Political analyst: Advantage to Palin in 2012

One News Now ^ | 12/15/10 | Chad Groenig

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A conservative political scientist and historian believes Sarah Palin will have the advantage among the field of GOP presidential hopefuls when the Iowa caucuses begin a little more than a year from now -- but adds that doesn't guarantee she'll win the nomination.

Last week ABC News aired an interview of the former Alaska governor by Barbara Walters. During that interview, Palin made it very clear she is strongly considering a run for president in 2012.

Palin: "I'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family...."

Walters: "If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?"

Palin: "I believe so."

Dr. Charles W. Dunn is dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University. He believes Palin would be strong out of the gate.

Charles Dunn"Sarah Palin has the advantage going into Iowa," he opines. "That electorate is dominated by evangelical Christians -- anywhere from a third to a half of the Iowa GOP electorate. She has an organization there."

But Dunn says Palin also has some significant liabilities.

"She's not demonstrated the seriousness of purpose. [And] she's not taken the vocal training that she should," he suggests. "She comes off more like a high school cheerleader rather than a serious aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination."

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FWIW

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A conservative political scientist and historian believes Sarah Palin will have the advantage among the field of GOP presidential hopefuls when the Iowa caucuses begin a little more than a year from now -- but adds that doesn't guarantee she'll win the nomination.

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"She's not demonstrated the seriousness of purpose. [And] she's not taken the vocal training that she should," he suggests. "She comes off more like a high school cheerleader rather than a serious aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination."

A fine example of congnitive dissonance by the so-called political pundits.

They just can't figure out why us rubes support her.

Many think we are star-crossed or just plain dumb.

Idiots!

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Sarah Palin will have the advantage among the field of GOP presidential hopefuls -- but adds that doesn't guarantee she'll win the nomination.

Well, he's half right.

[pissant]

Her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard. But then again, most women’s are when they try to give a rousing speech. Part of human nature

[Cinnamontea]

"She comes off more like a high school cheerleader rather than a serious aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination."

Palin "comes off" as a cheerleader? To whom? Dunn? This guy is dean at a university and still he can't separate his perception from fact.

[Cinnamontea]

But then again, most women’s are when they try to give a rousing speech

Most men giving a rousing speech sound like hogs farting, but God love them, they can't help it.

[Chuzzlewit]

agreed.. I don’t disagree with her.. that voice is a bad as Hillary’s voice..

she doesn’t stand a chance, I.M.O.

[HerrBlucher]

"She's not demonstrated the seriousness of purpose.

Compared to who? Mitt and Huck? LOL! Mitt comes off as a flip flopping desperado that will do anything to be prez and Huck comes off as a goofy criminal coddling nanny stater amnestyphile.

[And] she's not taken the vocal training that she should,"

This I agree with, in terms of the tone of her voice. She delivers very well, but she needs a deeper more forceful tone. It is by no means a showstopper though.

"She comes off more like a high school cheerleader rather than a serious aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination."

Again, compared to who? She has showed far more seriousness that the other potential candidates by bashing the commies relentlessly and getting national attention for it AND gaining vicious liberino hatred in response. If liberinos hate you, Liberty loves you, its that simple.

Go Sarah!

[ScottinVA]

"She's not demonstrated the seriousness of purpose. [And] she's not taken the vocal training that she should," he suggests. "She comes off more like a high school cheerleader rather than a serious aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination."

I would agree vocal training would be a good move.

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Only to men who hate women.

[Leo Carpathian]

Pal.... what?

[WVKayaker]

Elect Sarah Palin for President 2012

Re-Elect President Sarah Palin 2016

[Vendome]

Dang! Again?

LOL

Post on.

[Vendome]

LOL

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(Dunn writing for the Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-w-dunn/the-tea-partys-enemies_b_476802.html

“The Tea Party” is running against history and time, and neither favors “The Tea Party.”

If history is the best predictor of the future, and it usually is, “The Tea Party” will have a short shelf life. Beginning well before the Civil War, such movements have come and gone, including the Locofocos, Barnburners, Free Soil, Anti-Masonic, Know-Nothing, Populist, Progressive and a host of others. In 1948 it was Strom Thurmond’s Dixiecrats; in 1968, George Wallace’s American Independent Party; and in 1992, Ross Perot’s Reform Party. History says that like all of those movements “The Tea Party” will have “one day in the sun.”

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And then there’s the mellifluous Haley Barbour who swallows every second consonant.

[Grumplestiltskin]

“that voice is a bad as Hillary’s voice..
she doesn’t stand a chance, I.M.O.”

What if the contest is Hillary vs. Palin?

Two bad voices, what counts then?

[JaguarXKE]

Haley Barbour sounds like he’s talking with a mouth full of oatmeal.

[Chuzzlewit]

Hillary vs Palin? of course I would vote for Palin..

I always vote for the conservative or repub candidate over the dem... including McCain, who would have been far better than OBama

don’t think it would come to that.

[itsahoot]

she's not taken the vocal training that she should

What is a girl supposed to sound like?

The Duke?