Posted on 07/18/2010 11:23:39 AM PDT by Brices Crossroads
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA---The latest candidate to win the most coveted Republican prize of the election year stood on the steps of a gazebo here and reminded voters of a new reason to support her in the crowded race for Georgia governor.
“Sarah Palin has come on board,” the candidate, Karen Handel, told a group of supporters who gathered Friday on the grounds of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse. As they broke into applause, she added: “It means one thing. We’re winning.”
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She has endorsed Tiahrt in Kansas, which is very big among the people who vote.
Is s/he (Tiahrt) a good candidate? I guess I need to go do some reading....
I am with you on this, I am most impressed with her, got some backbone and tells it like it is......she will make a good president.........
For those who are surprised at Sarah Palin’s support for candidates in the primaries, they must have a blind spot when it comes to politics 101. Either they are acting ignorant of the fact that coalition building is a political fact of life, or they are more devious. They may be treating this standard political process as an aberration in politics in order to throw a roadblock into its success. I am thinking that the devious method is what’s in play here.
I believe that Sarah Palin efforts at coalition building is light years ahead of anyone thinking of running. Sarah Palin is building a coalition of Republican supporters beyond her base of populist-conservatives. She is networking and building an army of fellow patriots who know how to make things happen and will help her bring about history. It will not only be the inauguration of the first woman president. Where Ronald Reagan brought about the collapse of Communism, Sarah Palin is preparing to bring about the collapse of socialism. Those who have had thoughts of running will regret that they did not start earlier. And they will regret that they did not have the destruction of socialism as their primary objective.
I'd say that this fellow is a little unclear on the concept.
Considering this quip from the dis-honorable Trent Lott:
Former Senate majority leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), now a D.C. lobbyist, warned that a robust bloc of rabble-rousers spells further Senate dysfunction. "We don't need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples," Lott said in an interview. "As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them." But Lott said he's not expecting a tea-party sweep. "I still have faith in the visceral judgment of the American people," he said.No, we probably can't clean out all the garbage (elected and/or lobbyist sorts) in one or two election cycles, but their arrogance will help ensure they stay high on the "list of things to do."
“You cannot be elected President of the United States when 47% of ALL voters already have decided that they have an “Unfavorable” opinion of you.”
Well actually you can once Sarah get out on trail and campaign’s for herself the false media image will crash and burn. The key to the whole deal is the media, the Rats and the DC elite do not want to see Gov. Palin “campaign for herself.” If Sarah does she will stream roll any and all comers real quick. As many on here and elsewhere have stated Palin is a master at retail politics thats her A in the hole.
The infamous name-dropping, old fossil had TWO CHANCES ON LIVE TV TO TELL ARIZONANS SARAH PALIN ENDORSES HIM, but he didn’t. Ask yourself why?
Since her gig for McCain last March, Sarah has been back to AZ several times but only to see Governor Brewer and appear with her in public and on National TV backing the AZ law.
I’m holding my breath, crossing my fingers and praying that she doesn’t appear with him again before the primary on August 24, but that will be her decision and I won’t like it at all.
Sarah is aligned with Governor Brewer. She was with her the morning after Jan signed the bill and they spent the weekend together. Recall the photos of them at the Diamondback’s baseball game with Piper? (clyde5445 might have saved one?)
Sarah also appeared with Governor Brewer again on LIVE national TV endorsing your new law.
(Keep the photos on your wall).
:)
As the previous election showed us, if you do not FIRST bring your base, you might as well not run at all.
“Considering this quip from the dis-honorable Trent Lott”
Vacant Lott hold forth again.
Evidently, the Lott remains “vacant” after all these years, except for the “For Sale” sign.
“As the previous election showed us, if you do not FIRST bring your base, you might as well not run at all.”
He has been told this on numerous threads. Doesn’t get it. Or doesn’t want to get it. I don’t bother with him.
The last election showed that Mitt Romney and his
despicable RomneyBOTs are willing to hurt even children
to help Obama and the DNC.
Ya know, you’re right! I was so excited to hear JD blast him that that tidbit never entered my mind.
I have this *picture* in my mind of Juan telling Sarah that she WILL support him. To be blunt, he could’ve said something like *I made you what you are on the national scene and I can break you*. I honestly wouldn’t put it past the old coot.
Excerpt:
On the Republican side, Ronald Reagan has actually improved his standing despite the fact that he has not announced his candidacy and has done little campaigning. A year ago, [1978] 45% found Reagan unacceptable as the next President; that negative rating has now dropped to 38%.Among Republicans and independents, Reagan is still the first choice of 27% as the G.O.P. nominee, while Ford is picked by 24% and Howard Baker runs third at 14%. John Connally is fourth at 12%, although he is already campaigning hard and is regarded by many professionals as the most likely G.O.P. candidate to stay the course in what is already shaping up as a fascinating presidential campaign. Source
So to say: You cannot be elected President of the United States when 47% of ALL voters already have decided that they have an "Unfavorable" opinion of you, is presumptuous as it is almost 2 1/2 years (28 months or so) before the election, and she hasn't even announced that she is going to run.
And most importantly, as the article above indicates, in 1978 – 2 years before the election - Ronald Reagan had a negative rating of 45%, close to Palin's current negative rating. Like Palin, Ronald Reagan's negatives were also the product of media biases and distortions, but he was able to convince the voting public to have confidence in him and made a positive and inspiring case for himself.
If I remember correctly, Sarah's negatives have improved recently. While her negatives have to improve more, six months ago her negatives were actually higher. And a great portion of the voting public don't make up their minds until the last few months (and some don't decide until the last few days), so I think your analysis damning Sarah to failure seems a bit too premature, to say the least.
Well actually you can once Sarah get out on trail and campaign’s for herself the false media image will crash and burn. .... Clyde5445
Palin WAS on the campaign trail in 2008.
Palin crashed and burned.
Miserably.
You are living in what is called an "Echo Chamber".
An "Echo Chamber" is when Liberals hang out only with other Liberals and hear only what other Liberals have to say.
"I can't believe Nixon won. I don't know anybody who voted for him." ..... Pauline Kael, liberal writer for the for The New Yorker magazine.
An "Echo Chamber" is when Conservatives hang out only with other Conservatives and hear only what other Conservatives have to say.
Independent voters now outnumber BOTH Democrats and Republicans. Whether we like or or not, Independents decide who will be elected President of the United States.
On Free Republic, Independents are demonized as "RINO's".
Even Scott Brown, who wrested the Senate seat from the ultra-liberal Kennedy clan, in far-far-Left Massachusetts is now being demonized on Free Republic as a "RINO".
It's time to come back down to the Planet Earth, folks.
Voters who are not Republican view Sarah Palin as a very unqualified candidate that was chosen by John McCain because she happened to be female.
Voters who are not Democrats now view Barack Obama as a very unqualified candidate that was chosen by America because he happened to have a Politically Correct skin color.
Imagine two white males:
"Hi, my name is Barry Olsen. I am the son of a bigamist Norwegian graduate exchange student and an American woman. My only executive experience is being a community organizer in Chicago and being elected a U.S. Senator because of my white skin color and the large Norwegian population in Illinois. I want to be President of the United Sates."
"Hi, I am Samuel Palin. I was Mayor of a town of less than 8,000 and then I was Governor of a State with half the population of San Diego, CA before I quit in the middle of my first term. I want to be President of the United States."
When Sarah Palin "got out on trail and campaigned for herself", in 2008, the result were extremely painful to watch. Palin could not even come up with the name of a single newspaper. Not a single one.
That's pretty pathetic.
Reaction:
Democrats: "She is mentally retarded."
Independents: "Well, Aunt Betty doesn't read much either. I love Aunt Betty and Aunt Betty is not mentally retarded but Aunt Betty is certainly not qualified to be President of the United States."
Republicans (all 27% of American voters): "It's the media's fault that Sarah Palin could not answer a simple, straight-foward question."
Any Freeper can rattle off a dozen news sources we see on Free Republic every day. Sarah Palin does not even bother to read Free Republic.
Sarah Palin comes across as a tap-dancing politician that has been caught in the fact that she does not read very much.
No, that will not get her elected President of the United States.
The image of Sarah Palin is false in regards to claiming that she has an I.Q. below the ambient temperature of an Alaskan picnic in the Alaskan Spring or Fall.
The fact of the matter, however, is that a white male candidate with Sarah Palin's qualifications would be a political laughing stock.
The majority of American voters know that and the majority of American voters would rather have a dentist appointment to have a cavity filled than to see inexperinced Sarah Palin as President of the United States.
The majority of American voters have already been there, done that and gotten the T-Shirt when they were stupid enough to elect the woefully inexperienced Barack Obama as President of the United States.
They are not going to make the same tragic mistake for two Presidential elections in a row.
I think Palin’s unfavorables will continue to decrease. I don’t know if they will ever decrease to the levels needed to win the general. That remains to be seen. However, the fact that Huckabee’s unfavorable rating is only 10 is a big surprise and indicates the average Republican is uninformed....maybe even stupid. Huckabee ran his state as more of a liberal than Arnold has run California. Like Fred said, “Huckabee is a pro-life liberal.” (or was that Rush that said that?)
The reason why you never hear liberals say Palin shouldn’t run because she was on the losing ticket in 2008 is because of FDR.
It is not well known that FDR was the VP candidate for the 1920 presidential election. And Cox and FDR were so completely trounced. How could a failed VP candidate like FDR come back in 1932 and realign the country?
What I believe liberals really, really fear is that Obama is the twenty first century version of Hoover. For whatever faults FDR had, the guy knew how to connect to people through radio and other media. Palin connects unlike the other sorry bunch of GOP candidates.
“The majority of American voters know that and the majority of American voters would rather have a dentist appointment to have a cavity filled than to see inexperinced Sarah Palin as President of the United States.”
The VP debate was more watched than the three presidential debates. And we know people were not watching because of Biden. Wherever Palin goes, she has high ratings.
What you are saying is absolutely wrong.
I have followed your posts for many years and, if your photos are actually your own photos, I would like to say that you are one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen.
That may be sexist, but, I just had to say it.
Now, back to the topic.
The issue is that Ronald Reagan had substance and experience.
Sarah Palin doesn’t.
Ronald Reagan had eight years of experience as Governor of a State with a population of 37 million in 2009.
Sarah Palin had less than four years experience, because she quit in the middle of the first term, of a State with a population of less than 700,000 in 2009.
Ronald Reagan had years of experience on radio expounding his political views.
Sarah Palin looked like a deer in the headlights when she was asked by “Colonoscopy on TV” Katie Couric what newspapers she read.
When “Colonoscopy on TV” Katie Couric makes you look dumb on national TV, you are toast as a Presidential candidate.
I will make the same point that I have mae before:
A white, male candidate wants to be President of the United States because:
(Obama’s case) He is a Community Organizer and a State Legislator and less than a full term as a U.S. Senator because he is the Politically Correct skin color.
A white, male candidate wants to be President of the United States because:
(Palin’s case) He has served less than a single term, before he quit, but he is the Politically Correct gender.
I’m sorry, but that is blatant Affirmative Action that would get a white, male laughed off the political stage.
What keeps me awake at night is the nightmare that far-far-Left-wing Obama will be re-elected beacause American voters are less afraid of him in the Oval Office than they are afraid of Sarah Palin in the Oval Offoce.
I hope that her debt has been paid and contract expired. Do you think that she could make an oops commercial for JD.
;)
You and me both.
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