[jhw61]

I agree with Ann. I love Sarah too, saw her in Boston last week But, I’d prefer for her to excite the base....she’d be great as the RNC Chair! I believe here time came and went unfortunately the wrong candidate got into our beloved White House.

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[sodpoodle]

Ann is saying what many FReepers have already suggested: Sarah is a magnificent torch-bearer/flame thrower and her leadership would be better served as RNC chairman - with a longer reach and influence on all candidates for Congress & the WH. The media’s attacks would be relentless if she were to run for National office again. (we have already seen the damage they have done).

The MSM Bush bashers would stoop to new levels of debauchery.

[PackerBoy]

I have been saying this for more than a year. Maybe Sarah Palin is smart enough to have figured this out for herself, too. I hope so.

[McGruff]

WALLACE: You talk about rising to the top. There's a new poll out this week of Republican voters across the country and it shows someone named Sarah Palin leading the 2012 race by five points over Mitt Romney. Aren't you the front-runner for the nomination?

PALIN: Nope. Don't know who conducted that poll and I know that polls are fickle and heck, after this interview, Chris, we may see a plummeting in the poll numbers. Who knows. These are fickle. I can't comment on what the poll numbers mean today.

WALLACE: Why wouldn't you run for president?

PALIN: I would. I would if I believe that that is the right thing to do for our country and for the Palin family. Certainly, I would do so.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/07/transcript-fox-news-sunday-interview-sarah-palin/

[ScottinVA]

I tend to agree to Ann, too. Sarah is highly effective at energizing the conservative base, and that would be her most fitting role. Frankly, I wouldn’t blame her for taking a hard look at the whole intractable mess and saying “thanks but no thanks.”

[Constitution Day]

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[dalebert]

I agree with Ann

[SumProVita]

I also agree with Ann on this. Sarah Palin is working where she is most needed.

[MindBender26]

Agree completely.

And remember, It’s better to be the King-maker than to be the King.

[Darkwolf377]

Wow, a sane thread on this subject. May be hope yet.

[NavyCanDo]

Part of me agrees with Ann. I have to go back to the example Fred Thompson gave us. I loved Fred Thompsons daily radio spots and his Reagan-like style of communicating his wisdom down to his many listeners. I was asking why don't he run for President, long before there was talk of it. And when he did I was doing cartwheels. But for several reasons, some his fault, some not, he did not keep him momentum through the debates and his poll numbers sank. Today you may see him from time to time as a guest on FOX, but that's about it. I would hate to see Palin vanish from the scene in the same way.

But she is a Big Girl, and she can run in 2012 if she wants to. And she will get the nomination if she beats everyone else running. And that is entirely possible, because Palin is a Phenomenon like we have never seen in politics.

People may not like it. They may predict that she can’t do it for this or that reason. But if she does, then God Bless her, and I will be supporting her with every once of energy I can.

[Sybeck1]

Any chance its because Ann is a Romney fan?

[Soul Seeker]

I don’t care if she runs or not but...Ann backed Romney so her opinion doesn’t mean much.

[dforest]

I agree with Ann.

Palin should have Steele’s job. That would be a terrific move in the right direction.

[Clyde5445]

It 2012 or never. What is Sarah suppose to do after the election if she doesn’t run sit on the sidelines and be a cheerleader. I don’t think so but IF and it’s a big if Sarah does this nobody will hear what she has to say because the presidential candidates will crowd out what ever Sarah says.

Sarah is a Leader and NOT a cheerleader.

[9YearLurker]

That’s okay. Just means Palin won’t feel obliged to talk up Coulter in return—which could limit her winning back the moderate soccer moms.

[xzins]

Coulter still prefers Mitt Romney, no doubt.

Ann has no credibility in this area, and her support of Romney at any point in time means she’ll never regain credibility with me in this area. When the times called for conservative, she became a CINO.

[publana]

Ann hit the nail on the head. I love Sarah too, but I’d prefer she keep the RNC on the straight and narrow of conservative policies. I’d like to see a greatly experienced, economical genius as POTUS to help straighten this mess out we now have as a country after Obama. With that said, if she is nominated, she will have my complete support unlike Romney, Huckabee, et al.

[G Larry]

Agree!
Going to see her 22 May.
Hope to see her in the Senate, representing AK, someday soon.

[Le Chien Rouge]

No candidate will EVER be perfect.

Conservatives need to get off their high horses and accept that our flawed Palin is STILL 10 times better than Obama.

If she runs in 2012 with an economy most likely in shambles,her primary campaign message of creating private sector jobs through energy development(we will be in an energy crisis by then,AGAIN) and absolute tax reform(flat or fair), this nation will elect her in a landslide.

The democrats/left will NEVER vote for her but plenty of indy’s will.

JMO..