To be honest, I really don’t see how Palin can come back from this one. The media did an effective job of destroying her to the 63 million that voted for Obama. Those folks think she is a dumb hick from Alaska. And if she tries to run again in 4 years, they will just do it again. How in the world can you rehab that image? (BTW, I think she is STELLAR, I’m just pointing out what I think is the obvious)
“To be honest, I really don’t see how Palin can come back from this one. The media did an effective job of destroying her to the 63 million that voted for Obama. Those folks think she is a dumb hick from Alaska. And if she tries to run again in 4 years, they will just do it again. How in the world can you rehab that image?”
That’s right. I couldn’t agree with you more. It’s sad but true...
Think Nixon and Reagan. Both were brutalized by the press yet came back more focused and determined. It is possible.
I share your concern. Palin was Quayled big time. There will be a consistent effort to keep her down.
To be honest, I really don’t see how Palin can come back from this one”
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To be honest, I think you are not making a whole lot of sense on that one.
Without Gov Palin, McCain would probably have lost as bad as Bob Dole did. The only reason why a lot of conservatives even voted for McCain at all, was because of Gov Palin.
Equally, the main reason why 4 million people less people, voted for McCain that they did for Bush in 2004, is because they couldn’t bring themselves to vote for a McCain, who had trashed and constantly ridiculed conservatives, for the entire 8 years of the Bush administration, even while doing whatever he could to frustrate the president, and paling around with Whiskey Ted Kennedy.
Lets not forget that McCain actually voted AGAINST the Bush tax cuts, was the High Priest of amnesty, and the Chieftain of the gang of 14, not to mention McCain-Fiengold.
Why on earth would any conservatives even bite for such a guy at all, without Gov Palin on the ticket?
Of course Gov Palin is going to be a very strong contender not just for the Republican nomination in 2012, but for the presidency itself,. I’d say she has a very strong chance of becoming President in 2012.
Why do you think the deranged MSM have launched an all out smear campaign against her AFTER the elections?
I understand where you’re coming from, but I actually do think Palin can make a good comeback. The reason? Like very few politicians, she broke through that layer of cultural celebrity-dom (regardless of its positive and negative connotations). This isn’t another Quayle situation, not by a longshot. Admittedly, she’ll have to manage herself well over these coming years, and she perhaps needs her supporters to remain highly vocal on her behalf. But she’s in a better position than most people seem to think, as they are currently looking from the dim perspective of this past week’s big defeat.
I think its going to happen to any Republican nominee that doesn’t speak French. It happened to Reagan. It’s the people that don’t buy into that are going to vote for her so don’t take council of your fears.