Posted on 05/18/2011 2:08:59 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
The Republican race to get the 2012 nomination has barely begun, yet it already has its fair share of casualties who have fallen by the wayside.
First, there was Haley Barbour, the good ol' boy Mississippi governor, who was widely expected to run even by his own staff right up until the moment he pulled out. Then, Donald Trump's bizarre campaign fired itself. Finally, Mike Huckabee, who topped a lot of Republican polls and was favourite to win Iowa, declared: "All the factors say go, but my heart says no."
Which leads one to wonder: who might be next to take a dive and pull out before they even get in?
Sarah Palin looks a good bet.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Sure, but the hour is growing late....
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Nonsense. It’s WAY too early. Do you know when Ronald Reagan announced his bid for the 1980 campaign?
November 13, 1979. But of course he - like Sarah is - had been planning.
I think Sarah took a lesson from Hillary who was the presumed candidate in ‘08. But she shot her wad too soon and lost to a Kenyan Marxist.
Sarah - if she is going to run - will wait. And strike when the time is right.
horse crap.
Carl Rove isn't secretly running the party.
Jeb Bush isn't running.
She will need money - lots of money. If she waits too long, how much money will be left for her? She needs to announce sooner rather than later.
“I don’t know that if there is anything to it, but if that is her plan, it’s pretty smart.”
You’re pretty smart yourself!
I think you hit it pretty much on the head......
She will not run - she knows that she cannot win, in my view. She’s just way too far right to attract some democrats and independents to put her over the top - sad, but true.
Although, I’m thinking that anyone should be able to beat Obama in a perfect world.
Yes, I have been saying after Summer... One more Alaskan Summer with Willow, Piper, and Trig, before the Secret Service has to take them to school and their lives are forever changed. One last chance at normality for her beloved family....
I hope so...
I can’t wait to vote for Sarah Palin...
...she pisses off all the right people.
Sorry, but Sarah whispered in my ear she is declaring at the end of the summer. Although my ear was so discombobulated from her whispering she may have said something entirely different...but that’s another story. :-)
Which is why Republicans trot out Rino after Rino.
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
Personally, I would like to see her hold off. The job now is to get a Republican into the WH, even if we don't get everything we want.
At that point we need to pressure the R president to appoint Sarah to an important cabinet position. Then in 16 or 20 turn the big house over to her. I won't be around to see it but will celebrate none the less!!!
She doesn’t NEED to do that. Her name rec is off the charts. Why would she NOT get in a race where she would be a rockstar? Really, if she wants it, now is the time. This is THE battle. These are the times that try men’s souls.
Look at it this way. I thought the epic battle that never was was Clinton v. Gingrich in 1996. He was the face of the opposition, he rooted out Jim Wright and several others, he was audacious, he was ruthless, and it would have been the battle of the decade. Palin v. Obama would be a similar clash of the titans at this time—if she goes.
Then we had better convince Christie he needs to go for the good of the country. He would hand Obama his nuts in a debate. Particularly if they don’t allow him to use a teleprompter. None of the front-runners has a chance of being elected, and I include Sarah ( as much as I personally like and respect her) in that group.
She has the unfortunate stain of having run with McLame.
Probably unpaid.
I don't understand how holding off has anything to do with “credibility.”
She won’t run unless she thinks she can win the general election.
She most likely would not want the 2nd Obama term pinned on herself only.
This is not 1980. The political landscape has changed dramatically since then. Both the manner and speed of information and news dissemination have also changed dramatically. The later a candidate waits, the more they are at a disadvantage.
She’s on Hannity’s FoxNews show tonight.
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