Posted on 01/21/2012 12:33:06 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Who is the leader of the “Not-Romney” movement within today’s GOP?
Is it Newt Gingrich, whose surge in the South Carolina opinion polls puts him within striking distance of front-runner Mitt in tomorrow’s vote?
Is it Ron Paul, whose dedicated core of “hard-money” but isolationist supporters gives him 15 to 20% in every Republican contest?
Or is it Rick Santorum, recently endorsed by a raft of Christian evangelical leaders?
For my dollar, the leader is Sarah Palin, whose endorsements continue to carry more weight among conservatives than any other national figure and who is well-positioned to play a king-making role in the 2012 elections similar to her “Mama Grizzly” performance guiding the Republican surge in 2010.
How did this happen? She’s not running. She’s in Alaska. Since declaring herself a non-candidate at the beginning of October, Mrs. Palin has kept a pretty low profile.
Until recently, her main contribution to the political discourse was castigation of “Congressional insider trading,”a practice exposed by one of her SarahPac advisors, Hudson Institute fellow Peter Schweitzer, in a new book called “Throw Them All Out.” That expose gave rise to competing Congressional reform bills, the best of which would make it illegal for Federal legislators to routinely do what Raj Rajaratnam.
Before that, at a much-noted speech to Iowa Tea Partiers back in August, Mrs. Palin the political wordsmith injected “crony capitalism” into the public discussion. That phrase has captured the corrupt connivance between Big Business and Big Government which challenged the anti-business protestations of the “Occupy” crowd....
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It was actually all of the above for myself and others I talked to. His debate skills plus her statement (which sounded like an endorsement to me). Until then a toss up between Santorum and Newt.
Good post.
“I await your thoughts..”
You probably don’t want mine. Sarah was originally my candidate of choice, but she chose not to run. CHOSE. NOT. TO. RUN. Yet I’m still waiting for people to get the crap over her already and order from the menu we have.
It’s obsessive.
She was never a declared candidate so there was nothing to drop out of.
“Good post.”
Thanks. Her power was in the timing. She hit just as people were rocking back and forth between Santorum and Newt. It was a tough call, and I think that a lot of people deferred to her on this one.
Oh.
That is now cleared up!
When Sarah said she would vote for Gingrich if she lived in South Carolina, she added that she didn’t want to see the nomination process decided too early.
That tells me she WANTS a brokered convention. And she could win the whole thing, IMHO, if they drafted her for the GOP nomination.
Everyone who hates Sarah Palin will continue to hate her, no matter what she says or does.
The rest of us, who love her, know she draws HUGE crowds and she is popular. She is the living embodiment of the Tea Party and, I believe, holds our best hope for both winning the White House and getting us back on course.
People trust Sarah P., and the more you watch and listen the more she impresses. Mitt uses “crony-capitalism” as a throw-away line, but everyone knows it was an attempt to draft off of the Palin bus tour. At this point I simply await the Sarah P. keynote address at the.... brokered convention.
As long as she is chirping from the sidelines, I’m fine with her.
There are multiple, conflicting interpretations on this subject. Here is a “con” opinion- http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/40510
hrer is a “pro” opinion- http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/07/the_good_news_rubios_eligible.html
I am not expert enough to interpret what is “correct”, although just concerning these two sources I must give more weight to the Heritage Foundation.
I’m sorry, but no. Chose not to RUN. Go back and look at her remarks when she announced her decision on Mark Levin’s show.
I was going to ask you in my prior reply- what do you think of Mitt Romney’s eligibility? Isn’t it dubious because of his Mexican/dual citizenship ancestry?
That is the most troubling thing about Palin supporters. If you don't like her or have criticism of her, even if legitimate, then you 'hate' her. I don't hate her - I just don't love her either.
The idea that one has to be one or the other shows the "derangement" of most Palin supporters.
For you to argue that she is not a big player really makes you look silly. Her endorsement is the one you want most if you are a candidate
Sarah has a lot of people who believe her. IF she entered the race today, she'd draw a lot of voters from Newt and Santorum. Not so many from Mittens or the Nutter.
When it comes election time, IF Newt had Sarah as a running mate, people might not "like" one or the other personally, but I think BOTH their strengths are in getting their messages out.
In debates, though the media always likes to portray Obama as the smartest guy in the room, thats only because he's surrounded by idiots. Newt and Obama are in different leagues, and Newt will bury Obama.
Between Sarah and Biden...Well not much needs to be said about Biden, he's a walking gaff machine. Sarah has had 4 years of intense learning under fire. I think she'll MORE than hold her own.
IF Newt picked her, I think their biggest strength would be pitting her against Biden. VP's are viewed as a "what if" replacement for the President. Play that. Biden is a proven idiot. For all of Palins "perceived" negatives, control the arena. That arena is Palin vs Biden. Hands down, Palin wins.
The only negative I see with Gingrich/Palin, is that Sarah brings alot of the same people to the table that are already supportive of Newt. When McCain ran, he was viewed as soft and "moderate". Sarah infused the campaign with energy and backbone and CONSERVATIVES. Thats what drove the McCain/Palin campaign. Newt is not viewed as weak or soft or moderate. He's not quiet and meek. Palin wouldn't ADD that to the team, she'd just reinforce it. She'd be more of a redundancy.
On the other hand. IF there was a Gingrich/Palin ticket, I think the smartest thing Zero could do, would be to ditch Biden and tap Hillary for VP.
McCain wasn't a match for Obama. It was OBVIOUS at many times he NEVER really wanted to run. Biden was someone who wouldn't get in Obamas way.
Now...Obama has a track record. He's pissed alot of independents off. Heck even moderate or "Reagan Democrats" are pissed at him. The 2010 elections proved people were tired of Obama. That continues today. Obama needs someone to strengthen him. Biden does NOTHING. Hillary, I believe would strengthen Obamas hand. Pitting two strong women and VP slots against each other.
We are continually being told that Mittens is the only viable candidate to run against Obama.
Bullshiite. Obama has been his own worst enemy. He doesn't enjoy the sunshine and rainbows persona given to him 4 years ago. People are angry about Obamacare and how the Dems pushed it through.
Romney is packaged as a "moderate" so the Dems will like him. I'm sorry, dems and libs won't vote for a republican no matter how "moderate" he is. So, we need a candidate who is polar opposites of what Obama is. Newt and Palin are both that. I think enough people are fed up with sunshine and rainbows, and want someone who will do the right thing, and do what needs to be done, no matter how difficult or unpleasant it seems.
I'm a union tradesman. And I can tell you Obama is not popular amongst my union coworkers. Granted, the union higherarchy is still preaching Obama and the dems. But the rank and file are beginning to see him for what he is. The hardcore koolaid drinkers will always push D. But I believe enough are fed up with Zero, that either they will vote R or just stay home.
By the way, when I said I'm a union tradesman. I'm a union tradesman in CHICAGO.
I'm telling you that other union tradesmen IN CHICAGO aren't happy with Zero.
“And she could win the whole thing, IMHO, if they drafted her for the GOP nomination”
I love Sarah, too, but the rumblings of a brokered convention are only for the purposes of the gop elite installing romney as the nominee if it fears Newt might really have a shot. Sarah wouldn’t have a chance there.
I agree with your entire reply. One thing I would add about Biden being not getting in obama’s way, he is also an insurance policy. Nobody is itching for a President Biden.
It’s good to know that Chicago locals are not so much in obama’s camp anymore. He never did have mich sizzle in TX.
[She didn’t drop out.....she never had the courage to get in.]
Like you have one thousandth of her courage or ability to advance the conservative agenda.
What happened to her place in AZ. One would think she would be there now, if she's ever going to be there.
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