GOP Insiders Sour On Palin

Hotline On Call ^ | January 7, 2009

[Al B.]

A poll of GOP insiders suggests that ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has little support among the party's professional class -- and maybe that's just how she wants it.

In a survey of 109 party leaders, political professionals and pundits, Palin finished 5th on the list of candidates most likely to win the party's '12 WH nomination. Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney (R) was the overwhelming choice of the

Voters were asked to rank 5 candidates in the order of likeliness to capture the GOP nod. The results:

Likely To Win WH'12 Nomination (First place votes)

Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney 81 points (62%)
MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty 46 (9%)
Sen. John Thune 38 (12%)
MS Gov. Haley Barbour 28 (6%)
IN Gov. Mitch Daniels 25
Ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin 25

[Sarah Barracuda]

Oh what a shame, a bunch of elitist ass clowns are not Sarah Palin fans. I bet she is sitting at home crying her little eyes out

[driftdiver]

GOP maybe, but not conservatives.

GOP never liked Palin.

[jessduntno]

Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney 81 points (62%)

Never happen...where did this come from, the Dept. of wishful thinking at DU?

[techno]

Isn’t this an old poll?

[Col Frank Slade]

This is very illustrative of what’s wrong with the GOP.

[Al B.]

The article has today’s date on it.

[bIlluminati]

You forgot to mention that this poll is of Utah politicians, and has been posted before.

[reg45]

Let's see now - Nixon was the insider.

Reagan was not.

[Lurker]

A poll of GOP insiders suggests that ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has little support among the party's professional class

They say that like it's a bad thing...

[jessduntno]

“Oh what a shame, a bunch of elitist ass clowns are not Sarah Palin fans. I bet she is sitting at home crying her little eyes out”

Hahahaha...yeah, you know how fragile she is...hahahahaha

[Al B.]

Exactly.

[chris37]

I’m not concerned at all with the GOP.

I go where conservatives go.

I go where Palin goes.

Mitt Romney can kiss my ass.

[SandRat]

A poll of GOP insiders suggests that ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has little support among the party's effete snob class — and that's just how she wants it.

There fixed it

[omega4179]

GOP BASE SOURS on insiders.

[darkwing104]

Like Jim Greer in Florida...It's time for them to go...

[Road Warrior ‘04]

A poll of GOP insiders...

There's the problem with this poll. Why don't they poll "conservatives" and see where these folks fall? Friggin' elitists covering for elitists!

[driftdiver]

“has little support among the party’s professional class”

The head of the party’s professional class in Florida was just forced to resign by tea partiers. Even the DEMs were forced to acknowledge this.

[tillacum]

Thanks for the blurb, but this has been a known since the campaign. Mitt Romney and crew have been upset ever since the campaign over Mrs. Palin. No big deal. Just remember Romney signed the health car bill into MA and now they are broke...he’s similar to a republican rino nobama. He just doesn’t need a teleprompter. You’re right, I don’t care for Mitt Romney’s politics of lite conservative, just to get ahead. He’s a good businessman, but let him run his business....he’s already ruined MA’s health care system.

[sourcery]

Mitt Romney cannot win. Period. Nor can any of the others favored by the political class. In fact, the political class of both parties need to stop worrying about which of them can be elected to which office, and start worrying about which of them might survive what’s coming.