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Palin's Popularity in GOP Soars After Quitting
Cleveland Leader ^ | Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Posted on 07/08/2009 8:13:03 AM PDT by kristinn

Apparently Sarah Palin's decision to quit her post as Governor of Alaska wasn't as misguided as it sounded at first, because it has certainly already begun to work it's magic on winning over the Republican party. According to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll, her popularity has surged amongst Republicans since she made the announcement.

71 percent of Republicans said they would vote for Palin if she ran for president in 2012, and three-fourths believe that Palin has been treated unfairly by the media.

Two-thirds of Republicans want Palin to be "a major national political figure" in the future, while three-fourths of Democrats are hoping that she won't be. Independents by 55%-34% would prefer she leave the national stage.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cudapower; palin; palin2012; palinresignation; popularity; sarahpalin; waronsarah
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To: meadsjn; All

From Sarah’s twitterberry: “Today,try this: “Act in accordance to your conscience -risk- by pursuing larger vision in opposition to popular, powerful pressure”-unknown”


181 posted on 07/08/2009 10:21:01 AM PDT by zimfam007 (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: Sig Sauer P220

That would be a huge mistake and she is too smart to do that.


182 posted on 07/08/2009 10:21:30 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

He sits there on his throne but the crowd down below is getting smaller. The old school guys do not get todays’ politics. It’s the main reason a piece of crap like Obama managed to get elected.. No one had a clue as to what he was doing or how to fight it.They hold our side to the old school rules, while the other side plays by their own rules.People like Krauthammer and other experts of his ilk are clueless. Politics 2009 has passed them all by. They know not what they speak. The first one on our side who gets it is Palin.


183 posted on 07/08/2009 10:22:54 AM PDT by curth (Sarah Palin 2012 - Saving America)
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To: meadsjn
Sure simplifies the socializing process.

What? You don't like to mix it up with the Palin haters? It's a lot of fun. Kinda like being the only Global Warming denier in a group of members of the Church of What's Happening Now. ;o)

184 posted on 07/08/2009 10:23:08 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: zimfam007
Needs to be said bigger bolder so it's not missed

From: NurdlyPeon-”So she’s a “quitter”, huh? Well let me ask you a question: Have you ever told a lie in you entire life? Even one? Have you ever stolen anything in your entire life? Anything? (Hint, the only person who can answer “no” to both those questions died about 2000 years ago.) So, since you have lied, you are a “liar”. And since you have probably stolen, you are a “thief”. So, here we have a liar and a thief (that’s you) calling Sarah a “quitter”. Do you get the idea of what I am trying to say here? You are taking one incident that is technically true (yes, she did “quit” her job) and trying to turn that into a broad characterization of an entire person. But, I’ll tell you what I will do for you. I’ll admit to Sarah being a “quitter”, if you’ll admit to being a liar and a thief. Fair enough?”

185 posted on 07/08/2009 10:30:57 AM PDT by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: SuziQ
What? You don't like to mix it up with the Palin haters?

Oh yeah! But time is precious, and that's a way to cut through the first few rounds of ring dancing and get right to the slugfest.

186 posted on 07/08/2009 10:32:36 AM PDT by meadsjn
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To: curth

Kraut is like the fool who sat next to his master in feudal times waiting to be patted on the head and tossed a bone to eat.

He gets to sit on stage with the real people and asked questions. How exciting it must be.


187 posted on 07/08/2009 10:33:43 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: SolidWood

I bet that’s making some heads explode.


188 posted on 07/08/2009 10:34:41 AM PDT by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out)
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To: autumnraine

I think it was always about trying to force her out. The pathetic elites only want other pathetic elites.


189 posted on 07/08/2009 10:35:29 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: meadsjn

*snort*


190 posted on 07/08/2009 10:38:08 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Sig Sauer P220
Now if she would just dump the Republican party and join the Conservative Party.

Very, very bad idea. That would be a sure loser.

191 posted on 07/08/2009 10:50:44 AM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: MrsEmmaPeel
She gives up because the press were mean to her

You obviously neither read the transcript of her statement, nor watched the video. She resigned her office because of the nuisance LAWSUITS, stemming from bogus ethical complaints. Those lawsuits, to which she had no choice but to respond, were aimed at her as Governor, which meant that she, and her staff had to spend valuable JOB TIME to gather information for the lawyers who defended the Office. Since her time, and that of her staff, is paid for by the taxpayers of AK, that money was going down the drain, rather than into ideas for positive growth for the state.

THIS is the reason she resigned the office, and turned it over to her Lt. Gov, who was elected by the people, along with Sarah, for specific reasons. The ideas for which they were elected will continue to inform the new Governor, and the things they supported will be continued to fruition. She said she'd completed much of the things for which she was elected, but the Lt. Gov. would carry on in the same vein in which she was working, and he wouldn't be subject to the lawsuits, because they were aimed at HER,PERSONALLY! She didn't start having these complaints and lawsuits filed against her until she was picked for Veep, at which time her enemies in the state saw an opportunity to destroy her both politically and monetarily.

As for the press being mean to her, up to this point, she's taken what they've handed out, without whining, nor asking for apologies. I think she'll be responding more to that when she's a private citizen. Her legal team has already put folks on notice that if they continue to slander and libel her, once she's not a public office holder, that action WILL be taken against them. As of July 27th, she's taking this fight on the road, and I suspect those who have discounted her up til now won't know what hit them.

192 posted on 07/08/2009 10:52:58 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Antoninus
That is what it's all about. And if Palin is totally sick of the GOP and decides to go 3rd party and takes a few big name conservatives (Rush?) with her--hang on to your hat!

Do really want to lose the next election?.

193 posted on 07/08/2009 10:54:21 AM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: SuziQ
This is the picture of Sarah following her announcement. This is not the face of a "quitter".

"Retreat Hell! We're just attacking in another direction." (Attributed to Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Korea, December 1950.)

194 posted on 07/08/2009 10:58:09 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan

Bump for later reading


195 posted on 07/08/2009 10:58:15 AM PDT by MissNomer (Proud member of FR's "Final 300")
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To: MrsEmmaPeel
To be honest, until the Congress and the Senate grow a backbone, it really won't matter who the President is.

Tell me that you really do not believe this. Just suppose someone like Palin was the current President. Can you really say there would not be a difference?

????

196 posted on 07/08/2009 10:58:30 AM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Antoninus
And out of the woodwork will soon crawl the former, “If you don't vote for anyone with an “R” after the last name, we are doomed, the sky is falling and a RINO vote is better than nothing” bunch.

Now they will be singing, “A third party is sure bet to doom, loss, it can't work, it's all wrong, we have to vote “R”, or the sky will fall blah, blah, blah’.

I learned my lesson. I am never, never, never going to consider another vote for anyone other than a true conservative.

197 posted on 07/08/2009 11:00:22 AM PDT by alarm rider (My tagline is on vacation.)
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To: maclogo
Every time I see an interview with her I find myself cringing in the corner, fearful of what mis-word or phrase she will trip over next. It really is quite embarrassing. Not sure I can ever hang my hat or her ability to argue the GOP positions.

Go ahead and hang your hat, it will be taken care of very well.

198 posted on 07/08/2009 11:01:06 AM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: editor-surveyor

Yep, some dumb woman was lauding Palin and Romney in the same breath on Rush the other day. I was screaming at the radio. My son was laughing. *Sigh*


199 posted on 07/08/2009 11:04:52 AM PDT by Politicalmom ("Energy prices will necessarily skyrocket"-Zero)
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To: getitright
“71% of Republicans would vote for Palin if she ran in 2009.”

So... 29% of Republicans prefer Obama to Palin?

On what grounds do they call themselves Republican?

There is more than one Colin Powell out there?

Sorry. Not buyin’ it.

Nothing in the article supports your contention that 29% of Republicans support Obama.

Nor does this article supprot your contention.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-07-07-palin-poll_N.htm

In fact I haven't yet found the full list of the poll questions.

I take it to mean that 29% of Republicans have another candidate in mind, not that they support Obama.

200 posted on 07/08/2009 11:06:13 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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