Posted on 08/26/2011 10:21:29 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
There is some evidence that while waiting for a potential Sarah Palin presidential run, her potential voters have moved on and now support other tea party-backed candidates, such as Rick Perry or Michele Bachmann.
Has Sarah Palin waited too long to announce she’s running for president?
(...) So if she does throw her snow machine helmet into the ring, she might start a White House race closer to the back of the pack than the front.
First, let’s address the waiting part. The former Alaska governor on Tuesday denied that she intends to announce a White House bid on September 3, (...)
(snip)
Palin might use the September 3 address to endorse another candidate. She might use it to make it clear she will announce at some point – Governor Perry used that same sort of slow-unveiling strategy as he edged into the race.
But the problem is at this point she may be exhausting the patience of potential Palinites.
(snip)
“I think Palin could get back a number of voters should she get into the race – people who gave up on her running and moved on to someone else. But, I do not think it would put her in a strong enough position to get into first or second place,” writes Erickson.
Some other analysts are less negative. In an opinion piece for CNN, political scientist Paul Sracic of Youngstown State University in Ohio writes that Palin’s on-camera optimism about America seems natural and akin to that of GOP icon Ronald Reagan.
“This offers at least the possibility that, despite her current low standing in the polls, she will be able to leap-frog over the more negative sounding Bachmann and Perry, and compete head-to-head with Romney,” writes Sracic.
(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...
Her meeting with Trump (the guy who keeps threatening a third party run) had me concerned she might be considering it as an option.
But her recent comments make it clear she is committed to the Republican Party primary process.
JMO...but I think she was surprised by Perry entering, and has decided to see how he does in the upcoming debates before she makes her final decision.
For starters, The Christian Science Monitor is about as Christian as Barry Obama. Was not that long ago that their entertainment guy was a flaming raging homosexual.
To quote Eric Ericson??? Ya I wonder who he is supporting...LOL
Just sounds like a setup for when she does not declare on the 3rd, then they will just say...we told you so.
They are not very savvy if they really believe she was going to endorse anybody, Perry or Bachmann. Chris something from foxnews.com also said it was possible she might be endorsing Perry or Bachmann... The idea is absurd
particularly the idea that she might at some point endorse MB just shows he is in the wrong job, because that is not happening. Why these people are not up on things so obvious???
Being in Moozuri am sure watching Perry throughtout his time before and during Governor of Texas was a top priority. Just shows you only know what some subversive told you.
No.
However I am delighted that she continues to drive RINOs and libtards crazy.
She hasn’t exhausted mine. If she gets in, I will support her.
Yes, my patience is nearly run out. I understand that she will make her decision in her time.
Nevertheless, I am ready to make my decision now, and have been ready for some time.
The field presented does not currently include Sarah Palin, unfortunately.
If I go with another candidate, I will stay with them and dance with the one who brung me, not dump them when my first choice enters the hall.
Also, taking a hard look at the situation, I’m starting to think she really means it when she says she hasn’t decided yet, and that has implications. Or if she doesn’t mean it, that has other implications.
Best scenario, when she finally “decides,” it’ll be to get in, and then she wins the nomination and THEN I get behind her again.
But right now...I’m a former Fredhead who has learned to dislike treading water waiting for the preferred ship.
Sarah is the ONLY potential candidate/candidate who has actually ever reduced the size of government and returned power to local authorities and the people.
After zero, we can’t afford a run-of-the-mill candidate who’ll only maintain the status quo. We need somebody whose actually done it before.
We’re in a nose dive about to crash. Slowing down doesn’t solve the problem, it just drags it out a little bit. We need to pull out of the dive.
Romney increased the size of government and added a new entitlement.
Perry did a great job of holding state employee job growth to just under population growth while he amassed unprecedented powers in the governor’s office specifically designed to be a weak executive by the Texas founders. Maintaining the status quo with a bunch of czars will not pull us out of the dive.
Bachmann has no executive experience. Ditto Santorum. Cain has no foreign policy expertise.
We need Sarah, even if we have to wait until October.
Only her soft supporters. The true zealots are willing to wait until the convention.
I honestly believe that Perry though very popular, is again being pushed by the pollsters, just as they pushed Bachmann.
Now in Bachmann`s case the pollsters very clearly manufactured opinion for her that was not real, yes she has some real support no question, but the pollsters manufactured much of her support. This is nothing new for pollsters, NONME of them can be trusted.
Now in Perry`s case vs Bachmann, clearly he has much more support, no question about it, but clearly pollsters are also manufacturing support for Perry as well. Rasmussen wanted to show a poll with Perry way out front, in order to do so he had to leave Governor Palin out, which he had already been doing.
Part of this push by pollsters is aimed at Gov Palin, they are trying to send her a message, they do not want her to run.
Gallup is in on it also, and the rest will follow for sure, but it is all manufactured.
It has already been decided by these same pollsters that when Sarah gets in, they will under no circumstances allow her to be a front runner.
Governor Palin can win the nomination and the White House ABSOLUTELY, but I wager she will never lead at any time in any of these phony MSM/Rep Establishment manufactured polls.
September 17 is Constitution Day. If she said she would announce in September, that would be my bet. I hope she doesn’t announce till after Halloween. The first Tuesday of Nov. would work nicely for me and give many of us more to be thankful for at Thanksgiving.
If she tries the 3rd party route she will be directly responsible for the re-election of Zero.
Just what they want, a split between moderate/independents who will vote against Zero and conservatives.
No way, no how!
Perry would not even be on my top 3 for VP.
Has Sarah Palin exhausted the patience of her supporters?
My observation? Not possible.
In those days, personal computers and the Internet were only dreams in Star Trek movies. Back then, before the dawn of the Information Age, things were on a different schedule.
Reagan's previous runs meant that he already had a well-oiled political machine and well-oiled money-machine ready to go at a moment's notice. Perry began building his national logistical infrastructure months ago. Palin has made no logistical preparations.
As the old military adage goes:
"Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics."
She did not say Sept. She said Sept-Oct.
Yes she is exhausting my patience. That said, what does it matter. She will either run or not. If she runs, she has my vote. If not, then I will take the next lesser of evils. But yes, I want her to declare already. This is getting annoying waiting for her to get in. I’m baffled why she is waiting for after Labor Day, but I trust her political instincts as they have been sterling so far. But yes, I am getting very tired of hearing “she won’t run” and I want it over already.
Ever read the Book of Job? Until she says no, my support stays right where it is. With Sarah.
But I have a question for anyone on the thread because I am a little confused. I know she said that anyone who says they know her plans decisively is not being truthful. But did she actually come out and SAY she definitely WASN’T going to announce on the third? Because if she said that, I sure missed it.
Well, then you should have pinged ilovesarah2012.
I quoted her.
"She has been very straight-forward in telling us she would make her decision in September. We’ll wait." ...... ilovesarah2012
After zero, we can’t afford a run-of-the-mill candidate who’ll only maintain the status quo. We need somebody whose actually done it before.
We’re in a nose dive about to crash. Slowing down doesn’t solve the problem, it just drags it out a little bit. We need to pull out of the dive.
Romney increased the size of government and added a new entitlement.
Perry did a great job of holding state employee job growth to just under population growth while he amassed unprecedented powers in the governor’s office specifically designed to be a weak executive by the Texas founders. Maintaining the status quo with a bunch of czars will not pull us out of the dive.
Bachmann has no executive experience. Ditto Santorum. Cain has no foreign policy expertise.
We need Sarah, even if we have to wait until October."
Excellent summary. Bears repeating.
Regards, Mr. Sol.
Her most ardent supporters probably haven't lost patience, but many who were open to hearing her out her after she'd entered the race and presented more detailed stances on the issues, many of those are probably losing interest.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.