No, I believe you forgot Ford and Johnson. So your point is that 4 out of the last 10 Presidents have been Governors, and since Sarah Palin was a Governor for two years, she automatically ready to be President?
Sorry, I don't find that compelling.
I don't have the greatest confidence in the "voting masses", since last time they gave us McCain in the primary, Obama in the general, and a continued Dem Congress.
The fact that she was popular for the brief period while she was Governor might be admirable, but staying popular for a short period of time is not really a challenge.
If you want to gauge GWB's Presidency for just the first two years, he was probably one of the most popular Presidents in history. What is difficult however, is keeping that popularity going, and keeping a long record of good decision making. Even Reagan wasn't a perfect President across two 4 year terms. Would Palin have been the most popular Governor in the nation if she had served two full terms? History tells us that's doubtful.
One thing I wish Palin supporters would realize, is that the left does not 'fear' Sarah Palin. The meme around here seems to be that the left bashes her because "they're so scared of her".
I can assure you that's not the case. If you talk to any leftist or peruse the lefty blogs, they're literally praying that we nominate her. It's similar to the way we felt about Howard Dean in the 2004 race. They literally think she's a potential laughing stock, and are optimistic about Obama's re-election if she's nominated, and I think they're right.
Ford never got elected by anybody. He was first of all nominated to be Vice President, then became president when Nixon resigned.
Anyone can be nominated, if they don't have to work at getting elected.
Lyndon Johnson first became president when Kennedy died, not by winning an election by running for president, albeit he later won by himself in 1964.
“and since Sarah Palin was a Governor for two years, she automatically ready to be President?”
You bet.
0bama was US Senator for 2 years, with no legislation or accomplishment to to his name. That never stopped him from running and winning as president. I'll take a 2 year governor(2 1/2 years actually), over a 2 year US Senator any day.
“Sorry, I don't find that compelling”
That is relevant how?
“The fact that she was popular for the brief period while she was Governor might be admirable, but staying popular for a short period of time is not really a challenge. “
The fact that she had the highest approval ratings of any governor in the country while she was governor, based on solid accomplishments, is the only thing that counts.
If you think it's easy to retain high approval ratings for a “short time” just go ask 0bama. His approval ratings were in the toilet after just a few short months, after starting with super high approval ratings.
“If you want to gauge GWB’s Presidency for just the first two years, he was probably one of the most popular Presidents in history”
Any president will have super high ratings after 9/11. Bush's ratings were heading down fast before 9/11.
Better comparison is 0bozo’s fast sinking ratings, which started after only a few months. And that is with the media in 0bama’s pocket 24/7.
“One thing I wish Palin supporters would realize, is that the left does not ‘fear’ Sarah Palin”
Oh yes they are.
You can't have the left, on the one hand keep insisting that someone is “irrelevant” and is “not a thread in 2012”, yet spend more time attacking her than any other politician in the country. You only constantly attack the source of your fear. That's basic psychology. If someone is not a threat, you don't waste most of your life attacking them.
I can assure you, you are talking nonsense.
” If you talk to any leftist or peruse the lefty blogs, they're literally praying that we nominate her”
Chortle.
I have read some of those articles too. They are dripping with fear and hatred. On the other hand, the leftists who are more honest with themselves, have actually come out and written articles, that essentially say that any leftists who dismiss her chances for 2012, are only fooling themselves. Some of the more astute leftists, who are clued in, have even gone as far as to admit that the way things are going, she has a very good shot at clobbering 0bozo in 2012.
” It's similar to the way we felt about Howard Dean in the 2004 race”
Howard Dean flamed out in just a few short months, and was reduced to side show. On the other hand after the 2008 elections, the liberal media swore that was the end of Sarah Palin. Today she has written her book, sold 2 million books in just a few weeks, had thousands wait in sub zero temperatures to see her for just a few seconds, is in demand everywhere for speeches at 6 figure sums, is a sure fire high TV ratings magnet, and is going from strength to strength.
Let me know when thousands of people wait in freezing cold to see Howard Dean, or anyone pays Howard Dean $100,000 just to hear him speak will ya?
“They literally think she's a potential laughing stock,”
Yeah...like how they thought Scott Brown was a laughing stock and had zero chances of winning in Massachusetts..as late as just 3 weeks before the election...till he clobbered them.
Chortle.
” and are optimistic about Obama’s re-election if she's nominated, and I think they're right.”
No less a person that Dick Cheney declared just yesterday that 0bama is a one termer. I agree.
The CNN poll just this week had only 44% of voters ready to reelect 0bama.
No president with with approval ratings of just 44% has ever won re-election.