In an interview last night, Sarah Palin remained coy about her own 2012 intentions, but suggested that desperate Democrats would soon mount a primary challenger to Obama.
“More and more Democrats are going to realize that if they want to retain the Democrat control of the White House they’re going to have to put somebody up in the primary against Obama,” Palin told Fox News host Sean Hannity.
Of her own plans about running in 2012, Palin merely said, “I think people are still going to be coming and going [in the GOP primary] because there is still time, and I’m still one of those still considering.”
Palin acknowledged that states laws could make it difficult for her to declare later than the beginning of November.
“Legally you do [have to declare by November] because you have to start getting your ducks lined up to have your names on these ballots,” she said. “But I do think this is going to be such an unconventional election cycle … A lot is going to happen in these next fourteen months. Mark my word, it is going to be an unconventional type of election process.”
When Hannity spoke of the top three being Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Michele Bachmann, Palin pushed back.
“Ron Paul may be in front of Michele Bachmann, according to certain polls,” she noted. “Shoot, I’ve seen my own name up there in the top three.”
Talking about Perry’s remarks on Israel yesterday, Palin said, “Perry is right,” and noted that she agreed the Obama administration had acted in a “misguided” and “weak” way toward Israel.
She also predicted that the burgeoning Solyndra scandal was just “the tip of the iceberg.”
“You’re going to be blown away by more and more examples that will surface with people researching what Obama’s agenda has been in terms of crony capitalism and corporate welfare,” Palin remarked.
Shows Palin's political ignorance. There is no chance, none, that Obama will face a serious primary challenge. It would tear the Democrat party apart so it won't happen.
And no matter Obama's deserved decreasing standing in the polls, the electoral college map still gives him a reasonable chance at winning.
Let's just say the primary challenge comes to pass. What then? Will you be kneeling at the alter of Palin's outstanding political acumen?
Of course you won't. You're not analyzing the situation, are you? You're just taking pot shots.
Groovy. Invest in knee pads because not just that "idiot Palin" sees that something ain't quite right on the Democrat side. Winning is everything to those people and if BHO is as compromised as I expect he will be, you'll not only see him primaried from the left, but, also, the right...assuming, of course, he isn't forced to take an LBJ dive.
well, he won't be investing in second-hand knee-pads discarded by you. You're gonna kneed yours if you think expect serious, let alone multi-directional challenges to Obama.
Palin, wizard that she is, says a great many things. The best one was expressed in her statement of resignation where she blamed the citizens of Alaska for allowing invaders from the 8th dimension to upset her family and cause her to not have enough time and energy and money to be Governor anymore (because it's got to be about wealth creation).
I don't think the Democrats are smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall. The smart move would be to run someone against Obama or even have Obama step down for the benefit of the party, but either way they have no chance unless a great person runs as a libertarian and takes away the republican votes.
I don't think the Democrats are smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall. The smart move would be to run someone against Obama or even have Obama step down for the benefit of the party, but either way they have no chance unless a great person runs as a libertarian and takes away the republican votes.
I don't think the Democrats are smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall. The smart move would be to run someone against Obama or even have Obama step down for the benefit of the party, but either way they have no chance unless a great person runs as a libertarian and takes away the republican votes.
"Sarah Palin remained coy about her own 2012 intentions"
You know, I'm gonna have to quote the woman from the Obama event: "I'm getting tired of defending you." Honestly, Palin, will you stop toying with the voters, they deserve better than that. If your going to run, say so. If not, say so. Stop this "maybe, may be not"-giggle-wink stuff. It's ridiculous.
That said,
@fuster
I can't hold her resigning against her. I mean, she had eight ethics violation attacks against her, so far, costing the state thousands a day. Was her sticking around really worth that. Is her replacement such a dismal failure that Palin (with the constant media attention, stalkers, and Leftist activists disrupting everything they can) was needed to govern the state. I don't see it.
Gov. Palin is well familiar with the GOP primary process and is aware of the deadlines involved. Just to upset a few [more] people, I'll remind them of the fact that Reagan declared his 1980 candidacy November 13, 1979.
The press keeps asking. Palin refuses to answer, yet. Whether or not you find that to be political suicide or genius is a matter of speculative opinion and not much more.
If Palin's strategy actually is - as she has said from the start - to see if an acceptable representative of the movement she helped spawn (and make relevant) rises to the top and stays there, from that standpoint, Palin is exactly where she needs to be. As much as Perry had dazzled the base and flirted with failure (and, both, he has), it is still too early to figure him to break one way or the other with a meaningful degree of certainty.
For the sake of all conservatives, let's hope she gets it right. If Perry - the only remaining conservative with an apparent shot - is destined to implode or is found to be frontin' (*cough* illegal "immigration" and big government tendencies *cough*), Palin entering would be wonderful. Otherwise, her entry might needlessly help pave the way for a RINO Squish to win the nomination.
In the meantime, Palin stays relevant and answers the questions asked, which is more that you can say for most of the declared GOP field. There are relatively hard deadlines approaching, so two of the three camps ("Run!", "Don't Run!", and "Just make up your mind, already!") will be satisfied soon enough. Patience, Guy-san.
Citing when Reagan entered the race in 1979 is a bit like telling us when Grover Cleveland announced - neither fact is particularly relevant to politics in 2011.
I've come around to hoping that Palin does get into the race. At this point, it's hard to imagine her getting the nomination, but she could split the Tea Party vote with Perry and smooth Romney's path to the nomination. Since it looks like anybody with and R next to his/her name will be able to beat Obama, I sure hope that person is Romney. Maybe I'll take a page out of Rush's book and try to get my liberal friends in Iowa and New Hampshire to register as republicans for the primary season.
RE: "Since it looks like anybody with and R next to his/her name will be able to beat Obama, I sure hope that person is Romney."
Well, of course that is the case. You can expect your New York Times to endorse Romney for the GOP nomination any moment now.
Fortunately, your preference in that regard (and that of the NYT), in today's climate (remember 2010?) will work against Romney in the primary.
Further, don't expect Palin (if she enters) and Perry to happily split the conservative vote while Romney walks away with the nod. Expect them to combine. Neither wants the small-government agenda trashed by a RINO getting the nomination and either would fall on the sword if the other had the upper hand. This dynamic, too, will be fun to watch.
At least you are among the few logical liberals out there - you're not disingenuously begging for Perry or Palin to get the nod because that would "ensure a BHO victory". Your clarity is admirable.
Worst thing that could happen is Perry or Palin getting the GOP nod and, then, (for whatever reason) a "moderate Democrat" (...or a wooly mammoth or dodo bird...) getting the Dem nod. That might hurt the GOP's chances a lot.
That's a switch-a-roo like a baseball team putting up a pinch hitter, the other team changing pitchers to match, but the other team deciding to put up yet another pinch hitter, instead. The cycle cannot repeat forever because the rules stipulate that the new pitcher brought in must face at least one batter (not so with a pinch hitter having to face at least one pitcher). You can bet this sort of thing will be drawn on a cocktail napkin, somewhere in DC.
Guy, the thousands of dollars spent defending those lawsuits was a drop in the bucket of an $8 billion dollar budget.......and a lame excuse for her resigning the post.
she left for the bright lights and big bucks and if she decided that having asked the Alaskan citizens for the term of office was less important than her new-found opportunities, it's her life and her right to pursue her own happiness.
it was understandable even if not wise or especially admirable.
might have been better for her to have resigned "for personal reasons" rather than rambling through a bunch of disjointed nonsense.
Shows Palin's political ignorance. There is no chance, none, that Obama will face a serious primary challenge. It would tear the Democrat party apart so it won't happen.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAnd no matter Obama's deserved decreasing standing in the polls, the electoral college map still gives him a reasonable chance at winning.
RE: "Shows Palin's political ignorance."
Let's just say the primary challenge comes to pass. What then? Will you be kneeling at the alter of Palin's outstanding political acumen?
Of course you won't. You're not analyzing the situation, are you? You're just taking pot shots.
Groovy. Invest in knee pads because not just that "idiot Palin" sees that something ain't quite right on the Democrat side. Winning is everything to those people and if BHO is as compromised as I expect he will be, you'll not only see him primaried from the left, but, also, the right...assuming, of course, he isn't forced to take an LBJ dive.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abusewell, he won't be investing in second-hand knee-pads discarded by you. You're gonna kneed yours if you think expect serious, let alone multi-directional challenges to Obama.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePalin, wizard that she is, says a great many things. The best one was expressed in her statement of resignation where she blamed the citizens of Alaska for allowing invaders from the 8th dimension to upset her family and cause her to not have enough time and energy and money to be Governor anymore (because it's got to be about wealth creation).
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf you took yourself and that tired material from here to the Puffington Host, the aggregate intelligence of both places would increase.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOrder66, yours is the best post I've read this morning...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI agree with that. Most spot on comment I've seen today.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't think the Democrats are smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall. The smart move would be to run someone against Obama or even have Obama step down for the benefit of the party, but either way they have no chance unless a great person runs as a libertarian and takes away the republican votes.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseEven a broken squeaky clock is right twice a day.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't think the Democrats are smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall. The smart move would be to run someone against Obama or even have Obama step down for the benefit of the party, but either way they have no chance unless a great person runs as a libertarian and takes away the republican votes.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't think the Democrats are smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall. The smart move would be to run someone against Obama or even have Obama step down for the benefit of the party, but either way they have no chance unless a great person runs as a libertarian and takes away the republican votes.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"Sarah Palin remained coy about her own 2012 intentions"
You know, I'm gonna have to quote the woman from the Obama event: "I'm getting tired of defending you." Honestly, Palin, will you stop toying with the voters, they deserve better than that. If your going to run, say so. If not, say so. Stop this "maybe, may be not"-giggle-wink stuff. It's ridiculous.
That said,
@fuster
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI can't hold her resigning against her. I mean, she had eight ethics violation attacks against her, so far, costing the state thousands a day. Was her sticking around really worth that. Is her replacement such a dismal failure that Palin (with the constant media attention, stalkers, and Leftist activists disrupting everything they can) was needed to govern the state. I don't see it.
RE: "If your going to run, say so."
Gov. Palin is well familiar with the GOP primary process and is aware of the deadlines involved. Just to upset a few [more] people, I'll remind them of the fact that Reagan declared his 1980 candidacy November 13, 1979.
The press keeps asking. Palin refuses to answer, yet. Whether or not you find that to be political suicide or genius is a matter of speculative opinion and not much more.
If Palin's strategy actually is - as she has said from the start - to see if an acceptable representative of the movement she helped spawn (and make relevant) rises to the top and stays there, from that standpoint, Palin is exactly where she needs to be. As much as Perry had dazzled the base and flirted with failure (and, both, he has), it is still too early to figure him to break one way or the other with a meaningful degree of certainty.
For the sake of all conservatives, let's hope she gets it right. If Perry - the only remaining conservative with an apparent shot - is destined to implode or is found to be frontin' (*cough* illegal "immigration" and big government tendencies *cough*), Palin entering would be wonderful. Otherwise, her entry might needlessly help pave the way for a RINO Squish to win the nomination.
In the meantime, Palin stays relevant and answers the questions asked, which is more that you can say for most of the declared GOP field. There are relatively hard deadlines approaching, so two of the three camps ("Run!", "Don't Run!", and "Just make up your mind, already!") will be satisfied soon enough. Patience, Guy-san.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseCiting when Reagan entered the race in 1979 is a bit like telling us when Grover Cleveland announced - neither fact is particularly relevant to politics in 2011.
I've come around to hoping that Palin does get into the race. At this point, it's hard to imagine her getting the nomination, but she could split the Tea Party vote with Perry and smooth Romney's path to the nomination. Since it looks like anybody with and R next to his/her name will be able to beat Obama, I sure hope that person is Romney. Maybe I'll take a page out of Rush's book and try to get my liberal friends in Iowa and New Hampshire to register as republicans for the primary season.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseRE: "Since it looks like anybody with and R next to his/her name will be able to beat Obama, I sure hope that person is Romney."
Well, of course that is the case. You can expect your New York Times to endorse Romney for the GOP nomination any moment now.
Fortunately, your preference in that regard (and that of the NYT), in today's climate (remember 2010?) will work against Romney in the primary.
Further, don't expect Palin (if she enters) and Perry to happily split the conservative vote while Romney walks away with the nod. Expect them to combine. Neither wants the small-government agenda trashed by a RINO getting the nomination and either would fall on the sword if the other had the upper hand. This dynamic, too, will be fun to watch.
At least you are among the few logical liberals out there - you're not disingenuously begging for Perry or Palin to get the nod because that would "ensure a BHO victory". Your clarity is admirable.
Worst thing that could happen is Perry or Palin getting the GOP nod and, then, (for whatever reason) a "moderate Democrat" (...or a wooly mammoth or dodo bird...) getting the Dem nod. That might hurt the GOP's chances a lot.
That's a switch-a-roo like a baseball team putting up a pinch hitter, the other team changing pitchers to match, but the other team deciding to put up yet another pinch hitter, instead. The cycle cannot repeat forever because the rules stipulate that the new pitcher brought in must face at least one batter (not so with a pinch hitter having to face at least one pitcher). You can bet this sort of thing will be drawn on a cocktail napkin, somewhere in DC.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI hope she runs, and I hope she wins the nomination. That would be great!!!!!!!
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"I'll remind them of the fact that Reagan declared his 1980 candidacy November 13, 1979."
That was a different time. The primaries weren't anywhere near as front loaded as they are today.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOdd to argue the rigidity of the current status quo based upon its difference from the previous status quo.
Palin is too cool for rules that aren't really rules. Whether or not that turns out to be an asset or a liability is still up for grabs. :)
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseGuy, the thousands of dollars spent defending those lawsuits was a drop in the bucket of an $8 billion dollar budget.......and a lame excuse for her resigning the post.
she left for the bright lights and big bucks and if she decided that having asked the Alaskan citizens for the term of office was less important than her new-found opportunities, it's her life and her right to pursue her own happiness.
it was understandable even if not wise or especially admirable.
might have been better for her to have resigned "for personal reasons" rather than rambling through a bunch of disjointed nonsense.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYes! More prognostication from The Palin.
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