I was going to post links to several of your other posts which demonize Sarah to impart a better understanding of your comment by others which read this thread. Judging from the replies of others, it appears that the "hill has been taken," so to speak.
Since Sarah is not your cup of Tea, is there anyone that you do favor for a Presidential nomination?
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will any republican candidate be able to drive the narrative? will any republican candidate be able to raise the money needed to fight not just the DNC talking points but the MSM? will any republican candidate be able to contrast their positions as Reaganism vs Obamaism instead of bushism (which the entire country has rejected twice now)
Will any republican candidate be able to compete on the momentum side? will any republican candidate talk about the issues that need talked about. remember in 2009 Mitt and other GOP candidates were talking about moving beyond Reagan. It was Palin talking about move back to Reagan. 2010 election was Reaganism (small government, limited spending) vs socialism writ large. Since no other republican candidate was even talking about this before Palin began to shape the narrative how do you figure any republican candidate can beat Obama.
Your comment is ridiculous. It is not based on any facts whatsoever. The recent history of all the candidates show that only one has the means, mind, and core beliefs needed to take on Obama. Carter wasn't easy to beat Reagan just made him look so. If Bush would have run against Carter it would have been a totally different campaign and ending. Would he have still beat Carter? I doubt it. He couldn't beat a no name AK gov and a crazy man with charts.
What does her non-attendance at some potempkin debate far in advance of the primary season have to do with her running?
Why should she walk into an obvious trap by Pollutico/NBC?
I know you’re just being the PDSer that you are, but I’ll answer your question for the benefit of the others. NBC and Politico are organs of the far left/Obama camp. If Daily Kos, MoveOn, ACORN or SEIU were sponsoring debates for the GOP, would you want Republicans to attend?
Yeah, and I can't believe the mods let it go on.
Palin must be over the target, because she's taking a lot of flak.
Are you kidding me? We have record high debt that Obama is doing nothing about. Unemployment remains around nine percent. Obamacare is highly unpopular. Obama's record is the narrative. He is Jimmy Carter Jr. and should be an easy kill for a good candidate.
I was born in Des Moines and most of my relatives live between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
You do agree she is going to have to get started by at least late summer in Iowa, don't you?
She is clearly in the upper tier if she announces. But, you have to put in the work in Iowa.
She knows retail politics or no one does. She’s from a huge state with a small, widely scattered population of voters.
We will have to agree to disagree I guess. I see what the GOP leadership is doing in congress and if a candidate of that wing of the party gets elected I don’t think the narrative will be about Obamacare, cutting spending, axing programs.
It will be about buying everyone’s morgtages, tax raises to balance the budget, cutting entitlements andmoving beyond Reagan....
Post #4 you nailed it. Excellent sports analogy.
I never lost an election when I held public office. One of my three unbreakable campaign stump rules was "go where your votes are and blow off the rest".
Leni
You are right, Leni. Sarah is making the rules, not following them.
Sarah is setting her own agenda and following her own schedule. She is not following someone else's.
The elites hate her because:
1.) She is not following their agenda and lead.
2.) Sarah can set her own agenda and schedule without them and she is doing it.
Leni, I am going one step further.
Sarah is already wearing the mantle of President and playing the role regardless of who acknowledges it or not.
The role of President has been dropped and cast aside. Sarah is picking it up because America needs it to be done. Like Washington before her she does this out of duty, a love of country and a profound sense of honor and respect for the opportunity God has granted us. Some try to see what Sarah does through the lens of advantage or electioneering tactics. They fail to see as she sees.
It is truly astounding to see someone not holding the office wearing the role of President and the actual office holder not wearing it.
Sarah is the only one to go up against Obama fearlessly again and again. She is a lion. Paul Johnson noted her courage as did Rush today: "Courage is the central value of American politics." By her courage and fearlessness in the defense of our country Sarah has earned wearing this mantle.
Sarah's upcoming reception in India is telling us that other countries are also acknowledging this. As another poster recently noted about Sarah's upcoming trip, India sees who is going to be the next president and they want to lay the ground work for a relationship with her now.
Sarah too is laying groundwork, but for America by starting to build an alliance with a strong ally against China's growing might.
Mr. Sol.
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