Posted on 08/19/2013 2:31:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sarah Palin could rehabilitate her political career with a 2014 Senate run, Bill Kristol said Sunday.
“I think the way Palin would possibly resurrect herself, if that’s the right word, or rehabilitate herself I guess a better way of putting it, [is] run for Senate in Alaska in 2014,” The Weekly Standard editor said during a Web interview with ABC.
Kristol said the former Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee would be “pretty interesting” as a freshman senator after beating an incumbent in an election.
“I’m not urging that, I’m just saying if I were her adviser I would say, ‘Take on the incumbent, you have to win a primary, then you have to beat an incumbent Democrat. It’s not easy.’ But if she did that, suddenly if she can imagine that, you know, ‘Sarah Palin, freshman senator, Jan. 15, in Washington having beaten an incumbent,’ that would be pretty interesting,” he said.
Kristol added that Palin’s departure before the end of her term as governor hurt her leadership image....
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He wants her to run in 2014 so she would NOT run in 2016..................
He like all the RINOs wants her out of the way in 2016, duh!
What makes Kristol think that Palin is interested in a political career?
I think she’s doing much better as an anaylst/entertainer, and making a lot more money. Losing another election would kill her media career.
If I were advising her, I would suggest that she stay out of elective office and instead work on getting good people elected.
The GOP want her to run to keep her out of the presidential race. I hope she doesn’t do this. She will have no power in the Senate. The Senate is too corrupt now. It would be an incredible waste.
I believe that if she does a presidential run the GOP will do everything it can to make sure she doesn’t win. If that includes helping the dems to steal the election for Hillary so be it. I think they’d rather have Hillary.
Sarah is presently nobody, as bad or worse than that loser Rick Santorem. Sarah must run for the Senate or just fade away.
SoGOTP
Chambliss’s tie-breaker was a perfect example of Sarah Palin’s power. Yes we question him now. But my point remains.
She won’t do it. I doubt she’s interested.
The day anyone looks to Bill Kristol for advice should be the day they END their political career.
Dream on........ she suckers you over and over and over.
You just keep lining up to kick the football and Lucy like she takes it away.
Without the Senate credential, she has no political service credential and no chance at the primary
She would in fact take votes from a candidate more likely to win
I wasn’t aware that she NEEDED “rehab”.
If the McCain and the idiots around him had let her VET obozo in 2008, we might not be in this mess!
I guess her career as a city councilwoman, Mayor, Alaskan Energy Regulator, Governor, and being chosen for VP are chopped liver?
She would in fact take votes from a candidate more likely to win
Who? Christie? Jeb Bush?
Why do you want her to continue to be a cheerleader when she has exhibited leadership in opposing Obama's agenda for the past 5 years?
I can’t see Palin choosing to move to DC unless she could make a huge difference. Whether she can team up with Paul and Cruz in the Senate to wrest control from McCain and Graham, that might not be a bad thing and - you may recall - the current White House occupant was also a senator for an embarrassingly small time period without the experience of governor so I don’t see a win in 2014 preventing her from a run in 2016.
Still, a loss probably kicks her out of political office for good and I’m betting this is what the GOP-e really wants.
Why do you want her to continue to be a cheerleader when she has exhibited leadership in opposing Obama's agenda for the past 5 years?
Go, Sarah!!
I have no idea if he's "GOPe", but he's right. You're all deluding yourselves if you think she can run an effective campaign for president.
For Pete's sake, most Republicans don't even like her. I don't understand it, but it's the case.
I have no idea if he's "GOPe", but he's right. You're all deluding yourselves if you think she can run an effective campaign for president.
For Pete's sake, most Republicans don't even like her. I don't understand it, but it's the case.
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