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New poll suggests Obama will not be reelected. According to a new poll, Obama may be a one-termer. A McClatchey-Marist poll finds that Obama's position is eroding steadily and that even Sarah Palin may be gaining ground. The poll finds that most voters believe that he'll lose the election. A solid group is saying they will vote against him, and most Republican contenders are gaining ground on him. Sarah Palin was the poll's biggest surprise. While the former Alaska Governor isn't officially running for President, she has been touring the country and promoting herself nonetheless. The latest poll has her...

Former Bush advisor Karl Rove says he believes former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will enter the Republican presidential race sometime around Labor Day. Appearing on Fox News Saturday morning, Rove said Palin "has a schedule next week that looks like that of a candidate, not a celebrity." Rove also cited a new campaign-style video Palin has released on her recent visit to the Iowa State Fair as evidence Palin is gearing up for a run.

There's still time to jump in she said. Besides, she said, she'd be running a "very" grassroots campaign and wouldn't be hiring anybody campaign operatives from inside the Washington bubble.

Are some things inevitable? Do certain circumstances lend themselves to the unavoidable hand of destiny? Are Washington politicos usually correct when making predictions based upon "conventional wisdom"? Per the media's prodding, shall we just go ahead and start calling him President Rick Perry? Not if former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has anything to say about it. Last week, in what is best described as trademark Palin unpredictablity, the self-described hockey mom drove a stake into the heart of three distinct narratives that, for months, have been reverberating throughout the echo-chambers of Big Media. First, in an interview with FOX News'...

John McCain is perturbed. Who can blame him? There he was, on the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon, as the debt-ceiling clock (and his patience) ticked down toward zero. With a deadline looming, and with who-knows-what economic calamities waiting just around the bend, the two sides had -- amazingly -- only hardened their positions. John McCain was not amused. He had a few things he wanted to get off his chest -- and much of his fire was aimed at his fellow Republicans. At certain kinds of fellow Republicans. "What is really amazing about this is that some, some members...

The celebrities have the case of the dramatics. And when it comes to conservative politicians, liberal Hollywood leaves no room for slip of judgement. Case in point: George Lopez and his case of hate for potential presidential candidate Sarah Palin. In an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN, Lopez defiantly made his stand and assured Morgan he would leave the United States if Palin is elected. And not move to Mexico but Canada. ”I will go further North. I’ve been South but I will go further North. I will leave the United States of America.” But he slipped in the...

Producer Stephen Bannon The Chicago screening of a new Sarah Palin documentary Saturday was a political love fest for her conservative supporters. But Tea Party members weren’t the only ones who came away from the film with admiration for the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential candidate. Eddie Bryant, who attended the screening of “The Undefeated” at downtown’s Gene Siskel Film Center, is an African-American and Chicago Democrat. The retired 67-year-old Union Pacific employee said he was surprised to find he actually likes Palin. “I came because my friend is always talking about Sarah Palin. People say this lady is...

Like most documentaries, the new film about Sarah Palin that premiered in June in Minneapolis is ostensibly about the past. Mostly focusing on Palin's political career in Alaska, "The Undefeated" portrays a crusader clashing with the governing GOP establishment and big-oil interests -- fights that earned her the highest approval rating of any governor in the country at the time. Of course we all know "The Undefeated" is really about the future. Of Palin's political prospects in 2012, sure. But more important, said the documentary's director, Steven Bannon, the film allows Palin to redefine herself. "The meme was so set...

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Sarah Palin tells Newsweek "I can win." Sunday morning Newsweek announced via Facebook that Sarah Palin will appear on next week's magazine cover. Perhaps more interesting, Newsweek reports the former half term governor of Alaska and failed 2008 vice-presidential candidate claims that "I do believe that I can win" when asked about a potential 2012 presidential run. The announcement immediately began to draw attention throughout the Internet, as Facebook, Twitter and other websites erupted in reaction to the breaking news. As one might expect with a divisive and polarizing figure such as Palin, reactions were mixed, yet strongly felt, on...

Bill was not impressed.. No Spin Poll Who would you like to see jump into the GOP presidential race? Sarah Palin Chris Christie Rick Perry VoteView Results Polldaddy.com

Bristol Palin told Fox News her mother has made up her mind about running for president, but Sarah Palin told The New York Times she's still thinking about it. According to the conventional wisdom, it may be too late for her to run. Ms. Palin's done no fundraising, hasn't built a campaign team. Republicans who supported her are drifting to active campaigns, chiefly that of Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota. The conventional wisdom is more conventional than wise. Candidates start early to build name recognition and need a campaign organization to get supporters to the polls. Sarah Palin has 3.2...

Last night in Pella, Iowa – a town of 10,000 citizens – Steve Bannon’s documentary “The Undefeated” was finally premiered. Far from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, nowhere close to the social elites in Manhattan, and an eternity away from the beltway insiders of DC, 340 people sat and watched an honest presentation of the left’s relentless (and often vulgar) attacks on Palin, with a subsequent portrayal of the fact that Palin has withstood those attacks – has weathered their storm – and in spite of them, remains undefeated in her spirit and her convictions. For those who are...

Here is some sample tweets from some audience members at the RightOnline conference in Minneapolis watching tonight the debut of the movie - note that over 1000 were in attendance ballroom watching the movie. KrisAnneHall @SarahPalinUSA i owe you an apology Even as a conservative woman i bought media hype just a tiny bit - that was enough to be wrong #Undefeated @stephenbannon thank you for bringing the truth about @SarahPalinUSA calebhays Caleb Hays @SarahPalinUSA, I had begun to doubt your qualifications. After #TheUndefeated, I realize I was wrong. You rock! If anything, #TheUndefeated shows that @sarahpalinusa IS qualified to...

After speaking at a Madison, Wisconsin, rally on April 16 in support of Governor Scott Walker's controversial public union policies Sarah Palin grabbed national headlines...but apparently not enough to satisfy the former Governor's sizable appetite for attention. In the hours following the rally, Palin's all around social media maven Rebecca Mansour took to the twitternets to scold the lamestream media she felt had unfairly ignored Palin's speech. Slate's David Weigel has a rundown of Mansour's complaints which we won't go over here, but suffice it to say Mansour would really like to know "what gives?" But according to research by...

I basically watch FOX news, because the others are complete and total liars, but it has become almost funny, (sad) watching the commentators bending every which way they can to not mention Sarah..... It always Romney, or hucklberry or Trump....they just can't mention her name, and she is clearly the front runner no matter what Trump or ANYONE says.... BOR is on right now with Michelle Bachman and he hasn't mentioned Sarah's name..... It will be interesting when she declares she is running, and not forming an exploratory committee to see what to do...not our Sarah...she will announce she's running........

For a silly hick snowbilly who doesn’t know anything, whom loving and tolerant liberals call a “special needs case” in honor of the new civility, Sarah Palin is establishing a track record on the issues that is, over the past year or two, without equal. On Libya, Palin saw that indecision and lack of clear leadership would not do any good. We had to be in it to win it. So what our president said at first, that our mission is to see Qaddafi go, he’s got to go, but then we’re told by one of his top advisers, the...

If Sarah Palin’s not running for president, what a terrible waste that would be of the single best stump speech I’ve heard since, well, Palin’s ’08 convention speech, which just happened to be the single most electrifying political moment of my adult life. A thrill didn’t just run up my leg that night, it ran up everything in me that’s American, and today in Madison, WI, it happened again. Surrounded by an obnoxiously hostile, astro-turfed, pro-union crowd that tried and failed to drown out her message with obnoxiously hostile astro-turfed noise, the former Alaskan Governor took the fight directly to...

Trump/Palin 2012. I know it's a longshot, but it's still a pretty enticing picture for conservatives. Well, at least for this conservative. And people are starting to talk about it... even here in NYC. Trump's set a fire on Obama's eligibility that seems to be licking at the seeming invincibility of Obama in a year where many have been concerned that there is no "star" in the GOP. So what's the upside for a Trump/Palin ticket in 2012? Here are a few thoughts: 1. I've been a big fan of Sarah Palin ever since she stepped into the national spotlight....