Large enthusiastic crowds during and after the campaign says otherwise.
I’m certainly not voting for her. We can do better, much, much, much better.
That's your right and I respect that. However, you should keep in mind that there is virtually no other elected Republican right now calling Obama out on his policies and galvanizing the conservative base, and other than Palin or Sanford, there really isn't a strong conservative GOP Governor that can run in 2012 and capture the conservative vote. The rest are all RINOs, and I'd include Barbour with Palin and Sanford but he's too much of an insider and isn't telegenic to be POTUS. No conservative is going to nominate another Senator or Congressman.
Does he need to run for Goobernor of Tennessee? Senator again?
Ok, here’s my deal, and it’s bound to make some FReepers angry. I don’t want my candidate to run against Obama. I want my candidate to run for something. Rather than belittling Obama’s economic plan, I want to see a candidate propose a better one. The same for every other issue. I could care less what you’re against, I want to know what you are actually for.
That’s been a huge problem with the conservative movement in general, and it’s gotten much, much worse since 2004. Way too many so-called conservatives don’t stand for anything other than they don’t like liberals. In essence, they let liberals define who and what they are. Not only isn’t it productive, but it’s caused some reactionary types to get caught with their pants down when the broken clock moment comes and a liberal is right about something.