Posted on 09/22/2011 8:22:52 PM PDT by Clairity
Political logic and election law suggest that anyone hoping to make a serious run for the White House next year will need to be formally in the race by November.
Sarah Palin isn't so sure.
' The former Alaska governor appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Tuesday, where she hinted ever so slightly that the current "unconventional" political landscape may allow for a later entry. (At the least, she has already proved that the current landscape has allowed would - be candidates to drag out their decisions much longer than one would expect.)
Here was her response to Hannity's first question about whether she was ready to jump in the race: "There is still time, Sean, and I think on both sides of the aisle you’re going to see people coming and going in this race. ... And I'm still one of those still considering the time factor."
(Excerpt) Read more at slatest.slate.com ...
When the time is right, Sarah will throw her hat in the ring and change the entire landscape of this election cycle. She will work not only for herself, but she will help those down-ticket House and Senate candidates that share her vision for this country. The Tea Party vision, and I believe the American vision. There were some good ideas discussed in the debate tonight, any of which would be better than the piss poor policies of this administration.
November 2012 cannot come soon enough! Sarah will be the WE THE PEOPLE candidate, you can't beat that! Proud Americans will come out of the woodwork to vote for her. Some will have never voted in their lives. The RINO’s will get on board or be left behind. They can help or hurt only themselves.
EAGLES UP SARAH! AMERICA NEEDS YOU NOW!!!
Don’t you have something more productive to do like tending to your lawn? If you spent as much effort in your yard as you do speculating about the speculators, who knows, even the groundskeepers at the Fontainebleau Chateau would be jealous.
I am very content with my ongoing evaluation of all the candidates who have announced as well as any of the few who are still unannounced. Bachmann’s interview with Sean was very pointed in that regard. Would I like to see Sarah in the mix? Hell yes, but that won’t stop me from honestly evaluating every other person who has opened themselves to the public colonoscopy.
Four debates down and nine more to go.......... Three more left in this year and six beginning in January. By late January we’ll have a better handle on which of the candidates is really coming to the front. Romeny is poised, slick and handles himself well. Perry isn’t ready for prime time but may improve as he gets more time in the ring. It’s still between them two, imo at this stage.
The remaining schedule if anyone is interested:
Republican Debate Schedule
October 11, 2011 (Bloomberg)
October 18, 2011 (CNN)
December 10, 2011 (ABC)
January 12, 2012 (PBS)
January 19, 2012 (CNN)
January 30, 2012 (Fox News)
Between February 7-13, 2012 (ABC)
Between February 19-27, 2012 (Fox News)
March 5th, 2012 (NBC)
“If she announces at Christmas 2012 how would that work? “
O, Ye of little faith! When she announces, the winner of the 2012 election will immediately withdraw and crown her president. ;)
What else? She doesn’t need to go through a grueling campaign, she is entitled.
“So if the choices are Obama v Romney v Palin in the general election, who would you vote for?”
The real question is who would win. You know how Perot being in the race affected the election: we got Clinton. Now we would get Obama.
A post-election coronation! She is the one we’ve been waiting for! Can we eat cake?
Perry was horrible tonight, but Romney wasn’t very good, either.
You have got to be kidding!
9 more debates to have the Republicans beat up on their frontrunner, specifically to knock out Perry, while Obama is sitting on his perch smiling, watching the Republicans do the work for him.
Perry got the “gotcha” questions, not any where he could showcase what is positive about him — they didn’t even ask him about Israel. It’s a concerted effort on the part of the so-called moderators and the other Republican candidates to do Obama’s job for him: knock out the only one who could beat Obama: Perry.
Oh, don’t worry. I don’t think it’s going to be that long. Just saying.
I really really really wish FR didn’t have to clip the articles. So annoying.
Here is the key phrase, at least to me.
“I think on both sides of the aisle you’re going to see people coming and going in this race. ... “
Interesting, both sides of the aisle?
I think if the GOP nominates a stiff like Romney then has better make it a three-way race since she's considered the Kingmaker of the GOP.
From what those "winning" candidates at present? I welcome the distraction....
Sarah has nothing to gain by getting in early.
I should have known that. One of the Palin people told me that a Catholic man with Spanish lineage installed the engine on her tour bus at the factory. All the signs were right there in front of me, I just wasn't smart enough to see it.
If it came down to Palin and Romney for the GOP nomination, I'd vote for Palin. It isn't even close. However, if Romney wins the nomination and Palin tries doing some dopey 3rd party thing, not only would I not vote for her, I'd lose all respect for her as well.
It's a no-brainer for me and would be for lots of other people as well.
No where near enough though. A conservative 3rd party bid only splits the right of center vote and makes it that much easier for Hussein to get re-elected. 5% of the vote, for example, is "lots of other people" - but not near enough to get elected President.
I think that is a valid criticism -- if true. We don't really know that she hasn't made up her mind one way or the other.
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