Posted on 04/28/2011 12:19:37 PM PDT by Artemis Webb
Sarah Palin hasn't been getting as much attention lately as a presidential candidate. Maybe that's because people don't think she's actually running. If the former Alaska governor wants to keep up appearances, however, she's going to have to do a better job laying the groundwork in Iowa, that bellwether first-in-the-nation caucus state.
But, looks like she's not doing very well at that either: her operation in Iowa is non-existent. The Los Angeles Times tried looking for it:
Iowa's Palin for President operation pretty much consists of one guy with a computer in Storm Lake and another who is crisscrossing Iowa in a rental car, armed with a laptop and a sunny attitude.
Tell us more about those men with the laptops, are they some sort of beltway gurus? Nope:
With no formal political operation here, Palin's fate right now is in the hands of a California lawyer and "tea party" supporter who has anointed himself her unofficial Iowa state director, and a retired potato chip salesman who is trying to coalesce support for her online. They know each other, but neither is officially connected to SarahPAC, her national political operation.
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Romney does that too. But without knowing more I'll give Perry the benefit of the doubt I won't give to Romney.
DeMint doesn’t seem to be running (I wish he would)
Bachmann probably is but it’s to be seen if she can stand up in a national campaign
Cain...Rabid followers do not a presidency make, ask Ron Paul.
West is a freshman Rep with a bright future, in the future.
Although it would be fun to see Perry go up to Obama on January 20, and tell him, “Adios, Mofo.”
Huckster isn’t running.
Perry was the Ag Commisioner in Texas before running for Lt Governor. He beat a very popular John Sharp for the job and has ascended since then. But, even though I am a native Texan, I fear that he will be linked to GW in any race; that’s not fair but he will carry the baggage.
If things continue to tank under Obama, GW will start to look pretty good.
Huck has released his SC team to work on campaigns of their choice.
And always lurking...is the prospect of Jeb running.
Stop holding back and say what you think.
Could be huh? But there are some here that say that SHE WAS THERE FIRST and the tea party dissed her and no one on earth is more qualified than her and they will write her name in even if she moves to Greenland.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Most of us well recall the friendship between Sarah Palin and Rick Perry at the RGA and other venues. I just have a hard time escalating that to Palin's support of Perry for POTUS.
And, as I said, I still detect an undercurrent of anti-Texas bias across much of the land. (That was even clear during the World Series; so much hatred for the Rangers was demonstrated just because of where they're from).
We'll see if I'm the one ultimately eating crow on this.
(Courtesy ping to windflier to get his take since he's a goto guy for Texas political discussions).
“Bachmann/Palin”
Can’t see it. Palin would have to be kept under tight reign.
Too ‘unrouge’ like.
No, as I’ve tried to tell people around here for a year, it’s a “tactic” called NO ORGANIZATION. She has none. And it will make Freepers’ heads explode when they finally realize it.
West could pull it off, you hush your mouth. Now tell him to run okay.
I give it 4 minutes before this thread is seen by the bots.
Actually they will see the very title and think a troll started it.
It's still very early in the game. Reagan did announce his first run until Nov 1979, just a year before the elections.
I am glad Sarah is taking her time. She is a genius at taking on her opponents. Hopefully, she will wait until Summer to announce. When she does you can be sure she will be on total offense out the gate.
“It’s a tactic called “under the radar,” and it will make heads explode”
Please don’t get mad but I think its a tactic called not running.
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