Posted on 10/03/2011 6:51:37 PM PDT by sushiman
I was supporting Cain , but for a variety of reasons have ended that support . There's no one else currently running whom I wouldn't have to hold my nose for when voting . I've always thought that Palin was unelectable ( if she ran , obviously ) , but am open to being convinced otherwise . Thanks in advance .
You are the one who called me a sh*t stirrer , remember ? I was and still am honestly wanting to hear from Palin supporters regarding the original topic . The epithets , my dear , started witb YOU . And I won’t add Jim Robinson’s name as a recipient of this post , as you did your last one . I WANT to support Palin .
Hehe...IMPROVED !
See post 121 . My reply to post 114 .
” I think she will annihilate Obama...landslide city.”
Well , I guess you are assuming she is going to run since you used WILL . : )
I am slowly but surely warming up to Palin throwing her hat into the ring .
I lasted about five minutes with those superscillious, self-centered, preening sphincters when I asked the Proctor, "Which way to the men's room?"
I hit the parking lot running and never looked back. Life is way too short.
;^\
Cain willing to consider Vice-Presidency ...Huh ?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2787483/posts
Gag on it.
8^D
And repeatedly posting this pus just to be a nuisance lifts Him up how? I seriously don't mind if you want to be a muckraking pain in the ass reject, but please do not do it in His precious Name. You shameless, prideful, brazen hussy.
Putting an "apostrophé" in there in place of the "i" makes that no less of a profanity. You're being a tool of The Enemy.
:^\
: )
Actually , it’s an exclamation mark but your point is well taken !!
First and foremost, a potted plant could beat Obama next year, barring a completely unforeseen change in the way things are going. About the only realistic option that couldn't beat Obama is Romney, given his own history with government-run health care and support for bailouts, and even then, I think Romney could win. That's how bad Obama is viewed right now -- independents have completely forsaken him and he's losing support among Democrats. Oh, many of them will "come home" come election time, but not enough.
Palin, specifically more so than the others, also can tap into the TEA Party movement and continue the momentum of 2010. Some have said that Palin created the TEA Party, and others have said the opposite -- but they're both wrong. The two came to prominence independently, however they synergize very well with each other, as they speak the same language of cutting spending, reducing government interference, and cleaning up the corruption and back-room dealing in DC. because of this, Palin will likely have longer coat-tails on the downticket races, because she will have fired up the TEA Party turnout.
Anti-corruption, especially, also seems to be resonating with independents. I've said many times that the polls this far out are crap, but that's not entirely true. For an incumbent, especially a very visible one, i.e., Obama, the polls are likely quite accurate. For the challengers, not so much, as far as the raw numbers go. But the trends can still be noted, if they're significant enough. Between "crony capitalism" and probably a bit of sympathy backfiring from the latest round of tabloid gossip, independents are starting to see Palin far more favorably than they did a few months ago.
Which brings me to the campaign -- it all comes down to JOBS. Obama can't run away from his record, but Palin will have a simple, yet effective "jobs plan": drill like a crazed dentist. Rein in the EPA and start producing and refining energy domestically. That brings jobs, an increased tax base (which in turns means lower taxes, and hence more jobs), and lower consumer prices. Energy is and has always been Palin's signature policy issue, and it ties together so many things, from the economy to national security.
Finally, and here we get back to the independents and squish Republicans, despite the media caricature of Palin as some right-wing zealot, the fact is that she's far more of a pragmatist than a "movement conservative" -- in the end, that will make her a lot less "scary" to the mushy middle. This isn't to say she isn't a conservative -- she clearly is, by the preponderance of her actions and positions -- but that she does what she does not because it's the "conservative" thing, but because it is the right and necessary thing to do, with her instinct and reason pointing her toward the conservative solution.
While the difference may be subtle, what it comes down to are priorities -- a President Palin won't be looking to enact a "conservative wish list" the day she steps into the Oval Office. She'll be focused on the most critical issues of the moment, and will deal with them as necessary. This will likely provoke ire from the so-called "true conservatives", who will view anything less than immediate action on every single one of their issues as a complete and utter betrayal. And they're going to have to be disappointed, because there are too many critical issues to fix to diffuse energy and resources on things that aren't as urgent.
I’m not sure how you count Sand point, ID as the Midwest. The Pacific Northwest counts ID as one of theirs.
All Gov Palin has to do is win the same states that GW Bush won in 2000 and 2004!!
I predict she will pick up a few States that GW never did.
There is something called the electoral college, the losers in California, NY, MASS etc, do not even matter.
My apologies to the folks here from those states
It must be embarrassing for you, especially after admitting that you have gone from Bachmann to Trump to Perry and now to Cain.
You just support the MSM/REP EST candidate of the day, based on what their joint stable of pollsters tell you.
I am embarrassed for you and all the folks like yourself that can not think for themselves.
Who will you support next week? I imagine you are going wobbly on Cain about now.
SARAH PALIN 2012 OR BUST
Don’t let your arrogance of opinion, sway your perception of the World.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html
huh?
Wrong again.....
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html
If this were March, and Romney and Pawlenty and Cain were all hopping in, I’d agree with you.
It’s October, and you actually have to file petitions to get on the ballot. And those petition deadlines are coming up soon, starting October 15.
I know; Reagan announced in November. But primaries started in late February back then. Now, primaries start just after Christmas. (Thanks, Florida, you ****ing ***-****s.)
Thanks for taking the time to post this .
First deadline is October 28 (NH). The supposed deadline for Utah of October 15 is for candidates not affiliated with a major party (GOP/'rats) -- major party candidates have until Jan 15.
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