33% of GOP Voters Hope Palin Isn’t 2012 Nominee

Rasmussen Reports ^ | January 26, 2011 | Scott Rasmussen

[Vendome]

Man, you musta got up earlier than me.

I have no idea what you are saying.

[Josh Painter]

So a third of Republicans are RINOs who will let the Democrat/Media Complex pick the GOP candidate? I’m shocked, shocked I tell you.

- JP

[antisocial]

“You can count me as one of the 33%...Gov. Palin is simply unelectable.”

Is that you Neut?

[sport]

Another main stream media and Democrat Partyparrot heard from. A/k/a/ another jackass brays.

[stompk]

Are you sure about that? Conservatives did not vote for McCain.

I didn't. I'd vote for Palin, and regret Obama, but the (R) party better figure out that I refuse to hold my nose and vote, so they better give us decent choices. I like Palin though.

[Blue Jays]

The fact that Governor Palin returns stronger, and stronger, and stronger with each futile attempt by the driveby media to hurt her makes them crazy.
As many FReepers have stated...I didn't vote for Senator McCain in 2008...I enthusiastically voted for Governor Palin and had to accept him as part of the package deal.

[Crim]

HA...Palin is the mythical hydra....they try and cut her head off...two grow back...

WOOT!

[ElkGroveDan]

81% of Likely GOP Primary Voters have a favorable opinion of Mitt Romney

The disaster that is Obamacare will be THE issue in the next election. Nominating Romney pretty much takes that off the table. That needs to be repeated over and over again.

[Netizen]

I got a call last week from the Huckabee campaign. An actual person stated they calling on Huckabee’s behalf and that they were going to play a recorded message. I hung up when the recorded part started.

If they want to talk WITH me and let me interact fine. If they just want to talk AT me, forget it.

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

Palin/Ryan 2012

[Caipirabob]

Actually, I became an "independent" voter along with my wife (Latina) when the Arizona GOP listened to mccain and permitted an open primary despite huge protest. Since Arizona permits anyone of any party to request whatever ballot they want, there's no consequence to being registered independent as opposed to republican. I've been betrayed, directly, personally by the republican party. I will not support them until they support me, and that means NO RINOS and no open primaries.

It's personal and it's not 2008.

Many independents are strongly conservative, I promise you that.

My wife cannot stand John mccain, he's like the old treasonous Colombian politicians who spoke of national defense and then allocated funding to rebuild infrstructure in commie rebel strongholds. Never to be trusted...

[OldDeckHand]

"Serious question. What would be the latest Palin could declare her candidacy?"

As a practical matter, not much later than August or September of this year. As a legal mater, it would vary state to state, and the feds have some pretty stringent guidelines about what kind of money you can raise before you announce, and limitations after you announce. For example, if she raises money for her PAC before she announces, she cannot by law use but a TINY fraction of that money (I think just $5K) in an actual campaign. And, once she officially declares, she may no longer appear on FNC as a paid consultant. So, there's a personal economic impact, as well.

NH is the first primary. Generally, you have a certain number of days before the primary that you have to file in each state, pay the registration fee (if there is one), and collect the number of requisite signatures to gain ballot access. That is (again generally) usually between 45-60 days before the day the primary is held. So, for NH, it's probably sometime in early December or mid-November. But, you could probably find in the state's website, if you were really curious.