Posted on 11/16/2010 4:31:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
There is little doubt that Sarah Palin is running for president. But while Mitt Romney is archaically gallivanting across the country to raise money for his run, Palin has molded her platform into a 21st Century media sensation.
Topping off her unofficial campaign for the White House, Sarah Palin’s reality show premiered Sunday night with a viewership of over 5 million — TCL’s largest premiere to date. And it is with this show, that Palin will reintroduce herself to the county.
As embarrassing as it may be, I did watch her new show. Even though I find Palin damning to our national debate, she comes off pretty nicely. The show is scripted, let that be known, but to the average viewer who will tune in and rediscover Palin, they will see an average-seeming, relatable American.
As much as I doubt Palin’s intelligence, she has cleverly crafted herself into a position with all of the benefits of a presidential candidate with none of the shortfalls. No debates, no press interviews, nothing. The eight-episode series will serve as an effective run up to Palin announcing her candidacy sometime next year.
In addition to her series, she has worked her way onto a popular primetime show on a major network. As her daughter shakes her hips on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Palin’s cameo comes across unassuming as a supportive mother, but the devil is in the details. A recent study outlined in The Hollywood Reporter shows that ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is one of the top ten shows watched by self described conservatives — Palin’s go-to crowd.
Palin isn’t just taking TV by storm. While Obama my have built his campaign on Facebook, Palin has come to dominate Twitter. Out of all the possible GOP contenders, Palin’s has the number of followers presidential hopefuls dream about. And when she tweets, she stirs a media storm. As Howard Fineman so eloquently put, “Sarah Palin, of course, is the Gore Vidal of attack tweets.”
If you doubt Pain’s prowess as a presidential hopeful, just look what she has done in the past year: become a correspondent on Fox News, published a book, helped build the small tea party movement into a national force, launched a TV show, and built a monumental following on Twitter and Facebook.
I know what you may be saying: sure she has selling power but it doesn’t mean she’ll win the nomination. But look at the key victories Palin’s endorsements brought. She helped elect six governors, two I should add are in the key primary states of Iowa and South Carolina — these favors will be called in. Second she successfully endorsed 18 winning House candidates and 6 winning senate candidates – among these newly elected senators are Rand Paul and Marco Rubio who will comprise her steering committee.
Lastly — from the moment she declares her candidacy, Palin will dominate the election. Other candidates may be able to outspend her, but her star power will be unmatched. She will win the Iowa caucus, because Iowa doesn’t usually have a history of picking party darlings. Just look how Mike Huckabee overtook Mitt Romney in the caucuses. When she wins here, it will be just as big of a moment as it was for President Obama.
Palin is a force to be reckoned with inside the Republican party. The problem she’ll need to overcome after she wins the Republican nomination will be positioning herself as a realistic alternative to President Obama—something that may prove tricky with voters who voted against candidates with similar values, like Christine O’Donnell and Sharon Angle.
The whole country is talking about Sarah Palin and this guy doubts her intelligence.
we got bammy with no experence doing a horrendous job and we want to elect palin who has no experence either? not to mention quit her elected postion. how stupid. surely there must be someone else to run for president. i think she’s great, but just not as a president. not yet at least.
You can blame Tina Fey for everyone thinking Palin is a dim bulb. Ask someone to name one thing she has said or done that is so dumb, and they can’t think of any, Except maybe how she refused to tell Kati what papers or magazines she reads.
of course she is savvy, and they are STUPID. those liberal nuts.
Actually quite a good article coming from a liberal.
There's a good chance that Palin will peak early and the voters will be tired of her by 2012.
He probably thinks of himself as a “Bright.” LOL! Nothing funnier than morons thinking they are smart.
That would be twelve years of executive experience for Palin. None for Obama.
...not to mention quit her elected postion. how stupid.
She gained both a legal and political advantage over her adversaries by quitting the governorship. She also saved the state and her family a lot of money.
Your objections carry no weight.
They doubt Palin’s intelligence. ? Then do not mention any specifics WHY.....Then there is the Ignorant dummy Obama who is scared to show us his grades.
BUT Listing all Palin’s accomplishments......followed by comparing her to 2 other Non accomplished GOP women?....is just another desperate Liberal Palin Bash.
Romney proved he was a worthless RINO whilst governor of the state of idiots.
I wouldn’t want him for dog catcher
Romney, kiss my Obama.
Palin, run, run, run!!
All SNL actors/actress “retard-ify” all the characters. Look at Obama’s character, its no difference
People have been saying that for two years now. I’m not seeing it.
Topping off her unofficial campaign for the White House, Sarah Palin’s reality show premiered Sunday night with a viewership of over 5 million — TCL’s largest premiere to date.
...before I knew this was all BS. It's a travelogue, not a "reality show." They know reality shows are crap, so they lump her in with Balloon Boy.
What’s really fun is watching her rent space in their heads...for cheap.
Her honesty is GLARING. She did say on running for President as a tea party candidate, “if we don’t get somebody to do it, then I will”!
bfl
They forgot that she developed eight, one-hour segments on essentially her presidential message and got paid $1 million an episode!!!!
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