I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Posted on 10/02/2011 1:17:04 PM PDT by Amerisrael
A Palin victory will depend on the decisions the voters will make based upon her record in Alaska and the solutions she presents to the problems currently plaguing this country.
Once a primary is running full force, most voters don’t remember or give the slightest hoot as to which candidate had jumped in a full year ahead of the game and which candidate is only in the race a half a year or three quarters of a year. Votes based on such calculations are petty, foolish, and therefore probably non-existent. When questioned at exit polls, voters usually point to a particular position on policy which they feel strongly about, or an approach to a current problem and which they feel their candidate has got it right.
Yes, in 2008 many voted for Obama mainly to assuage their conscience, feel righteous, and join those creating history. But by and large, especially in difficult times, voters vote for a candidate because of their confidence in him or her to lead the country and to deal with the issues.
Additionally, Obama’s grandiose though empty promises were also the deciding factor for many of those who voted for him and were swept up, up, up and away in his euphoric rhetoric only to have since landed back to reality with a painful thud. In 2012, promises will therefore not be enough. Candidates are and will continue to be requested to provide proof to their claims and promises via their records and undergo careful scrutiny and questioning about specifics in their past.
Those that have repeatedly attempted to nail Palin down to a date at which she must declare her candidacy or the games is over, are therefore either ignorant of the facts or purposely attempting to mislead the people. For what difference does it now make to anyone that Romney has announced his candidacy on the specific date he chose to do so or that Perry’s announcement came after Romney’s?
Since these are the same individuals who mock the millions of her supporters as idiotic and foolish for allowing themselves to be strung along and taken for a ride, it appears to be the latter. For her supporters are comprised of a diverse group of Americans who are united in that they actually aren’t afraid to think for themselves and haven’t allowed the pundits to decide for them who they must support and vote for. They falsely portray the vast majority of her supporters as cultists, worshipers, and the like, totally ignoring the incredible amounts of knowledge these supporters know about her record, which is why they are ready to do all they can to see her win this nomination. It’s not about the person itself, but about the ideology, record, and achievements behind her, and the clear and bold solutions she constantly presents to ensure success in the future, which no other candidate comes close to her heels.
It’s pretty comical to watch how many who’ve gone utterly berserk over the fact that Palin hasn’t yet announced her candidacy despite her having said last week that there won’t be any announcement before the end of September, are the very same people who’ve had no problem when other candidates such as Perry has retracted his promise from the 2010 campaign not to run for the presidency. If it’s perfectly understandable that times have changed in the last year and a half which thus caused him to have a change of mind, how is that so different from pushing off a decision another couple of days or weeks due to political shifting? This isn’t a reversal on policy such as Perry on Gardasil and Romney on just about everything. The actual timing of the announcement, although it may have an effect on the style and other aspects of her campaign, won’t be of any serious significance to the voters in the weeks and months afterwards.
Ultimately, a decision will be made and we will all be privy to it. Those who’ve mocked and derided her for stringing along her supporters while not planning to run and seeking only publicity and attention will probably be proven wrong, and left to scramble with something somewhat comprehensible in response, while those who’ve had to deal with the scorn and endless name-calling will watch in amusement. For those who laugh last, laugh best.
How many years has mittens been running? I've lost count.
Those who exhibit the most fear so far are The Media, The Entrenched GOP Establishment, and Freepers who back a different candidate that they fear will be swept aside by a Palin entrance.
But didn't I read the deadline for some primaries is as early as mid-October?
If he "retracted" this promise, I will expect him to retract ALL his "promises".
I will NEVER vote for a RINO again. I only voted in 2008 because I voted for Sarah. I thought once her and that one she tried to drag across the finish line were in office, she'd set him straight.
But that fool messed everything up "suspending his campaign" to get back to DC to vote FOR the bailout. I believe we were ahead before that blunder......which I think he did on purpose.
I don't think mclame actually wanted to be President.
Mittens gets Utah no matter who is in the race.
None of the early primaries awards enough delegates to matter.
But didn’t I read the deadline for some primaries is as early as mid-October?
Some have posted Utah as Oct. 15, but that seems to be in conflict. The Utah Lt. Gov website list the date as Jan. 15, 2012. Other dates coming up shortly for ballot access are:
Oct. 28, New Hampshire
Oct. 31, Florida
Nov. 1, South Carolina
So time still exist to file for these early dates. You can miss them and still win but I don’t think you’d want to miss FL and SC. NH will probably go to a liberal anyway.
Ultimately, a decision will be made and we will all be privy to it.””
Maybe.
But I wouldn’t bet on it. I think inaction and silence is also a possibility.
“It is transparently obvious that those who insist on pinning Sarah Palin down to specific dates FEAR her. Therefor, they seek to impose on her candidacy arbitrary “rules” which, if she “violates” them, they can declare her candidacy to be invalid.”
What candidacy? Is she running?
I couldn't have said it better. Thanks.
Nope. It's Palin's way or the highway.
By golly-gosh-darned - she make the rules.
There's a new boss in town and she'll decide when the trains run.
And if you miss the stop - too golly-darned bad.
It's all Palin - all the time
All the way!
It's Palinpalooza...
And on 11/06/2012, it doesn't matter who wins. Because Palin will win - even if she doesn't run. She won't even have to be sworn in. She'll be "miracled" into office.
“So time still exist to file for these early dates. You can miss them and still win but I don’t think you’d want to miss FL and SC. NH will probably go to a liberal anyway.”
RFK didn’t announce until March 27th.
Palin’s advantages:
1, not running against an incumbant.
2, former VP candidate from the previous election.
3, name recognition. Most people already know her.
4, political experience.
Similar to RFK in these regards. However:
Humphrey was well ahead in delegates, even before RFK entered the race. He did manage to win in Indiana in May of that year, and in California.
Palin could wait and pass delegates by, but it gets harder the longer she waits. And then there’s the risk of a candidate solidifying the field.
Basically, I would put her ahead of everyone out there right now, but her advantages are eroding as time passes.
Just like that arrogant jerk Ronald Reagan, who announced his candidacy on November 13th.
Mitt’s been running about 6 years but it feels like forever.
I’ve been wondering the same thing about some of the declared candidates.
“Because Palin will win - even if she doesn’t run. She won’t even have to be sworn in. She’ll be “miracled” into office. “
Exactly, Sarah could even win the presidency as a write-in candidate announcing as late as a week before the 2012 election.
The big difference is that this year the Primaries are moved way way up...in fact with Florida switching their date it pushes other states into January. And you have to get on the ballot.
“Exactly, Sarah could even win the presidency as a write-in candidate announcing as late as a week before the 2012 election.”
She could even run a week after the 2012 election and still win. Maybe the electoral college will pick her. They meet sometime in December. It may be a little unconventional but this is an unconventional campaign.
I do hope that’s satire/sarcasm.
Even though I am a Palin supporter, I think that’s gotta be one of the most asinine things I’ve ever read on FR.
A write-in candidate, announcing a week out of the elections? The only way that’d work is if both candidates from the Big Two (whoever they are) had proven themselves to be utterly incompetent and the American people knew it.
And THAT, sad to say, is not likely.
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