Poor, Pitiful Palin

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

She could also be delusional.

This one has my vote.

[tw]

A rather interesting interview from a reporter from the Weekly Standard notes how Palin's political statements have changed now that only the extreme right is supporting her. As governor in AK, Palin had plenty of Democratic support because she was more moderate and was taking on real problems - such as renegotiating oil company contracts with the state.

Steve Schmidt (if that name is spelled correctly), from Cheney's office, somehow took over the McCain campaign after McCain took the Republican nomination. Somehow he eliminated McCain's VP preferences and got Palin on the ticket. Then (somehow) Palin was not saying what she was expected to say.

Palin's job was to be the attack dog - criticize Obama. But she kept 'going rogue'. Palin was not the right wing extremist they expected and wanted her to be. So Palin was kept closely controlled - could not even campaign for weeks without McCain at her side.

The irony is that Steve Schmitt and right wing staffers imported to McCain's campaign are now is a pissy hiss with their choice - Palin. Unfortunately for Palin, she cannot seem to get beyond this cat fight. Instead of attracting moderate Republicans, she is preaching more extremist rhetoric while conducting a 'hearsay accusations' fight with many of those same party extremists.

Originally Posted by Undertoad

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After her departure from Alaska, we can dismiss any possibility that she would be on a national ticket. She is a highly divisive figure, either deeply loved or deeply hated; and furthermore she will remain a generally poor candidate, not cut out for a national campaign. This is now a cash run.

I agree it is highly unlikely but not impossible.

With the way that Republican primaries are structured in many states -- winner take all the delegates (as opposed to the Democratic primaries with proportional delegates) --and with the right advisors and a shit-load of money (she is currently the best fund raiser for Republicans), she could win in some front end states with 30something% in a field of 4-5 primary candidates, build momentum and roll, baby roll to the convention!

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

I agree it is highly unlikely but not impossible.

With the way that Republican primaries are structured in many states -- winner take all the delegates (as opposed to the Democratic primaries with proportional delegates) --and with the right advisors and a shit-load of money (she is currently the best fund raiser for Republicans), she could win in some front end states with 30something% in a field of 4-5 primary candidates, build momentum and roll, baby roll to the convention!

It would never happen, no matter how much you would love it.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

It would never happen, no matter how much you would love it.

I bet between now and 2012, we will see the Republican leaders urge the state parties to change to a proportional voting system for the primaries to prevent even the remotest possibility of such an outcome.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

I bet between now and 2012, we will see the Republican leaders urge the state parties to change to a proportional voting system for the primaries to prevent even the remotest possibility of such an outcome.

Why?

[Sheldonrs]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Liberals love her as a punching bag.
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But the big difference between Palin and a punching bag is the punching bag doesn't run head first into the fist.

[classicman]

Liberals love her - she's worth millions of votes . . . for them.

[Shawnee123]

I think ut wants to marry her and have like ten thousand of her babies.

[spudcon]

After reading the previous posts, and all of the mud stream media hatred for Sarah Palin, I can only come to one conclusion. Everyone who has views which are contrary to what the founding fathers were is as terrified of Sarah Palin as I am of Obama, Reid and Pelosi. Therefore, no matter what is said here, or MSNBC, I will support her. No apologies to my athiest communist anarchist friends.

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by spudcon

After reading the previous posts, and all of the mud stream media hatred for Sarah Palin, I can only come to one conclusion. Everyone who has views which are contrary to what the founding fathers were is as terrified of Sarah Palin as I am of Obama, Reid and Pelosi. Therefore, no matter what is said here, or MSNBC, I will support her. No apologies to my athiest communist anarchist friends.

OOOOH! I've never been called an athiest communist anarchist before. May I quote you?

[tw]

Originally Posted by spudcon

Therefore, no matter what is said here, or MSNBC, I will support her. No apologies to my athiest communist anarchist friends.

To simplify the previous post. From that Weekly Standard reporter who knew Palin before she was selected. She did not represent your extreme right wing politics. She is now preaching that party line because those are her only supporters. She is learning how to be political - less honest. We know who Palin was before she was selected by Steve Schmitt - a right wing extremist. Even her book discusses the right wingers accusing her of going rogue. She had a bad habit of saying what she believed; not the campaign rhetoric. Why would you support her because she is learning how to be more political? Spinning a political line that is more extremist because that is where her only political support lies.

[TheMercenary]

You just did.

[ZenGum]

I feel a sudden surge of user titles coming on,

[ZenGum]

As in ... no child left behind?