Sarah Palin Initiates Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos” Campaign? (Poll to FReep, too)

The Shark Tank ^ | March 7, 2012 | Javier Manjarres

[2ndDivisionVet]

While Governor Mitt Romney garnered the most delegates coming out of Super Tuesday, the possibility of a brokered Republican convention is beginning to take a life of its own as Romney’s victories and defeats on Tuesday continue to send the signal that the former Governor of Massachusetts is still considered by many Republicans to be their “default” candidate.

Romney will need to amass 729 more delegates from the remaining 1145 still up for grabs- about 50% of the remaining delegates. Rick Santorum needs to grab 968 of the remaining delegates, while Gingrich needs 1037 more.

With Senator Rick Santorum’s strong finish after Super Tuesday’s primary races, and the very real possibility that he may win several more of the upcoming primary races, speculation is mounting as to whether or not it will be possible for any of the candidates in the race to reach the 1144 delegate votes needed to win the Republican Presidential nomination. Let’s not forget that while Newt remains very popular, he is now considered the spoiler in the race and could take votes away from both Santorum and Romney.

Factor in another possibility that is making many in the Conservative movement take pause before voting- the Sarah Palin factor.

Sarah Palin had this to say to CNN on Tuesday:

“Anything is possible. I don’t close any doors that perhaps would be open out there, so, no, I wouldn’t close that door,” Palin said after casting her vote in Alaska’s Republican caucuses. “My plan is to be at that convention.”-Governor Sarah Palin

As Palin has made glowing remarks about Newt Gingrich and stated that she voted for him in Alaska, some political conspiracy theorists believe these were part of a strategy on her part to help Gingrich win more delegates, which would move along the possibility of a brokered convention. Were this to be the case, it would be a play right out of Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos” playbook.

As you no doubt remember, Rush sent out marching orders in 2008 that encouraged Republicans to go out and vote for Hillary Clinton in the open Democratic primary elections simply to prolong the primary process that would allow the Democrat candidates at the time- Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton to bloody themselves up before they had to face off with Senator John McCain and the Republican Party.

Should Governor Sarah Palin seriously entertain running for President if there is a brokered Republican convention?

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Would you support Sarah Palin for President in a brokered Republican Convention?

Yes

No

[2ndDivisionVet]

If you know how to do such a thing, feel free. I don’t.

[SatinDoll]

Since Santorum has dissed Palin in the past, that is a sound wager.

[Toespi]

Isn’t Santorum clever?
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took a minute Wednesday to counter an earlier claim by Rick Santorum that she might be skipping the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this week because she had more lucrative options on the table.

After the blowback: On Wednesday, Santorum called the story about his comments “garbage” that was making “something out of nothing.” “She has family obligations. It is halfway around the country. There’s nothing more to it than that,” Santorum said. “I know she has obligations to do other things outside of the work she does at Fox. I said I assume she has other things to do.”

[exit82]

It is was in a Fox Business interview with Neil Cavuto last night where she told Neil who she voted for.

Right universe, wrong channel.

I did not see the much earlier CNN interview because, I, ah, don’t watch CNN.

[throwback]

I guess I missed it. The article kind of implied the source was the CNN interview. I've taken to watching all of the channels now since FOX is in the tank for Romney. CNN’s election coverage is much better, and I know that I'm listening to liberals vs. listening to commentators pretending not to be liberals.