Democrats, some independents and some Republicans, depending on the state and what that state's laws are.
“and if you don't count Michigan, she doesn't win the popular vote either. ‘
I count Michigan, given that they are part of this country, but then got disenfranchised by the Democratic Party machine for merely changing their date.
“Hilary had high negatives, Obama didn't. Hilary lost the primary, Obama won. It's as simple as that”
High negatives never stopped Hilary from winning more votes in the primaries than 0bama did,
Its that simple.
Not to mention, Sarah Palin currently has better approve/disapprove than 0bama anyways, so your point is moot. If it came down to who has more negatives, she still beats 0bama.
“Palin is polling better than her Republican counterparts precisely because she's better known - thanks to John McCain”
Chortle.
Bring McCain against Sarah Palin in the polls and see who wins.
Hey Sarah Palin did not take part in the primaries debates last year. Huckabee, Romney and all the rest of them did, all over the country. Plus Huckabee has his own TV show. They are all as well known as Sarah Palin. She just happen to be more popular that's all.
” Hilary Clinton was better known than Barack Obama, who I don't believe polled above single digits - if at all - a year before the first Democrat primary”
Ummm..it was Sarah Palin that was behind Huckabee and Romney all year, until her book came out. She is the one that had to come back from behund in the polls and take the lead in the polls, not the other way round.
“I suspect that the next Republican nominee will be somebody who's relatively unknown and doesn't come with all the oppressive and embarrassing baggage that plagues Palin”
I suspect you are in denial, living in dreamland, and prone to having fantasies. There is no new Messiah coming out of the bush to come save us all. You betcha.
No one knew who Sarah Palin was before that Friday in August when John McCain plucked her from obscurity. No one.
"There is no new Messiah coming out of the bush to come save us all"
I'm not looking for a Messiah, apparently you are.
I'm looking for a nominee who can form complete sentences, actually win a debate with a retard like Joe Biden, and get a daughter past the age of 17 and out of high school before getting knocked up. Oh, and who won't select someone to stand on her nominating stage just 12 months he decides to pose for Playgirl magazine. Just saying.