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

[Graybeard58]

Shows how out if touch the elite are with the base, which is conservative.

I will never, that's never, never, never vote for Romney for anything and don't put him number two on anybody's ticket because I won't vote for that ticket, no matter who is on top.

[SoCalPol]

You have to consider the source for the this.
One which is Not GOP or Conservative.

Just another pro Obama site that snows the public.

Their object is to divide Republicans.

[oiler]

GOP Insiders = David Brooks et al.

[Iron Munro]

GOP Insiders "Democrat Lite" Insiders Sour On Palin

[arthurus]

The question:Who do you expect to win ...? I would have to truthfully answer "Romney" even though I would not vote for him for anything at all. Republicans "professionals" being Republicans and given the probability that the Republican primaries will have a very large percentage of "crossover" voters because of the SocDems already having their 2012 candidate then Romney will most likely be the Republican nominee. The Republican Party cannot get out of the Dole mode of the Party being a gentleman's club of political dabblers who don't really want to run anything- they just enjoy playing the game.

The question: Who do you prefer...? would have a different answer.

[Graybeard58]

Mitt Romney can kiss my ass

Get in line and wait your turn.

[ChrisInAR]

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

I didn't vote for Juan McCain in '08, & I'm not going to vote for the GOP until they begin to find candidates who respect the Constitution. I hope that Pastor Chuck Baldwin will get the Constitution Party's nomination again in 2012, 'cuz the GOP Establishment hasn't changed one bit.

[driftdiver]

Can’t disagree with that. They are part of the establishment which has controlled our govt since Reagan. Deciding who’s “turn” it was to be President.

[Cicero]

“Insiders” haven’t soured on Sarah. They never liked her to begin with. Because she has a record of brooming out privileged insiders whose only qualification that they are, well, inside.

She expects people to do some work and not to spend all their time aggrandizing themselves and undermining their party. They don’t like that.

[citizencon]

Isn’t that a little too early an ad from the Romney’12 campaign?

[Rsgood Dsbad]

They’ve never liked her. They can’t control her. They want another exciting candidate like Dole or McCain. We’ve got to blow by these Neanderthals and put up a candidate who will keep people awake.

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

Romney over Palin? Not just no but hell no. I will go third party and I know I’m not the only one.

These people need to be cleaned out. All the republican insider experts need to be gotten rid of.

[chris37]

haha! alright :)

[moose2004]

My list of potential GOP challengers for the 2012 nod, no particular order:

Paul Ryan
Eric Cantor
John Thune
Richard Burr
Jim Demint
Tom Coburn
Mitt Romney
Sarah Palin
Tim Pawlently
Mitch Daniels
Haley Barbour
Bobbby Jindal
John Hoeven
Bob McDonnell

[Reagan69]

They are irrelevant.

Mitt? Please... that tells me all I need to know about Republican “insiders”. I bet he could draw a crowd of 15 - 20 people.

We’ll see what the VOTERS have to say.

[varon]

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.

I wouldn't expect anything different, for two reasons.

First, the GOP insiders are weenies.

Second, the party's professionals are Republicans while Gov. Palin is a Conservative!

[happinesswithoutpeace]

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[Sarah Barracuda]

I like Jim DeMint too..a Palin/DeMint ticket would ROCK!

[pissant]

The GOP is rotted

[babygene]

“.he’s already ruined MA’s health care system”

MA’s health care system was his business... So how is he s good business man?