Poll: Palin is still Republican's pick for President

[DMX7]

This joke of a person is still the Republican's pick for President. Just pathetic.


16. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) If the 2012 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, for whom would you vote?
11/23/09
Sarah Palin 17
Mike Huckabee 10
Mitt Romney 9
John McCain 7
Newt Gingrich 2
Bobby Jindal 1
Ron Paul 1
Rudy Giuliani 1
Tim Pawlenty 1
Charlie Crist *
Haley Barbour *
Jeb Bush *
Other 8
None/Nobody 12
Would not vote 2
No opinion 28

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...ll_113009.html

[EmptyMan]

ehh, maybe Hillary will try to seize the opportunity of the empty 2012.

[td4mvp21]

I thought Republicans didn't want Obama to get re-elected

[Spurminator]

I don't think this means a lot. She's really been the only person in the mainstream discussion for the GOP nomination.

She may have a plurality but the choices are pretty heavily split. Given how much she's been in the news compared to the others, I would expect a serious candidate (or threat?) to have a higher percentage of the total votes.

All I get from this poll is that at least 17 of 100 surveyed Republicans are incurably stupid.

[jacobdrj]

Wow, what a joke. The GOP had some serious candidates even last year, and all they can put up now is McCain's knee-jerk panic reaction to Obama's nomination? What the ?

And had it been a Hillary Vs. McCain ticket (sans Palin) I wouldn't have cared who won last election. How far we have fallen...

[Winehole23]

One rumor has it Obama will dump Biden for Hilary.

[jacobdrj]

That move would be wise.

[SpurNation]

One rumor has it Obama will dump Biden for Hilary.

Keep your enemies closer?

[coyotes_geek]

I don't think this means a lot. She's really been the only person in the mainstream discussion for the GOP nomination.

Agreed. It's just name recognition. The fact that 50% of the respondents chose "other", "none", "no opinion" or "wouldn't vote" pretty much says it all.

[boutons_deux]

dubya had accomplished nothing, failed multiple times, and he also failed as President, so why wouldn't the Repugs not want no-accomplishment pitbull follow to dubya's -stained footsteps?

[RandomGuy]

If Palin runs for the Republican nomination, she will win it.

Because every freaking Democrat in the country will know that voting for Obama to win the Dem nomination is a forgone conclusion, and will, like myself, line up around the block to register Republican and get her to the top of the ticket.

Palin 2012!

[boutons_deux]

And Limbaugh polled this week as the most influential representative of the Repugs.

While the Repug/Stalinist attack dogs go after RNC chairman, etc for (being black) and not being "pure" enough.

[Winehole23]

While the Repug/Stalinist attack dogs go after RNC chairman, etc for (being black) and not being "pure" enough.

Michael Steele is a weenie and a confirmed bum-roller.

I'm no fan of the RNC, but they could've done much better. Picking a bland drone like Steele to be the face of the party and to appeal to "minorities" was bound to backfire.

[mogrovejo]

I think Palin's popularity has been rising among independents as well. I'm not surprised a bit. Her opponents trash and bash her in extreme terms but offer little more than childish insults. This and other threads about Mrs. Palin in this forum are a good example. There are very few compelling arguments presented by those that direct at her a creepy amount of hatred and anger. Besides the obvious cases of machismo, also evident in the last Dem primaries, all we have are ad hominem arguments. People will grew increasingly tired of this kind of stuff and the strategy will backfire.

[clambake]

i love her.

[AussieFanKurt]

If she ever becomes President, not just America is ed

[Nbadan]

Have you heard she is gonna campaign for Perry in Texas......don't give up yet Hutch!

[mogrovejo]

I rest my case.

[Nbadan]

Seriously, Palin IS a joke...

[mogrovejo]

Nbadan with another of his thorough, exhaustive, perfect, substantive, intelligent, gracious and carefully considered argument.

[Nbadan]

you go with that and good luck in 2012....I mean it.

[Winehole23]

I think Palin's popularity has been rising among independents as well. I'm not surprised a bit. Her opponents trash and bash her in extreme terms but offer little more than childish insults.

Unfortunately, this is true of Palin too. She is more thin skinned and even less substantial, ideologically speaking, than Bush. And she lacks his political cunning. Her Republican opponents, should she choose to run in 2012, will tear her to pieces in the primaries.

Palin is a quitter and an airhead. She should rest content with the fortune celebrity brought her. Very simply, she lacks the mettle and judgment for higher office. Beside the financial fracaso last year, Palin is the main reason John McCain lost to Obama. She put off GOP realists and independents. She will again, if she runs.

[Purple & Gold]

When Palin is the face of the Party you are in trouble. I don't think the repubs are dumb enough to let her win the nomination. She's viewed by way to many as a quitter that left the Governers job to sell a book and go on talkshows. Even if she runs as an independent it will ensure an Obama reelection.

[DarkReign]

I think Palin's popularity has been rising among independents as well. I'm not surprised a bit. Her opponents trash and bash her in extreme terms but offer little more than childish insults. This and other threads about Mrs. Palin in this forum are a good example. There are very few compelling arguments presented by those that direct at her a creepy amount of hatred and anger. Besides the obvious cases of machismo, also evident in the last Dem primaries, all we have are ad hominem arguments. People will grew increasingly tired of this kind of stuff and the strategy will backfire.

Ok, a lot of this post is true about the childish insults and bashing just to bash Palin.

But for you to insinuate that there are only a "few compelling arguments" against her as a credible politician is laughable.

[TheProfessor]

I think Palin's popularity has been rising among independents as well. I'm not surprised a bit. Her opponents trash and bash her in extreme terms but offer little more than childish insults. This and other threads about Mrs. Palin in this forum are a good example. There are very few compelling arguments presented by those that direct at her a creepy amount of hatred and anger. Besides the obvious cases of machismo, also evident in the last Dem primaries, all we have are ad hominem arguments. People will grew increasingly tired of this kind of stuff and the strategy will backfire.

Sounds very similar to McCain's jaundiced reasoning for picking Palin - because the media had betrayed such sexism towards Clinton, the electorate would naturally transfer their affections to Palin, regardless of her ap ude. It was cynical then, and still is. She is wholly unqualified for office, regardless of gender, and most sane people see that.