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Hotline's Presidential Power Rankings (Gov. Sarah Palin on the rise!)
The National Journal ^ | march 24, 2011 | Staff

Posted on 03/24/2011 12:19:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 03/24/2011 12:19:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Haley Barbour and Newt Gingrich both showed stronger rises in this pol that did Palin.

I have no idea who will be campaigning for the nomination, but once they are all in, I will be settling on the most conservative electable candidate. I hope that person is Sarah Palin but at this point if this were the field, she simply would not be.


2 posted on 03/24/2011 12:23:00 PM PDT by Grunthor (The man or woman who doesn't forgive has forgotten the price that Christ paid for them on the Cross.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

"Go Mitt. Go Mitt. Go Mitt.


"Rove is pushing Romney so aggressively
some folks are beginning to wonder what's going on,"
grumbled one veteran Republican strategist."


"Rove has made no secret
of his support for Romney as McCain's VP. "

"One of the traditional methods of imposing statism
or socialism on people has been by way of medicine..."

President Ronald Reagan


Death Panels and ObamaCARE/RomneyCARE created by Milt Romney.



3 posted on 03/24/2011 12:24:22 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
7. SARAH PALIN (previous rank: 8) ... We're very skeptical that Palin will run, but her chances of securing the GOP nomination if she does are high. How can that be, given her falling approval ratings among Republicans? Consider Rep. Ben Quayle... [who] became the focus of the race, big-footing other candidates and splintering the opposition. Palin has the unique ability to do the same.

I disagree with the NJ's rankings, and don't know where they gets his information that Palin won't run. However, I do agree that she will become the focus of the media in the primary race, and will "big foot" the other candidates out of the race. I also agree with the Journal's staff that she will likely win the GOP nomination if she runs.

And BTW, in before the PDSers. I am going to try and be nicer this time.

4 posted on 03/24/2011 12:26:20 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: Diogenesis

Those pictures of Myth laughing it up over Romneycare haunt me every time. This guy is just like Obama: a thoroughgoing statist.


5 posted on 03/24/2011 12:29:08 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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Haley Barbour is my size. Do you really see the voters wanting a Deep South, Foghorn Leghorn sounding lobbyist to replace the first black president™ in 2012? Newt Gingrich? A serial philanderer is a non-starter with most Republican voters.


6 posted on 03/24/2011 12:35:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Liz; AT7Saluki; writer33
They told Obama that 2 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. .

To everyone's surprise, he collapsed onto his desk, head in his hands, visibly shaken, almost in tears.

Finally, he composed himself and asked, "Just how many is a brazilian?"

7 posted on 03/24/2011 12:37:30 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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Good one!


8 posted on 03/24/2011 12:38:49 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Deep South, Foghorn Leghorn sounding lobbyist to replace the first black president™ in 2012

(FL voice) "I say, I say, BOY! What kind of ferin' policy ya tryin' ta run heah? The chicken hawks have pecked away at yer brain, boy!"

Umm, yeah, I can't see that workin'.

9 posted on 03/24/2011 12:43:51 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: Libloather

During January 17, 1993 pre-Inaugural tour of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, shown live by C-SPAN, Al Gore asks of busts of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette: “Who are these people?” Also along on the tour: wife Tipper as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton.


10 posted on 03/24/2011 12:45:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
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Ya talk so much yo tongues gonna get sunburned. I’m over here, boy! Pay ‘tention!


11 posted on 03/24/2011 12:46:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
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To: backwoods-engineer
Palin has already sewn it up. All she has yet to do is announce, and it'll be over. Four years ago, a number of hopefuls had already announced by this time. The reason why nobody has yet to announce this time is Sarah Palin.

They know that if she runs, they're just wasting their time and money. So they're waiting to see if she's in before they pull the trigger. It is fairly well known among the GOP pollsters (who have actual poll results, not results from polls "weighted" for the "larger number of Democrats than Republicans."

The accurate polls are weighted for the fact that GOP and Independent voters outweigh the Donkeys this time around by more than 2-to-1. Use those numbers when polling, and you see Palin right about mid-way between the polls form ABC/Gallup/Reuters/etc., and the 86% she drew here in the FreeRepublic poll.

Best estiamte, Sarah's at roughly 58% right now without yet having announced. Which is why nobody wants to be first in the GOP Pool. First one in is an absolute imbecile.

8^D

12 posted on 03/24/2011 12:47:02 PM PDT by Gargantua (Palin 2012 ~ "Going Oval")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The National Journal (which is now under the direction of the far left HuffPo) ranks GOP favorites. LOL!


13 posted on 03/24/2011 12:47:19 PM PDT by nhwingut (Palin '12... Accept No Other)
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The big secret is that everyone else is running for vice president.


14 posted on 03/24/2011 12:48:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("You cannot invade the US There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Yamamoto)
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Ya talk so much yo tongues gonna get sunburned. I’m over here, boy! Pay ‘tention!

Yep, Barbour's going to be a disaster.

15 posted on 03/24/2011 12:51:43 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And Mitt Romney didn’t rise at all!!!


16 posted on 03/24/2011 1:02:02 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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Since there are no percentages given I will assume the rankings are actually extremely close and that no candidate has a clear statistical lead. Palin is the one to beat since she is getting more publicity than the rest. And the field is made up of has-beens, never-wills and those with no chance. Mitt, Newt, are in the first; Huck, Trump and Santorum in the second, Rudi, Huntsman and Ron the third.

There are no more than four or five serious candidates: Sarah, Haley, Pawlenty, and maybe Bachman and Daniels. And Sarah has the most charisma. I wish she didn’t sound so whiny though.


17 posted on 03/24/2011 1:15:15 PM PDT by arrogantsob
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Palin is looking good for this stage of the game. She’s really scaring off the competition.


18 posted on 03/24/2011 1:21:22 PM PDT by blitzgig
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“I wish she didn’t sound so whiny though.”

Not a problem. Obama is way more whiny than she is. LOL


19 posted on 03/24/2011 1:23:17 PM PDT by blitzgig
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LMAO! Too funny, 2D. Hey, Blitzgig would make a good name for a rock band.

8^D

20 posted on 03/24/2011 1:39:55 PM PDT by Gargantua (Palin 2012 ~ "Going Oval")
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