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AP: Palinmania may stop Romney from running in 2012
hotair.com ^ | November 14, 2008 | Allahpundit

Posted on 11/14/2008 11:12:39 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

AP: Palinmania may stop Romney from running in 2012

Eh. If there’s any truth to it, I’d say Ambinder is a lot closer to the real reason than the AP is.

The surprising ascendancy of McCain’s eventual pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and her popularity among some GOP conservatives have left Romney wondering whether he could wage a viable second campaign for the White House, according to friends and advisers…

“While (Palin) may not be popular with the winning majority that Barack Obama put together, she’s enormously popular with the losing minority that John McCain put together — and that pretty closely mirrors Republican primary voters,” said Rich Bond, former chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Charley Manning, a Massachusetts Republican operative who has worked as a Romney adviser, recently told a local radio interviewer: “I’d be surprised if Mitt ever ran again for president. I sure don’t think it was the best experience of his life.”

Taking on the ‘Cuda is a fool’s errand only if two things occur: (1) the economy recovers, leaving Mitt without an obvious argument for why the base should prefer him to her, and (2) Huckabee doesn’t run, thereby ceding social cons to Palin. Number one is obviously more important than number two since a sustained crisis would give the GOP a shot at the White House; absent that, I’m not sure why any Republican would want to run in 2012, especially a guy like Mitt who had to eat a ton of campaign debt this year and would probably end up on the hook for a ton more trying to take down The One’s money machine.

For a guy who’s supposedly sour on the idea, though, he sure seems to be making the right moves:

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012gopprimary; barf; palin; romney
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1 posted on 11/14/2008 11:12:39 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Let’s hope he doesn’t run. He won’t even, as far as I know, defend his church at this hour of need. Just the guy I want running the country.


2 posted on 11/14/2008 11:14:41 AM PST by BlueStateBlues (Blue State for business, Red State at heart..)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

What would he run on?

“Elect another rich white guy?”...................


3 posted on 11/14/2008 11:15:42 AM PST by Red Badger (Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

He could make a good Vice President.


4 posted on 11/14/2008 11:16:40 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Concerning Larry Sinclair: It is strange when you can be thankful for having a pervert on your side.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

I’m all for Palin starting her Presidential campaign now. I’d give her $100 a month for the next four years.


5 posted on 11/14/2008 11:16:49 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Public policy should never become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. -- Ike Eisenhower)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

BTTT


6 posted on 11/14/2008 11:17:08 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
How can this be? Don't we all know that Palin was a drag on the ticket?
7 posted on 11/14/2008 11:17:27 AM PST by Lysandru
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
Palinmania may stop Romney from running in 2012 ... certainly hope so ... we're looking for *true* conservatives next time around
8 posted on 11/14/2008 11:18:13 AM PST by so_real
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To: BlueStateBlues

In four years we will need someone to piece things back together again.


9 posted on 11/14/2008 11:18:44 AM PST by unkus
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

he is a freakin’ RINO.


10 posted on 11/14/2008 11:18:57 AM PST by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: so_real

A real conservative hasn’t been on the ticket for the last three elections.


11 posted on 11/14/2008 11:19:54 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Thank G-d!


12 posted on 11/14/2008 11:20:14 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Michael Savage = Tokio Rose of Talk Radio = Purpose is to Demoralize the Right)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
There has already been one remake of “Willard” and his rat friends.

Why have a second remake of Willard?

13 posted on 11/14/2008 11:20:33 AM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Obama, Change America will die for.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

We can only hope. Obama would beat Romney as handily as Clinton beat Dole. ....or Obama beat McCain. First of all his conservative creds are suspect, at best; secondly he has ZERO charisma. Losing combo.


14 posted on 11/14/2008 11:20:48 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

2012 is a long shot for us with the media in the tank for Hussein. Look for the Dems to field a new star at the 2012 convention. IMHO if they can’t come up with a star female candidate by then it’s all Sarah’s in 2016 (or ‘12). I don’t think America will put a white guy in for a couple more cycles now.


15 posted on 11/14/2008 11:21:24 AM PST by toddausauras
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
I'm starting it now, and sticking with it:


16 posted on 11/14/2008 11:21:24 AM PST by TitansAFC (Sarah Palin/Mitt Romney 2012!!! Elway, Schwarzenegger, Ditka, Huckabee, and Hoeven for Senate 2010!)
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To: BlueStateBlues
Almost as fascinating, but in a distinctly darker way, will be seeing who emerges as the nominee if Obama’s first term is successful. Who’s old enough and ambitious enough that they wouldn’t mind the agony of a longest-of-long-shots campaign for the presidency? The only obvious person is Newt. Exit question: Er, who’s going to be the “national security candidate” next time? Is there anyone in the party’s top tier at this point with notable credentials in that area?

A paragraph at the end of the article.

Newt/Palin or Newt/Jindal

Newt may be the strength we need to win.Who knows?

17 posted on 11/14/2008 11:21:25 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

The time of mourning is over. Sanford/Palin in 2012.


18 posted on 11/14/2008 11:21:27 AM PST by MattinNJ (The time of mourning is over. Sanford/Palin in 2012 or Palin/Sanford)
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To: unkus

That’s where Palin comes in. She’ll gain much more poise, ability to communicate, and “people skills” by 2011 or so (through the help of consultants, teachers, and the internet), and just about then is when the dims will start to fear her for real and not for laughs.


19 posted on 11/14/2008 11:21:32 AM PST by BlueStateBlues (Blue State for business, Red State at heart..)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

4 days is a long time in politics, 4 years is almost forever!


20 posted on 11/14/2008 11:21:40 AM PST by Onelifetogive (I'm gonna drop talk radio in favor of some audio books. Gotta lower my blood pressure.)
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