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Sarah Palin in 2012? It's Possible.

11-17-2009, 09:30 AM

Frank K
Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 184

Reference: Watter Shapiro, Politics Daily, How Palin Could Win the 21012 GOP Nominaation

Opinion polls show that 60 percent of Americans consider Sarah Palin unqualified to be President. With those numbers, does she even have a chance at a nomination? Well yes, according to Walter Shapiro, if one considers the "winner take all" Republican primaries, she could end up raking up a lot of primary votes without getting a majority in any of them.

But could she defeat Obama? It depends on what is happening with the economy and jobs and wars and health care reform in 2012. Republicans are expert in distorting the news, and lots of balme will be dumped on Obama's back.

Our worst nightmare could happen. Liberals should be wary.

12-24-2009, 03:22 AM

Pulkit
Coppell, TX
Posts: 31

I personally don't think it's realistically possible for Palin to win in 2012. She can run, and she may even win the primaries, but she'll NEVER win the general election. Palin has zero intelligence and zero speaking skills. While it's true that a lot of blame will be put on Obama, he'll be able to use his wit, charm, and smarts to convince voters otherwise. On the other hand, remember what happened with Palin and Couric. Think about that times a million. The Obama campaign managers never really saw Palin as a real threat, largely because she was the running mate and not the front runner. However, in 2012 if she becomes the Republican nominee, Obama will put all his efforts into figuring out ways to make her out to be a total idiot, which by the way, isn't every hard!

This is not accounting for the fact that no moderate would ever vote for Palin. She has a small faction of super enthusiastic followers, but so did Ron Paul and he ain't sittin in the oval office.

BUT, in the super remote crazy possibility that our country is stupid enough to vote for Palin, book me a one-way ticket to Canada.

03-08-2010, 11:32 AM

Zach F
Denton, TX
Posts: 124

I read an article in 2008 about a Colleyville woman who said she was going to vote for Palin "simply because she was a hockey mom." My first thought was "Wow, Palin could club baby seals and have plans to set off nuclear warheads all over the world, but this woman would vote for her because she drives her kids to hockey practice."

Palin has managed hit nearly ever mark for politically suicide but she still keeps reappearing. No telling what the political climate is going to be in 2012 with her.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.

03-12-2010, 05:02 PM

Lori
Amarillo, TX
Posts: 9

I have many family and friends who are Republicans. I do not know one of them who would support Sarah Palin. If she becomes the Republican front runner, then that only adds strength to the Democrats.

03-27-2010, 10:05 AM

Listening
Lenexa, KS
Posts: 49

Sarah Palin does not have a chance.

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