Posted on 10/23/2008 10:33:33 AM PDT by lewisglad
Conservative Republicans are talking enthusiastically about Mrs Palin as a White house contender next time, acknowledging that if a week is a long time in politics then four years amounts to several lifetimes.
"Sarah's the one," said one leading conservative." The party is broken and only she can fix it. We need someone who comes from outside Washington and relates to the aspirations of ordinary Americans."
The Alaska governor, a heroine of the Religious Right for her uncompromising stance on abortion –– recently said that unlike Mr McCain she supported a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Mrs Palin has also contradicted Mr McCain on policy towards Pakistan, over drilling for oil in Alaska and on de-listing North Korea as a terrorist state. While some believe these illustrate her uncertainty over policy, others sayr she is the Republican nominee. (for 2012)
She has also made clear she was unhappy with the way she has been "handled" by the McCain campaign, which kept her out of the media spotlight until it felt she was ready and then arranged a series of interviews with network anchors.
But Alex Castellanos, a leading Republican strategist said that Mrs Palin could have a bright future. "It depends if she can return to being more than someone who rallies the conservative base.
"For a while, she was much more than that. She represented Americans frustrated with failed government in Washington. She wasn't just a conservative, she was a populist. She was President Harry Truman, she was that Maggie Thatcher figure.
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assuming McCain loses, she will need A LOT of work and experience to bolster her resumé, imho.
Hunter/Jindal 2012
Tell the UK we are focused on 08 and will get back to them.
Also they should note we never spend the time and effort on their elections as they seem to on ours.
Tell them to focus on the disaster known as modern England and we will get back to them after our elections.
All she needs on her resume is apparently to get elected as a state senator in Alaska and vote present 99% of the time.
Gams and gravitas.
Like Obama, right? Right .....
Yeah, because we all know the 2008 election is already OVER!
Man, you guys should know better.
I just don’t see it she has been too thoroughly throttled by the MSM to get a fair shake with the voting public.
Bobby Jindal. I like Mitt Romney, but Jindal is better. Sarah’s a nice lady, but she hasn’t caught on much beyond the Republican base. Presidential elections are about winning swing voters.
I’m voting for Palin.
yes, just like obama...but she’ll have more experience to run on by then. And she won’t have the media protecting her so she really has to be STRONG...
I think she can do it, ya betcha!!!
The Telegraph is one of the few papers in the world that is on your side, and you’re blowing them off?
Some voters will only vote McCain/Palin because of Palin in 2012. In effect they are voting 2012 right now. It’s relevant. Why not discuss it?
In 2011 she will either be a spectacularly beloved and appreciated VP, or president herself if God forbid something should have happened to President McCain. In either case she’ll be in fine shape for a POTUS run.
Yes, Yes, Yes, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Sarah would/will make an incredible President! Don’t believe the lies from the left that she “has no experience.” They are full of it! Sarah’s got more experience than Obama does!!
Here’s how I see it:
McCain-Palin’08!
Palin-Jindal’12!
Sarah Palin is the future of the Republican Party! Praise God for her!
WE WANT SARAH!!!!! WE WANT SARAH!!!!! WE WANT SARAH!!!!!
She’s way over qualified for president. State Senator is the real stepping stone.
They’ll go after Jindal just as bad as they went after Palin. Like her, he’s not a typical Republican because he’s Indian. He’s also a conservative Catholic convert, which they will HATE. I would like him to kick Obama’s a$$ though in a debate because he’s ivy-educated too; he’s just not uppity and snobbish about it like Obama.
yes, she should get elected to the Senate and bring a hockey stick to beat the CRAP outta all those libs and rinos!!!
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