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NBC’s Harwood: Palin ‘Next to Zero Chance of Being Elected President’
NewsBusters ^ | 5/31/11 | Brad Wilmouth

Posted on 05/31/2011 6:11:57 AM PDT by SanFranDan

As broadcast news programs over the weekend gave attention to Sarah Palin’s bus tour which was viewed as a possible prelude to a presidential run, NBC correspondent John Harwood had one of the most negative views of the former Alaska governor’s chances of being elected President as he appeared on Sunday’s NBC Nightly News and predicted that she "has next to zero chance of being elected President."

He went on to declare that most Republicans want her out of the race: "I think what Republicans hope most is that Sarah Palin clarifies before too long that she's not going to get into this race."

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To: SanFranDan
Neil Boortz on Atlanta radio says the same thing and he thinks Cain will be second or third.
21 posted on 05/31/2011 6:25:50 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: SanFranDan

Then why bother covering her? If she’s a fringe candidate with no chance of being elected, (didn’t they also say that when she took out two governors to win in 2006?) why waste precious broadcast minutes on a nonfactor?


22 posted on 05/31/2011 6:27:12 AM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper
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To: basil

“I thought that NBC news was an outfit that was set up to report the news of the day.”

And if it’s a slow day, go out and invent some news!/s;)


23 posted on 05/31/2011 6:27:28 AM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: SanFranDan

Sounds like some serious wishful “thinking” going on with this obamabot.


24 posted on 05/31/2011 6:27:30 AM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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To: SanFranDan

SHUT up! Now! You, the so-called mainstream media, are NOT going to pick our candidate this time! YOU are not going to tell us what to think! I have one thing to say to the likes of the press....PAYBACKS ARE HELL! Now SHUT UP!! We will make pick our own candidate!


25 posted on 05/31/2011 6:28:28 AM PDT by Cricket24 (Proud to be a CONSERVATIVE WOMAN!!!!!!!)
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To: SanFranDan

Don’t worry John - someone is going to knock your butt-boy out. Even if Sarah doesn’t run she will be traveling the country continuing to emasculate him. We also have Herman Cain who can go and speak to the young black people obama left behind with a 25% unemployment rate. The candidates we do have will be attacking his poor record every step of the way. Sorry John, but nabbing osama isn’t going to help obama. It’s the economy stupid. The American people aren’t as stupid as you think. First he throws Israel under the bus then he plays golf on Memorial day after his photo shoot. He didn’t even lay the wreath last year (guess he only does that in an election year). When he was overseas he didn’t even mention Joplin (until well after Bibi did). The people of Alabama are still waiting for the help he promised. Gas is over $4.00 a gallon (I know - Bush’s fault). People see through this transparent fraud - more than you think. The media better get on board with the truth because the independents seem to be coming around.


26 posted on 05/31/2011 6:28:50 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: SanFranDan

John Who?


27 posted on 05/31/2011 6:28:54 AM PDT by roaddog727 (It's the Constitution, Stupid!)
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To: SanFranDan

Then what are the obots so terrified of then and who is John Hargalt?

Pray for America


28 posted on 05/31/2011 6:31:57 AM PDT by bray (Hey Country Club, hold Sarah's coat while she kicks his ____.)
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To: JPG
John Harwood said that? THE John Harwood? The world renowned political genius, John Harwood?

The one and only. The prissy John Harwood who flamed out at the WSJ.
29 posted on 05/31/2011 6:31:59 AM PDT by TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl
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To: All

Same chance of me watching NBC.


30 posted on 05/31/2011 6:32:31 AM PDT by bennowens
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To: SanFranDan
I love the MSM.
OK so I lied.
They are so scared of Sara it is comical.
Would she make a good President?
Well zero has screwed things up so bad that whoever gets in, it will take a while to straighten everything out. It will take someone with the gonads to take names and kick A$$. Sara can do that.
I will go back to this: If ZERO can anybody can.
The problem with that statement is that ZERO Hasn't. We don't know how bad things are because he has done such a good job of hiding things. . . . . . . .
31 posted on 05/31/2011 6:32:34 AM PDT by DeaconRed (Everything I need to know in life, I learned in Kindergarten. . . .)
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To: SanFranDan

I love this. These people just wish Palin would just disappear.


32 posted on 05/31/2011 6:33:08 AM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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To: Hojczyk
Going back to 1979, many know-it-all pundits declared Reagan unelectable and many establishment Republicans worked hard to block his nomination as they feared a Reagan nomination would make it easy for Carter to get re-elected.

Those who are old enough will remember how he was portrayed as a right-wing nutjob who would drag us into World War 3. They also made fun of his background, such as his "B" movies with chimpanzees, etc. So convinced were some Republicans that he was unelectable, that they convinced John Anderson to run a "maverick" third party campaign once Reagan had the nomination sewn up.

Don't forget that Reagan came close to the nomination in 1976 but the establishment Republicans were able to block it at the convention and nominate Gerald Ford instead. Establishment Republicans for some reason insist on pushing tired career politicians on us (Ford, Dole, McCain, etc.) who usually end up getting beat by a younger, more charismatic candidates.

33 posted on 05/31/2011 6:33:49 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 45 days from outliving Wendy O Williams (of The Plasmatics))
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To: SanFranDan

Notice, that they don’t say that about Ron Paul. Heh, heh, heh. I love this.


34 posted on 05/31/2011 6:34:02 AM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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To: SanFranDan

If elected, she will put them out of business once and for all. Reagan’s press conferences were interesting enough but at the time he still needed them to get his message out.


35 posted on 05/31/2011 6:34:28 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: SanFranDan

“Next to Zero Chance of Being Elected President”

Well, considering Zero WAS elected president, I’d say that’s good news.


36 posted on 05/31/2011 6:35:39 AM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: SanFranDan

Boy are they scared .hitless!


37 posted on 05/31/2011 6:39:26 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: SanFranDan
"I think what (Elitist Inside the Beltway Rino)Republicans hope most is that Sarah Palin clarifies before too long that she's not going to get into this race."

He got that right!!

38 posted on 05/31/2011 6:40:42 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Hojczyk

The liberal media hated Reagan. The liberal media hates Sarah Palin. The Obama pumpers are running scared.


39 posted on 05/31/2011 6:41:42 AM PDT by Rodm
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To: SanFranDan

Next to the Zero’s Chance?


40 posted on 05/31/2011 6:44:29 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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