Posted on 06/02/2015 5:20:25 AM PDT by Bratch
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin has disappeared from the 2016 presidential campaign.
She continues to tease about running, just as she has almost since the day she was defeated as the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
But since she spoke at two early presidential showcases this winter, including one where her rambling monologue was blasted by conservative activists and analysts, she’s essentially been missing in action.
Since late February, she’s stayed away from the eight other forums, events held almost weekly. And she’s not on the roster for the next meeting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s candidate summit Tuesday in Orlando.
Organizers of these events usually want her, but Palin routinely turns them down and sometimes doesn’t even respond. In some cases, sponsors have stopped asking her.
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Palin hasn’t run for anything since resigning as governor halfway through her term in 2009. She suggested she might run for president in 2012, for the Senate in 2014, and now president again.
Yet she’s got no apparent organization or fundraising apparatus.
“My guess is, looking at her recent history, that her suggested ambitions to run for office are all just publicity stunts to keep her name alive nationally,” said Marc Hellenthal, a Republican strategist and pollster in Alaska.
Nor does anyone seem to eagerly be urging her to jump into a field that could have at least 15 prominent candidates. “Gov. Palin has really fallen off of the map and is a non-factor in South Carolina and most places,” Moore said.
Even in Alaska, her approval ratings are low and her state political career is over.
“When she quit in the middle of her gubernatorial term she hurt herself tremendously,” Hellenthal said.
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Unless she is running, she needs to hold her fire until she sees the white hispanics of Jeb’s eyes.
I’d love to see her drop a primary bomb on Beer-Heiress McFossil in Arizona.
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She isn’t running for anything but that doesn’t mean that she wouldn’t be more than welcome at conservative events. If she wanted to attend events, she could discretely ask the organizers. She could speak somewhere every other night if she wanted to.
I suspect the fact is that she is simply busy with her kids and business life.
Sarah is busy with Sarah
Senator Palin is busy .... wait ... never mind.
Of course, had she gotten involved with any of the candidates’ activities, these same writers would be castigating her for “meddling” with the process.
Amazing how the libmedia moaned and groaned about Sarah’s presence in national politics... we heard the weary words, “why doesn’t she just go away?”
And now that she’s — at least for now — off the radar screen, the journos are wondering, “Where’s Sarah Palin?”
My response to them is.. “STFU, journos. She’ll show up when and if she’s damned well ready. You’re not owed any ‘heads-up’ about any future appearances.”
Sheesh, When Sarah is the News people tell her to Go away and that she is trashy and when she isn't they call her lazy and a quitter.
What we need is a good Lawyer, Is Vince Foster still in business?
Whatever happened to that guy anyway?
I didn't know vice-presidential nominees could be defeated.
Until Bristol stops stepping in it, probably not much to be gained by her taking a higher public profile.
Correct. And she won’t endose any candidates early cause she might be wrong. I would like to see her run for Arizona Senator but she won’t cross McCain.
Iowa was an embarrassment for her. There’s no sugar coating it. Hopefully she got some advisers who are making sure her message is more carefully scripted.
Another day, another snark article. No matter what she does...or doesn’t, the press will put out...bad press.
It’s too early with too darn many wannaruns that
count for nothing.
She is winning by livjing rent free in the oppostion’s mind!
Obviously you didn’t see or hear her next speech at CPAC. It was awesome and crisp. Out of the loop I see?
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