“Sarah can win without taking any money from the GOP , not one cent.”
I doubt it. I like Sarah and admire her courage and honesty and I think she’s highly underrated by the MSM, but I’m not sure she can beat Obama in 2012. That’s not because of her policy positions or anything she did as governor of Alaska, but simply because in the minds of many voters she doesn’t look or talk like anyone who’s ever been a President or a Prime Minister of a western democracy. She looks too young and pretty, which is fine if you’re running for the US senate, but the problem is that voters have the image of Margaret Thatcher or Golda Meir in their minds as what a female commander-in-chief looks like.
I wouldn’t suggest that she change her appearance, but she can change the way she speaks and improve her knowledge of all the issues and she’s got to do that if she wants to win the nomination and beat Obama. I haven’t listened to her speak that much, but I did listen to a speech she made at a Tea Party event and I’d have to describe her style as half way between a beauty pageant contestant and Margaret Thatcher. She needs to move farther towards the serious Maggie style to win the Presidency. She’s too informal, and too folksy and bubbly, which is great if you’re running for congress but it makes people question if she has a strong enough, serious enough mind to deal with a serious national security crisis.
She also needs to study up on all the issues as much as possible and be able to answer questions and speak knowledgeably especially about foreign policy and national security issues. She has to develop a more serious, knowledgeable, presidential speaking style, otherwise she could lose just because she doesn’t look or speak like a president or a prime minister. If she runs and wins the nomination, she’s going to need all the support and money she can get from the GOP because even with a weak economy Obama will not be easy to beat. Obama has a strong speaking style. His substance and what he actually does as president is awful but he has a good style and he’s an expert con-man who might be able to fool the voters twice. Any GOP candidate will need all the support and funding he or she can get from the national party. We can beat Obama with a united effort but the Tea Party by itself is unlikely to beat him.
Sarah is going to win big, and she won't have to "package" herself at all, the American people like her just the way she is.Its strange that you may not have noticed.Her book tours alone prove that as a fact. Its not conjecture.
Sarahs only problem is being accepted by the high ranks of the GOP.They think they can make or break her like they can most GOP politicians. I believe they are wrong on that score and despite Sarahs diplomatic overtures to them, do you think she really gives a damn? She will take the nomination with or without the builder burghers of the GOP party. And that is what they do not like about Sarah Palin. That is the only true obstacle she has, and the GOP had better get with the people of America, or get ready to disappear into history, if they play any more songs and dances like they did in 2006/2007. They definitely did all they could not to field their best candidate, and look what it got us..a nationalist socialist movement in power.That is just irresponsible, and America knows it.
The GOP mandarin blue blood elitists either make room for Sarah, or they go out the hard way.Thats all there is to it.
I wouldn’t suggest that she change her appearance, but she can change the way she speaks and improve her knowledge of all the issues
Health care - who was first to challenge Obamacare’s boards and panels deciding who will get care? Before Sarah called them death panels, I don’t remember anyone talking about the real prospect that people will be denied care because they are too old, or too sick, or maybe because the boards are politically appointed, too conservative.
The mosque - The mosque near Ground Zero had minimal opposition until Sarah Palin posted about it. Now NYC opposition is strong and well over 50%.
Gulf Oil Spill - Gov. Palin encouraged Gov. Jindal to take action to protect his state even if in violation of federal orders. Had he done so earlier, much damage may have been prevented in coastal areas.
Immigration - Gov. Palin stood with Gov. Brewer when other potential candidates were no where to be found.
If you want to catch up on her positions without buying “Going Rogue”, www.facebook.com/sarahpalin is where she has been giving her positions on current topics.
She is uniquely suited to defeat Obama because she is the only Republican consistently calling him out and the only one who is not fearful of losing their membership in the ruling class by challenging him.