Posted on 10/07/2009 6:39:29 PM PDT by Clive
WASHINGTON - She's poised to become the best-selling author in the United States, has a devoted base of conservative supporters and is considered a front-runner to lead the Republicans into the next election in 2012 - and yet key party strategists are tormented by the popularity of Sarah Palin.
The very notion of a Palin candidacy has been derided in recent days by some of the brightest minds in the Republican party even as the former governor of Alaska outlines her policies on Afghanistan, energy and other issues of national importance.
"Were she to be the nominee, we could have a catastrophic election," Steve Schmidt, John McCain's presidential campaign manager last year, said recently.
He was backed by Mike Murphy, a Republican media consultant who also made a point of chastising Schmidt for his role in Palin's rise to international prominence to begin with.
"Steve Schmidt correct about Sarah Palin and '12," Murphy said by way of his Twitter feed. "Shame he didn't feel same way a year ago when he was lobbying McCain to choose her as VP."
John Weaver, McCain's closest political adviser for years, also weighed in earlier this week about a Palin candidacy.
"It would surely mean a political apocalypse is upon us," he said.
Yet from her unlikely pulpit - Facebook, and not the governor's office in Wasilla, Alaska - Palin is getting her message out on everything from health-care reform and energy while assailing President Barack Obama for his position on Afghanistan. Many of her 900,000-plus "friends" on the social networking site are cheering her every word.
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and the LibTARDS.
I take it “Key” Republicans are RINO’s?
The only “Catastrophe” I see is the Commie in the White House right now who is hell bent on destroying this country.
>> Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s presidential campaign manager last year
That’s quite a resume, Steve. Now, refresh my memory. Didn’t you and your boy Johnnie LOSE BIG TIME? Isn’t that somewhat YOUR responsibility?
Why should I give a rat’s patoota what you think?
Best minds. Riiiight.
Fixed it.
Sarah wiil be Sarah tomorrow, who knows what the RINOs will be doing?
Palin is superior to the Obamaloon in every measurable way: intellect, experience, morality, etc., etc., etc.
Period.
I spit on the president. I pee on the president. I drop my trousers and take an Obama on the president.
Too bad McCain didn't know any of those people either
I did but it was a waste of time.
I have a brain and saw what the party did
to Sarah in the election, they still cannot
come to grips with the fact that if not for
her, the McCain Campaign would have gone done
in flames to create an Obama mandate, something
which we could ill afford, it’s bad enough that
he won.
McCain and the party should get down on their
knees everyday and thank divine providence for
a candidate like Mrs. Palin.
The only reason McCain came within 8 points of ‘The One’ was because of Palin.
Why is it when I see McCain, Schmidt, RINO, I seem to always say losers.
And so RNC how is that Steele fellow working out for you? Is he still on-board? Shouldn’t he be doing something or another about now?
I think the media are sure pushing Pawlenty hard ... He has a 56% approval rating in wacky leftists Minnesota, I bet that means he is a real conservative ...
No JUANnabies.
One single quote from a Palin supporter in the whole freaking article. Thats supposed to be journalism?
in a pigs eye
GOOD!
You said it exactly. RINOs are a big problem eclipsed only by the Marxist in chief and his crappy commie sidekicks.
"We" the RINOs because they would find themselves again in the minority in a party they thought was their own. The RINOS(used to be Rockefeller Republicans) are much more comfortable as a minority party in Congress that gets the Presidency from time to time and can pick off pork along with the Democrats. They like to represent a genteel "opposition" as token guests at Democrat cocktail parties. They are terribly uncomfortable as members of a majority party that is expected to accomplish things, especially conservative things.
I voted for McCain, ONLY because of Palin. I believe Obama is a disaster for America, but only slightly better than McCain would have been. THe only reason the election was within 6%, was Sarah !
Looks like the “key” republicans are finding out that they ain’t “key”.
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