Posted on 12/31/2010 2:18:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A Democratic group called "Primaries for Palin" is suggesting to vote in the Republican primaries for Sarah Palin, the theory being that Obama would have a better chance of beating her in the general election.
The "Primaries for Palin" organizers appear to have a point, since current head-to-head polls show former Governor Palin faring less well against President Obama than other potential Republican candidates. Indeed, this effort sounds a lot like the Rush Limbaugh-inspired "Operation Chaos," which had Republicans voting in Democratic primaries for Hillary Clinton to keep her candidacy alive much longer against Barack Obama than would otherwise be the case.
The problem for "Primaries for Palin" is that the organizers are relying on poll numbers that may not be reflective of Sarah Palin's strength in 2012. The Iowa Caucus is over a year away and the general election a year and a half.
Palin's negative poll numbers are indicative of the fact that the former Alaska governor has been exposed in the media more than virtually any other American politician, including, some may suggest, President Obama himself. That has allowed a campaign of negative attacks to bring down her approval numbers before a formal campaign could begin.
The theory being bandied about by some political analysts is that Sarah Palin has nowhere to go but up, which she will be able to do once she is able to make her case in an election campaign. If Palin can effectively make the case for her candidacy, expanding her support beyond her solid base, then she would close the polling gap and make a race of it with Barack Obama in the 2012 general election.
Some have suggested that there is a historic parallel to a Palin candidacy. In late 1978, Ronald Reagan....
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Gosh I sure hope they don’t do that!!!
That would be just awful
And we would really really hate it if they would start smacking their heads into the wall... I sure hope they dont do that
Strangely, we’d all be better off if Rush’s Operation Chaos had succeeded in getting Hillary elected. Sure she’s a commie, but I think the Clinton’s are at least Americans.
I don’t get it. Especially if she picks a strong conservative running mate.
Does that mean that I have to vote in the Democrat primary for someone other than O?
Jimmy Carter was happy to end up running against Ronald Reagan. Carter and Democrats thought that Reagan would be their weakest opponent. And do we all remember how the 1980 election turned out???
This may not be so stupid from their point of view. This is exactly what happened to give us Mclame. If I recall correctly he was counted out and came back from nowhere to get the nomination.
There are a lot of us who aren’t sold on Sarah but would have zero problem voting for her in the general election.
This may not be so stupid from their point of view. This is exactly what happened to give us Mclame. If I recall correctly he was counted out and came back from nowhere to get the nomination.
Crossover voting in the New Hampshire primary revived McLame's campaign, which gave us Obama.
Thanks, New Hampshire. Thanks a lot.
Truly weak opponents are the product of closed, weak minds.
These commie piggies really don’t want any part of Sarah Palin going up against their boy from Kenya. This is just childish bull**** from the little commie piggies.
Yep. I remember it well. We had a party election night. That was a fun night.
This is a good sign. The Lefties are believing their own propaganda.
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