Hey, what do I know? I am a nobody in the political process and I’m not in the media. There are some truly knowledgeable people here in FR, I am not one of them.
I’m just posting my gut feeling here, that I think Palin thinks that the best way to help get rid of the commies who are now OCCUPYING the WH is for her to endorse Perry early.
And I just had a thought:
What’s the best road to the WH for Sarah Palin? Is it for her to run herself in 2012? Maybe. Maybe it is. And if she announces I will absolutely drop my support for Rick Perry and join her team, literally and figuratively.
But maybe that’s NOT the best road for her. Maybe the BEST road for her is to be VP for 8 years, in a Perry administration.
In 2020 Sarah Palin will be 56 years old and will have completed two terms as VP.
Not a bad resume for one so dearly loved by so many.
Eight years of Rick Perry followed by eight years of Sarah Palin... not the perfect world (which would be President Palin sworn in to office on Jan 20, 2013)... but I could live with that.
I love Sarah, and think she would make a great president. With that being said, in the three years since she was on McCain's ticket, her negatives have actually gone UP among the general population, to the point where she has a 56% disapproval rating right now. She also has a near 100% name recognition rating, so it is not like there are a lot of people who don't know about her where she could significantly improve that rating.
I had hoped that she would be able to use the last three years to overcome the negative images that the MSM created during the 2008 campaign, but that does not seem to have happened. That being the case, I think her greatest contribution can be to help generate enthusiasm in the base for the eventual nominee and help fundraise, etc. I also like the idea that some here have proposed, that she run for Kyl's Senate seat in Arizona. That would give her a broader political resume' in 2020 to run for the top job.
Hey, I’m all for speculatin’ and your humble tone is noted, and it makes this all the more fun.
“I think Palin thinks that the best way to help get rid of the commies who are now OCCUPYING the WH is for her to endorse Perry early.”
Personally....I tend to agree with that. I HOPE she thinks that, but, if there is one thing about Palin, is that she does like to keep everyone guessing. If she runs, the field will be stronger.
If she doesn’t, then whoever earns her support, and I would assume that would be Perry, then, that would vault that candidate forward big time.
I have pretty much come to the conclusion Palin isn’t running.
Thus, Perry is second choice. Is he perfect re: immigration etc. No, but he did sign voter ID and did tough economic choices this year with the state budget, some I didn’t like as a teacher since he cut education...I don’t want to lose my job.
But, education is full of waste and he did what was necessary. Luckily my district has handled its money well and not wasted it on bloated administration, so my job is safe.
>”..Maybe the BEST road for her is to be VP for 8 years, in a Perry administration..”
Sarah Palin is NOT a candidate for VP. You can take that to your failed bank.