[EyeGuy]

I would just love to hear the SPECIFIC rationale on how, in any way, shape or form, a Sarah Palin candidacy is “bad for the party”.

[izzatzo]

You won’t hear one from the RINOs who run the party, they simply don’t like her, she’s a danger to their power base; and, they won’t give it up without trying their best to destroy her. They aren’t any different than the ‘rats/MSM who are terrified of her.

[Arec Barrwin]

I like Palin, and I would vote for her in a heartbeat, but the poll results sound about right to me. I know a lot of Republicans more conservative than myself who don’t care for Palin.

[tennmountainman]

Like Mitt, Gingrich, or Plalenty is the answer.

[Gaffer]

Whether Sarah Palin is in or out of the race, I will not under any circumstances cast a vote for Mitt Romney, period. I’ve been McCained once and that’s all it takes.

[RitaOK]

I would just love to hear the SPECIFIC rationale on how, in any way, shape or form, a Sarah Palin candidacy is “bad for the party”. “ ==========

The point seems to be that the Party remains concerned about the Party-as-usual, rather than the Party as it is about to become. Otherwise, we splinter. .

On Perry, he doesn’t hurt the party and has some appeal with Independents and women. Though I remain undecided, I want to hear from Perry. He has ten years of bragging rights and accomplishment as a conservative Republican, albeit, aided by the heavy hand of a wonderful conservative legislature to steer him away from political catastrophies of the mandatory Gardasil and the Corridor business.

Sarah’s a talker but has a much shorter resume due to her understandable resignation, and made an enemy of the media way too soon and can’t seem to recover. They have her corraled. Simple.

[AFreeBird]

She’s bad for the party because she doesn’t “go along to get along”, that the RINO’s have been so accustomed to.

Don’t want to upset the martini cart, now do we?

So what if we get four more years of the Toxic Zerø.

Myth Romney all the way! (do I really need to say it?)

[Polybius]

I would just love to hear the SPECIFIC rationale on how, in any way, shape or form, a Sarah Palin candidacy is “bad for the party”.

It's not only "bad for the Party". It is extremely risky for America.

Here are the reasons why:

1.) Among Republican Conservatives, Sarah Palin is very popular. Among ALL Republicans, Sarah Palin is moderately popular. With a 37% Favorable rating among all Republicans, her popularity is among the highest in a very weak Republican field where NOBODY hits a 40% Favorable rating. Sarah Palin could actually WIN the GOP nomination.

2.) Unfortunately, Republicans only make up 29% of all voters.

3.) Therefore, 100% of the Republican vote and $1.29 gets you absolutely nothing except a cup of coffee at McDonalds. Period.

4.) Among the rest of American voters, Sarah Palin's poll numbers are downright toxic. SIXTY FIVE PERCENT OF ALL VOTERS STATE THAT THEY WILL DEFINITELY NOT --- REPEAT --- DEFINITELY NOT VOTE FOR SARAH PALIN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

5.) A Sarah Palin nomination will therefore absolutely GUARANTEE the reelection of Barack Hussein Obama.

6.) The Palin Fan Club seems to be totally oblivious to the calamity that would come about if they are irrational enough to actually nominate Sarah Palin.

7.) For the rest of us (45% of the GOP), the mere possibility of a Sarah Palin nomination and the guaranteed reelection of Barack Hussein Obama scares the bejesus out of us.

Of all the debaters in the recent Republican debate, most American voters would choose "None of the Above".

Bill Clinton did not announce his first winning candidacy until October of the year before the election. The GOP has until around October of 2011 to attract a strong conservative candidate whose poll numbers are not lower than whale scat at the bottom of the ocean and who can actually defeat Obama and not merely make members of an adoring Sarah Palin Fan Club (8% of all voters) act like 13 year old girls at a Justin Bieber concert.

If not, we will have either RINO Romney or Marxist Obama as the President for the next four years.

[EGPWS]

I would just love to hear the SPECIFIC rationale on how, in any way, shape or form, a Sarah Palin candidacy is “bad for the party”.

Simple, her election to POTUS would be better for the country than it would be for the GOP.