Posted on 07/13/2011 11:17:39 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Obviously, Sarah Palin can't possibly run for president in 2012.
She's waited too long. Her ballyhooed 'One Nation' bus tour has virtually vanished. Have you noticed any lines to see the movie about her, "The Undefeated"? And that admiring film got panned by some people you never heard of.
Palin's not built any discernible grassroots organizations in early voting places like Iowa and New Hampshire, as traditional candidates do. And it looks like she's not going to pour a couple of million dollars into the meaningless Ames Straw Poll that will be so important for a week or so next month.
Quitting her elected job barely halfway through the first term turned Palin into a national nobody. She's missed a couple of Republican debates already.
Another tea party favorite Michele Bachmann has surged to the front in the first caucus state's early polls. The national media's gaffe detector is on full power for Bachmann and Palin, both mothers of five. And anyway, a large number of American voters say they wouldn't vote for Palin if she was a former governor with one national campaign under her belt.
But there's a couple of little-noticed problems with any facile dismissal of Palin's possible 2012 candidacy: Media derision only feeds those who don't like her already.
It actually strengthens Palin with a wide swath of overlooked Americans who don't trust mainstream institutions but do identify with the mother of five.
Why do you think Palin keeps shooting back at the media and even starting fights when things get quiet? Any media attention is better than none. Ask Rick Santorum.
Also, American voters don't matter for beans right now. American Republican voters do.....
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I think you are the one with double standards.
“If Palin wasn’t running, she wouldn’t keep her supporters dangling like this. “
Never.
“Sarah is biding her time, allowing Bachmann to take all of the early MSM and RINO flak. Sarah will step in and clean up, maybe even as late as after the NH primary.”
Awesome strategy. Don’t expect conventional methods from Gov Palin. Dead fish go with the flow.
“Palin’s win is already sealed up and delivered.”
You have a tremendous way with words — wish I had said that.
Typical shoe on other foot reply.
But of course, I am questioned like a liberal over my standards, and yet I have to repeat WHY I said what I said. Why I think what I think... YOU have NOT earned my need to play your silly games. I am one of those GOD, Family, Country, 'conservatives' balanced upon all legs of what it literally means to be conservative. And I reject these that 'play' like they are conservative when they are sleeping with the enemy. AND when the fine print is read NO Christian is obligated to turn the other cheek just because they are Christian. You have not earn the right for the first slap.
See post 150
Bit bombastic there aren’t we? First rule of writing coherently, quantity of verbiage is no substitute for quality.
LOL! That was exactly the writer's point. A lot of folks people have never heard of are panning the movie.
There are more rumors and rumblings this week of Sarah palin forming a Third Party and dissing the Republicans entirely.
I wonder what she would call her Party?
Thanks for the links.
I am expecting Palin’s announcement on Labor Day.
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