[Still Thinking]

How Sarah Palin can beat Mitt Romney head to head

I can only think of two strategies for her:

1. Say what she believes.

or

2. Let Mitt speak up and say what HE believes.

[mountainbunny]

2) Her strength is in the red states while Romney's is in the blue states

I don't know where Romney's appeal is. I have said this before but, to repeat myself: Romney was in Denver, Colorado within a day or two of Ron Paul in 2008.

A polite handful came out to see Romney.

Ron Paul filled a ballroom in am icy blizzard to overflowing, and people were willing to stand out in the snow & ice to be near him. I am not a Paulite (Pauly? Paulette?), but mention it for the contrast.

Of late, Colorado has been a purple state. McCain threw Colorado away with both hands in 2008, as did the GOP in 2010. Hard to say what happens next.

[Tramonto]

100% of LDS will vote for Mitt. That gives him a large advantage in the mountain west states.

[KoRn]

It’d help if she actually runs first....

[DemforBush]

In total agreement with most of the points, but I think these two need to be qualified:

5) She is a far more eloquent speaker than he is:

-Depends on how you define eloquent. Palin says what needs to be said and is direct about it, even to the point of being blunt. Romney talks like a politician, but he can be olive-oil smooth at it. Conservatives prefer the former, but we shouldn’t discount the latter’s appeal to some. He’s certainly more gifted at oratory than the last three GOP nominess (Dole, President Bush, and McCain).

9) Palin will not be hesitant to go for Romney’s throat. Romney may be too much of a gentleman in public to do so. Palin is a street fighter; Romney is a running back that is afraid of getting hit.

-True, Romney probably won’t want to get down and dirty himself, but his proxies (which will probably include a lot of the MSM - at least during the GOP primaries) will do the dirty work for him. If Sarah Palin becomes the one candidate between Romney and the nomination, I guarantee the mud will start flying.

just MHO, of course.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

[factoryrat]

Sarah says what She means, and means what She says. She is what we refer to in the thumb of Michigan as a “scrapper”, She doesn't back down from a fight. Her and Her family have survived a trial by fire, and She still keeps going. How many Washington lackeys could stand up to that kind of scrutiny? The blowback from the media is a sure sign that they fear this Woman and everything She stands for. She has to be ignored, discredited, pushed to the margin, because if becomes the next President. they are toast!

[factoryrat]

Sarah says what She means, and means what She says. She is what we refer to in the thumb of Michigan as a “scrapper”, She doesn't back down from a fight. Her and Her family have survived a trial by fire, and She still keeps going. How many Washington lackeys could stand up to that kind of scrutiny? The blowback from the media is a sure sign that they fear this Woman and everything She stands for. She has to be ignored, discredited, pushed to the margin, because if becomes the next President. they are toast!

[raybbr]

When did Palin announce she’s running? Did I miss it?

[Diogenesis]

Not even Romney's LSD will get him
through this hallucination.

[nikos1121]

Ok....let’s do this same exercise but substitute why Sarah beats Obama head to head.

[arthurus]

Romney will get all of the Democrat crossover votes in the primaries and there will be a lot of them unless the kenyan gets a serious challenge in his own party that survives past the first three primaries.The Controlled Press thinks it can put Romney over handily by outvoting his opposition with Democrats in the primaries. That gave us McCain latest time and the push will be far stronger this time. I expect a large record for apparent Republican turnout.

[sarah palin rocks]

Mitt is snake bit. He lost badly to Rinos McCain & Huckabee in 2008 when he was a stronger candidate who didn’t have the albatross of RomneyCare around his neck (until ObamaCare passed, Mitt hailed his RomneyCare as his crowning achievement).

Now Mitt is going up against the most dynamic candidate either party has had in years. Yes, folks - Sarah is running in 2012. She’s not just visiting early voting states like New Hampshire and soon Iowa just for the heck of it.

No contest between Sarah & Mitt for the Tea Party, true conservatives and libertarians votes.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Amazing. It’s 2011. Barack Obama is president. And yet there are people who still do not understand how much stupid is out there.
Romney the sponge will mop it up.

[varon]

How Sarah Palin can beat Mitt Romney head to head.

11) Hide his hair spray. Case closed!