Sarah Palin For President

Macleans ^ | July 2, 2009 | John Parisella

[SoCalPol]

Good points TN

some of these posters don’t like Gov. Palin because her dau. had a child.

They probably still hate St. Paul because he threw rocks at Christians at one time.

[deannadurbin]

No. It was McCain-PALIN.

At least that was the sign on my lawn. :)

[Waryone]

Yep, that’s it. It just keeps on coming up Romney. Once again the man and his supporters are digging him a hole he’ll never be able to climb out.

[SoConPubbie]

Yeah, and 40% is about what Palin would get in a rematch against 0bama. That's about right historically for this type of rematch. Your Gallup figures tell us that Sarah Palin was attracted 40% of the vote, and McCain attracted the remaining 6% for their 46% vote share.

The problem here, as you can see, is that 40% < 50%. 40% won't win anyone an election. And Sarah Palin is amazingly unpopular among moderates and independents, who are the ones that hold the keys to electoral success. Because Palin does not appeal to moderates and independents at all, instead she repels them, she cannot win a national election.

Your math still doesn't add up.

You still discount the negativity factor that the EXTREMELY BAD record and POSITIONs on the issues McCain brought to that ticket and suppresed voter turnout.

I've posted this to you several times and you simply ignore this salient fact.

Furthermore, you have no proof that Sarah does not appeal to moderates or independents at all. The evidence, if it exists, is totally anecdotal.

This is an extreme form of exaggeration. It does not do your position any good to argue from this type of position.

[yorkie]

I too, thought of the ‘Songs of Solomon’ reading his emails to her. So beautiful and romantic.

But, then, it is very sad. He is portraying his love to a woman that is not his wife. This is a humiliation beyond compare (for Jenny) - with national coverage of his infidelity.

[deannadurbin]

“I have a record on this website of predicting what the presidency of George Bush would look like, written in posts from 1999 to 2000, that turned out to be scarily correct.”

Wow. I’m surprised you’re still here. I know at least five people who were kicked off Free Republic in 1999-2000 for daring to criticize George Bush.

[Niteflyr]

because she doesn’t have Bush’s family tree,

That doesn't mean one damn thing to me...and I'm surprised when it does to anyone else...I care more about character and values...

[counterpunch]

Palin could win the GOP nomination, but that is as far as she could go.
That is exactly why so many of us are afraid of her.
We want to throw 0bama out of office, and that will require a different candidate than Sarah Palin.

Here is a question for you guys:
If you knew Palin would lose and return 0bama to a second term, would you still support her for the Republican nomination?

[SoCalPol]

It is only natural Fla went for Obama. The state is loaded with ret. people from the NE

[ansel12]

Look, you are a liberal newbie troll with a nasty disposition that signed up a month ago that supports the left except on taxes. Did you even look into what kind of site that you were signing onto when you signed up?

[counterpunch]

Yeah, when the GOP race came down to McCain, Romney, and Huckabee you better believe I supported Romney, as did 80% of FreeRepublic.

But I had been a Fred Thompson supporter prior to him dropping out.

[Niteflyr]

No. It was McCain-PALIN. At least that was the sign on my lawn. :)

Hey I had one of those too!...lucky I didn't get my house burned down as I live in Obama-land...(So Cal)...;o)

[deannadurbin]

You’re side tracking my point. The point is the size of crowds for Palin at an event don’t of necessity translate to VOTES on election day.

Fl voted for Bush twice (yes, I believe he fairly won the first time), so they had eight years of voting red, not blue. Stats show that young people came out to vote for Obama and especially unmarried women. That’s the group that put Obama over the top.

[presently no screen name]

McCain had absolutely no fire in his belly to win. He was weak, weak, weak! He showed more zeal when he was trashing Bush.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

When I think about potential presidential candidates, I find myself looking for experience, wisdom, and gravitas. To me, the future president looks more like Cheney than like Palin. I think she *might* be ready for the Big Show in two more presidential cycles, if she adds to her resume and really devotes herself to learning all the things she needs to be president. And yes, I realize that she already has more experience than Obama ... but so what? He is nothing to write home about, as we all know. The European leaders snicker about him behind his back, as being wet behind the ears — and they’re right. We shouldn’t field a GOP candidate who is still learning on the job. We need someone who truly is ready from Day 1. And I’m not at all convinced that Sarah Palin is that candidate, at least not for 2012.

[Antoninus]

Yeah, when the GOP race came down to McCain, Romney, and Huckabee you better believe I supported Romney, as did 80% of FreeRepublic.

Only a closet liberal or someone who was totally ignorant of Romney, his past, and his present sleaze machine could support him, even against McCain and Huck. You don't strike me as particularly ignorant....

[SoCalPol]

What he did to his wife and 4 sons is beyond words.
He had mega times with his gal friend in the Hamptons, etc.

He is also a mentally unstable person.
Just listening to him many months ago was the first thing
that hit me.

[ansel12]

Which candidate is that counterpunch?

[Niteflyr]

We want to throw 0bama out of office, and that will require a different candidate than Sarah Palin.

I think Barry the Magnificent will screw things so royally that Donald Duck could wipe the floor with him in 2012...