Nbadan
04-09-2010, 03:18 AM
This is preciously what I wrote would happen months ago, Palin is such a polarizing figure that no other GOP contender will challenge her..she has become what the GOP was telling liberals Hillary Clinton had become in 2005-06-07 , only wasn't...
Palin Presence Steers Rivals Away From Republican Casting Call
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sarah Palin, whose celebrity has the power to steer the spotlight from other Republican presidential hopefuls, is set to retake her party’s stage today as she considers a White House bid.
The former 2008 vice-presidential candidate is the marquee speaker at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, an event unofficially billed as the first cattle call for those aspiring to take on President Barack Obama in 2012.
Republicans heard from all the serious presidential contenders at this point in the election cycle four years ago. This time, three of the potential top candidates have sent regrets: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
“The press has a seemingly insatiable appetite for all things Sarah, and at some point Republicans who want to fill the space at the head of our table need to overcome that appetite,” said Tucker Eskew, who advised former President George W. Bush and worked as a Palin counselor in 2008. “She is certainly a huge draw, and that shouldn’t be a fundamental driver for big strategic decisions. But on occasion it will drive some scheduling decisions.”
Every Republican presidential nominee has spoken at the conference since it began in 1984 with an appearance by President Ronald Reagan, said Kirstin Hopkins, the conference’s deputy director.
Business Weekly (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-09/palin-presence-steers-rivals-away-from-republican-casting-call.html)
I really think that the GOP is shaping up to be Palin-Perry in 2012 - and they'll lose because fringe bases don't win general elections..
Palin Presence Steers Rivals Away From Republican Casting Call
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sarah Palin, whose celebrity has the power to steer the spotlight from other Republican presidential hopefuls, is set to retake her party’s stage today as she considers a White House bid.
The former 2008 vice-presidential candidate is the marquee speaker at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, an event unofficially billed as the first cattle call for those aspiring to take on President Barack Obama in 2012.
Republicans heard from all the serious presidential contenders at this point in the election cycle four years ago. This time, three of the potential top candidates have sent regrets: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
“The press has a seemingly insatiable appetite for all things Sarah, and at some point Republicans who want to fill the space at the head of our table need to overcome that appetite,” said Tucker Eskew, who advised former President George W. Bush and worked as a Palin counselor in 2008. “She is certainly a huge draw, and that shouldn’t be a fundamental driver for big strategic decisions. But on occasion it will drive some scheduling decisions.”
Every Republican presidential nominee has spoken at the conference since it began in 1984 with an appearance by President Ronald Reagan, said Kirstin Hopkins, the conference’s deputy director.
Business Weekly (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-09/palin-presence-steers-rivals-away-from-republican-casting-call.html)
I really think that the GOP is shaping up to be Palin-Perry in 2012 - and they'll lose because fringe bases don't win general elections..