Well, the question is, WILL she do the hard work and organizing necessary for a successful campaign? And WILL she appeal to independents? Reagan did both. So far, she hasn’t even served one full term as governor of Alaska, or persuaded the father of her grandchild to make the mother an honest lady.
These are legitimate questions. I like her, too. She actually persuaded me to cast a vote in 2008. But I’m not an independent, wobbly voter.
She has done more hard work, hit 0bama harder on tough policy issues, and had her own policy ideas debated by more people(including 0bama who just can't seem to help replying to what Sarah Plain posts on her Facebook page), than any other Republican politician since she resigned. Funny thing is, she has managed to do all that without even one newspaper/TV/media interview. She is busy hitting 0bama hard, even while helping make the State Run Media irrelevant, and helping to drive e stake through the heart of the rotten media.
Brilliant!
“Well, the question is, WILL she do the hard work and organizing necessary for a successful campaign? And WILL she appeal to independents?”
During the election I mostly haunted the PUMA sites rather than the conservative ones, because the PUMAs were more upbeat and intent on defeating BHO. Most of my conservative friends sounded suicidal, and were making me feel the same way. The PUMAs on the other hand were scrappy as hell and determined to win or to go down fighting.
Palin was attractive to a number of the PUMAs and independents on those boards, some for the simplistic and single minded issue that she is a she, but many because they were attracted to her record as a reformer, pro business, outside the beltway and for her family narrative and personal independence. She would probably have distinct appeal to disgruntled Dems and Ex-Dems who were once part of the Reagan coalition until the two Bush administrations frittered it all away.
Her toughest issue will be her position on abortion, but oh well. Some things have to be fought out because they are the right fight, whether or not it is the right time or place.
>>or persuaded the father of her grandchild to make the mother an honest lady.>>
In your wisdom, please tell us how Sarah Palin would be able to.... as your comment implies “PERSUADE” that no-good A$$hole Levi Johnston to man up and be a father? How many women (and men for that matter) in the same situation are able to carry out that change?......your personal experience, perhaps?