Spot on. Every election is about turnout and Palin would have electrified a segment that is notorious for staying home. At the same time if we get a finger-in-the-wind candidate like Romney the left will do their best to demonstrate his two-face nature and suppress enthusiasm. Will it be enough? That depends on who the Dem nominee is. Hillary would be beat Romney hands down. Not sure Obama could win against my pet chicken.
>> Spot on. Every election is about turnout
We’re better than that. Affection for Palin must not trump our desire for Liberty.
Don’t get me wrong; I admire Sarah Palin and regret her dismissal, but if the fruits of Liberty can only be delivered through Sarah, we’re not only screwed, we’re #ing demented.
If they stay home they can pull their thumbs out of their asses and stick 'em in their mouths because they got nothing worth saying that I care about hearing.
Yes, she would have done that. On both sides. Palin has a very high "hate" factor from the left. They would have been really fired up to defeat her. They may not be thrilled with obama, but they hate Palin much more than they love obama right now.
“Hillary would be beat Romney hands down. Not sure Obama could win against my pet chicken.”
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I don’t know about that, Hillary couldn’t win the nomination the last time and I don’t think her appeal has increased in the meantime. If the women of America, who are the majority of voters, wanted Hillary Clinton in the white house she would be there already. I have believed all along that the biggest obstacle Sarah Palin would have if she entered the race is that most women don’t want a woman president, my opinion has not changed and no one has even tried to prove me wrong yet. Someone please tell me why I should NOT believe this. I have voiced this opinion to a number of women I know personally and not one has challenged me, they have in fact agreed.
Women ARE the majority of registered voters and no one shall sit in the oval office without the approval of women. I don’t believe Hillary Clinton has or can gain that approval from the majority of women.
Many of us are disappointed Palin will not run. But we will follow her lead when she announces who she supports—providing that person is a true conservative.
Her declining to run for president will have little impact on her influence on conservatives—providing she adheres to conservatism.
What segment would that be?