Romney is the most electable Republican?
Yeah, right - just like Dole and McCain.
Are you a GOP hireling by any chance? RNC? Perry campaign?
Your statment that Palin is ballot box poison is not backed up by anything other than your opinion, and everyone has one of their own.
GOP hireling. Lol...is that your question for everyone who doesn’t agree with ya? Nope, I’m a political realist, not a fanboy.
People are looking for an alternative to Obama. A nice, safe alternative. He’s not an Evangelical, but belongs to some weird Christian sect that isn’t scary to independents and Reagan Democrats. The people with the most disdain for Romney are Evangelicals, which gives independents/RD voters a bit of comfort, as they have equal disdain for Evangelicals and, to paraphrase, if Evangelicals don’t like him, he can’t be that bad.
I’m a Perry guy, but I realize that he needs to tone it down a bit to be safe. Plus, he’s a Bible thumper, which independents and Reagan Democrats are wary of as I said before. He’ll have to keep that tuned down as well.
To say Palin is not ballot box poison ignores reality. She might slide through a 4-way Republican primary, only if someone like Christie comes in and takes the Romney votes, but in the general she has little appeal beyond base conservative Republicans, and let’s face it, is not a “safe” option for those independents and Reagan Democrats. Plus, it brings out the “anti-Palin” vote, which is a significant group of Democrats currently disillusioned with Obama. There is no “anti-Romney” voters on the Left, and not as many “anti-Perry” voters (although it will build considerably)
What path do you see for Palin to with the 2012 election, electorally?
I recommend you take a look at the 2008 electoral map.