Could Sarah Palin get elected president in 2012?

Who could have ever believed that an amiable imbecile like, St. Ronnie could get elected president? -- twice.

And who could have ever believed that George W. Bush, (the Fredo of the Bush family), could have ever ended up occupying the Oval Office? -- twice.

I have very little faith in the intelligence of the American people. And I have even less confidence in the fairness/honesty of our electoral system.

Could Sarah Palin end up in the White House as a result of the 2012 presidential election? As incredibly ridiculous as that question sounds, I believe that's it's within the realm of possibility.

And a possible "President Sarah Palin" is beyond frightening. It's insanity squared. And the word "insanity" perhaps best describes the state of America today.

1) Americans are really that stupid.

2) The Democrats have proven that voting for change does nothing.

It's been ten months. Not eight years.

She would need that now to compete in 2012.

She's done.

convinces people that this country is stupid enough to do it.

Then voting machines, a compliant media and corrupt polls can do their work.

and that's a very big "if."

I think she burned her bridges in that department when she resigned as governor to chase the almighty dollar.

I think they'll run another sacrificial lamb in 2012 and then run against all the mistakes Obama made over 8 years (and he will make them) in 2016.

I just don't think they'll be nuts enough to run the Wasilla Quitter.

and them twiddle dee 'ing with the voting machines again

Too many Rethugs hate her.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/16/AR2009111602632.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Eugene Robinson is very savvy and if he sees her as a potential "threat," we should all be biting our nails.

found, and the only one that doesnt get any comeback is when they start gripeing about Obama I say "So you really wanted Sarah?.


As rabid as they are, even THEY know she's a nutball.

way of assigning convention delegates she could win the primary with just 35% of the vote against 2 or more opponents! In a handful of early primaries she could garner enough delegates to make it all but impossible to overtake her. I doubt any of the others would drop out to "save" the party. But President? Anything is possible, a lot may depend on Obama, if he continues down the road of "moderation", which today means rethug-lite. The public may look at the election and say to themselves, "why should I vote for a wanna be rethug, when I can have a REAL, actual, thug" and with history making genitalia, wow it's a two-fer!

She will never, ever be elected again.

It sure as hell looked like he'd never again be elected to anything as minor as a condominium board. Somehow, it didn't turn out that way and we all got screwed.

Never say never.

Democratic missteps and a Kennedy assassination gave us Dick.

It's wrong to look at America's election of Bush (and even Reagan) and assume that 50% would vote for someone like Palin. Sure, they were both popular conservative governors of little intellectual import. But that's about it.

Bush was a political insider. And in his home state (one with a massive electoral count, btw), he was elected to two terms as governor. Palin failed to serve out her first term.

As vacuous as Bush was, if his intelligence was ever truly questioned, supporters could point to his Yale and Harvard educational background. Palin has no such laurels. In fact, I would think her people would want avoid her formal schooling altogether.

In short, she's just too much. When people get right down to it, they're not dumb. They aren't going to vote for someone so obviously unqualified. I think it's ironic that many on the far right think that she carried the ticket in 2008, that without her, McCain would have gone down McGovern-style. It's the exact opposite, of course. Many in the middle ran away scared from that ticket because of her and either didn't vote, or cast a ballot for Obama.

It would be the greatest blessing ever bestowed upon this country if she ran in 2012, and won the Republican nomination, because there's no way America elects her...to anything, ever again.

The percentages he cites are enough to make one check that their passport is up to date.

I'm not exactly sure why we're supposed to panic. :shrug:

My point is, after they did that, the majority would conclude that she is not fit to be President.

than I do.

Excuse my arrogance, but "thinking" is not something that most people do well.

How the hell did Ronald Reagan get to be president? -- Twice.

And how did George W. get to steal it without a peep from the masses? -- Twice.

Yet, you still think there's no way this creature could get to occupy the Oval Office???

She appeals only to a small fringe. A minority or the minority.

Because if she did, I'd move.

She has a small following of morons. They don't amount to any where near the entire conservative base. I doubt she'll ever have more followers than she has right now. I just don't see her winning over the people that aren't already for her. People either think she's qualified or she's an unqualified idiot. There aren't many people undecided about her

She would't get past Iowa.

We need to count our ballots, like Wal-Mart counts its money with double entry safeguards.

Go check out some of the articles about her book and interviews on the tubes.

The comments will make you LOL!

Despite the blind and hysterical dedication of her tiny group of avid supporters, the rest of this country sees $'error for what she is: a do-nothing, know-nothing, laugh-worthy quitter.

Had she kept governing Alaska, I think there might have been a slight chance at her becoming a national contender. St. Ronnie didn't quit the governor's office and therefore was able to rack up some cred with the American electorate. Same with Shrub.

And there is simply equating 80, 84 and 2000 with 2012. There was no Internet, no Daily Show, no Keith or Rachel. No DU, no Kos. I could go on.

$'error now has nothing but her Facebook page and her Twitter account to spout her ridiculous and inciteful gobbledeegook. Say what you will about the "intelligence of the American electorate" -- I have faith in them -- and especially the good people of Iowa and New Hampshire -- that they aren't going to let this woman anywhere near a national office.

Fox will play her nonstop 24-7.

Wonder what the Supreme Court would do in a replay of Gore v. Bush (Obama v Palin)?

as the Internet grows in power and influence; that type of corporate media mass manipulation of the American People; is becoming more difficult to achieve.

operatives who tried hard to help her before she bitch slapped them for how they did it. She does not care what bridges she burns, and that's not smart politics. Sarah is about one thing: promoting herself. When it comes to everything else, she is lazy as sin. She doesn't want to work! She wants to be a Star! No, she won't ever be president or vice president and I don't think she'll even run. She just can't come out and say it or her book sales would suffer. But, shhhhh, we really do want her to be the face of the fractured, radicalized GOP, so it's okay.

The idea of Sarah in the White House is truly frightening. The prospect of her getting there is a joke. You heard it here first.

so I'd say she could...

But it'll be comedy gold to watch.

Sid

So how come she still has a sizable band of morons who worship her? And these morons are Republican fringe nuts who vote in primaries.

Although we think she's a bad joke, we ignore her at our peril.

so we saw her for, what, 10 weeks on the campaign? And she was in hiding for probably half of that.

The primaries will stretch out for 2 years, with mulitiple debates and media appearances galore.

30% of the republican morons are going to love her as long as she can stand up straight and wink, but the other candidates will cut her to pieces, and she won't be able to charm the media for 2 full years.

Sid

unless Obama screws up really, really bad.

But that won't stop the insipid MSM from trying their damndest to make it happen!

Diebold + Fox News + another big (9/11-esque) terror attack (God, forbid) on USA soil within a few weeks of Election Day and there'd be a huge, fear-driven run by a lot of voters (even some who should know better) to a flag-waving, gun-totin' "patriot" like Palin.

and look what THAT fucking got us.

situation got much more severe and the media keeps up their support for her. She does have the base of the party behind her with the fundamentalists/evangelicals, birthers, teabaggers, Fox News fans, much of the broadcast media, et al. Hey, it worked for George Bush, why not her?

Wait... did you mean of the United States???

Canada Here I Come!!!

Really.

... however, I doubt that affluent white men would ever seriously consider her for anything more than they're using her for at the level she's currently at.

Obama/Biden 2012!(they are going two terms)

Think Bush with a lobotomy

She has the popular appeal, and voters are generally stupid, as PT Barnum said, what was it, 'never underestimate the stupidity of the average American', somethign like that.

Bewsh made it on his name.

That's what Sarah doesn't have - the NAME. This is why the religious right and the corptocracy are trying desperately to push her NOW, in time for 2012. With a NAME BRAND (which Repubs are big on), you can get away with just about anything, have any sort of past or present you wish, and you'll succeed. With each passing lunacy, tabloid dropping, stupid statement, rewriting of history, etc. from the Alaskan Queen Crab, the corptocracy that funds these losery no-names like Dole, Ford, McCain and Palin begin to regret their choice.

In 2012, Sarah will also have the unfortunate disadvantage of running against the most charismatic, articulate, intelligent and insightful President we've seen in years. People will see how successful his administration will be in the beginning stages of Republicrap cleanup. All he needs to do as a basis point is remind the American people just WHERE Sarah Palin's ideology lies - square with (and in some aspects, even further to the right of) the party that got us INTO this giant shitheap mess in the first place.

Their candidates in one way or another alienate LARGE groups of voters; for instance, most people with an IQ of above 100. We like our candidates Christian, but not whack-a-doo. The public likes populists, not corporate fluffers, which ALL Republican candidates are. The public likes defenders, not warmongers. We're tired of the Bush/Reaganesque type of politician. We know how badly that kind of politician ruined this country and someone as ungifted on matters of foreign and especially fiscal policy as her would be the END of Working Class America as we know it.

Put it this way - Who was the last Republican candidate that won a presidential election WITHOUT a "Bush" or a "Nixon" on the ticket? That would be Herbert Hoover. Granted, FDR had four terms, but still.

behind other GOP puppets. She isn't just a loose cannon. She's an entire sinking ship full of loose cannons.

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