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.....
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
“Have you noticed any lines to see the movie about her, “The Undefeated”?”
But “The Undefeated” doesn’t even open for 2 more days, in limited markets, and sales have been online. Has the writer seen lines for ANY movie in recent memory? Any?
Any one would be a better leader then what we have now ripping us off.
Then why are they all talking about her?
I like Sarah Palin and would vote for her any day over Obozo, however I would like to see Perry run and would vote for him over anybody else if he does run...
Most conservatives I know would vote for Perry if he does run, although many are from Texas!
I know commenting stridently on articles that one hasn’t read is a time-honored FR tradition.
But sometimes that tradition needs to be, ahem, re-thought.
“Methinks the visible candidates won’t be the nominee”
I hope you are right. There are two or three I could support, but they are all one way or another B Team. Better than ‘08, but that was the Campaign of the Living Dead.
For someone who doesn't know a lot about Perry, you sure managed to hit a bulls eye.
Since it isn't playing around here, no, I haven't.
If it were, I could tell you because I'd be on that line.
Yep. And that made such a big difference this last election, didn't it?
I think she can (hops she does!!), I just don’t think she will. But, beaing absolutely no expert here ... who knows.
“Malcolm actually has written some pretty fair articles about Sarah recently”
Smart career move, to retain some credibility as most of his peers throw themselves over the cliff with the other lemmings.
Well, the last Texas governor made a terrible President, so I’m not anxious to see another one. Esp. with his dismal record on illegal immigration. Plus, he’s another internationalist. YES, we DO need Gov. Palin. Bob
Pre-ordered tickets for the premier are already sold out in some venues
I 'like' Sarah as well. However, I do NOT like that she felt obligated to campaign for lord McCain as IF he made her and she owed him. I do not know about the depth of character of this guy Perry. Texans do love to crow about their size, but during the course of my life, they still have not acknowledged how it was, and the end results of the likes of LBJ... he alone does NOT speak much for the majority voters of Texas. Sorry Texans, LBJ still haunts US.
The counter argument would be something at the convention.
Good ol LA Times..still waiting for that Rashid Khalidi tape to be released..waiting..waiting..I think these libs protest too much..if Sarah Palin were ZERO threat to them, they would not care about her running, instead they would be begging, pleading for her to run..but no, instead they smear her and say she has no chance..well if she has no chance of winning let her run then libs..bottom line is they KNOW she can beat Obama, not only beat him but destroy the progressive agenda all in one try and THAT is what they are truly afraid of..its not just beating Obama that scares the poo out of them, but destroying the progressive agenda they have worked so hard for
WHOOPS, Ok jumped the gun..should have read the darn thing besides just reading the snarky headline
The bottom line is JD shot himself in one foot and put the other in his mouth. He just wasn't a good candidate.
He's ocean wide, and puddle deep. Trust me, he's my governor.
The eventual GOP nominee has almost certainly not yet entered the race. Romney's too weak. Bachmann isn't going to win anything. Everyone else in the field is either at the niche maximum or already fading.
No, it's going to be Perry or Palin or possibly someone that even isn't getting much press right now.
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