What message would Palin send if she does not run for reelection?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
There's growing speculation in Alaska that Governor Sarah Palin won't run for reelection in 2010. Politico reports that top Republicans and Democrats are quietly lining up to run for the office - should Palin decide not to.
No one has filed the official paperwork yet; but many are taking the governor's silence as a sign that she'll opt out of a second term in order to get more involved in national politics.
One politician who is weighing a run put it this way: "If you're Palin, once you've flown first class, you don't go back to coach. She's been to the show and certainly seemed to like it there."
He suggests that barring some "unforeseen collapse on the national stage," Palin won't run again for governor.
Some experts expect the governor to wait as long as possible before announcing her plans - that way she can keep her options open and minimize her lame duck status as governor if she decides not to run again.
Although Palin's approval ratings have taken a hit since she ran with John McCain, she's still strong enough to scare off most challengers in her own party. One former staffer says if Palin files for reelection, the race is over.
A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows 21-percent of Republicans would back Palin as the 2012 presidential nominee - putting her at the top of the pack.
Here’s my question to you: What message would Alaska Governor Sarah Palin send if she chooses not to run for reelection?
Interested to know which ones made it on air?
Artisha from Virginia writes:
I hope by her not running for re-election she is sending the message that she will do us all a favor and go away. Governor Palin is one of the most divisive politicians in the country. We need politicians who are unifiers and believe in all Americans, not someone who believes that only white Americans from small, rural towns are the "real Americans".
Eric from Texas writes:
Just couldn't let a week pass without bringing up Palin, could you, Cafferty? Look, I get it! I understand Obama's approval ratings are falling. I get it already! You don't have to hammer the point! But you should stop throwing up these b.s. red-herring Palin stories every time your Messiah starts stumbling. Americans are wiping their eyes and finally seeing the "Emperor's New Clothes."
Dominic writes:
Jack, Her message is that the GOP is over. That is the message.
S. writes:
She's a lame duck in Alaska anyways. She won't run for re-election because losing in her home state will boot her out of national politics once and for all.
Chaz writes:
Jack, Why are you infatuated by this woman? I don't understand it. I am a Republican. Out of 15 Republican friends, I don't know one who would vote for her. I know you want her to run so Obama would have a free pass, but it's not gonna happen.
Mike writes:
Hopefully it will be a message in traditional Palin grammar: "I decided not to run for Governor in 2010 so that I, as an American, as all of us are, together for prosperity and a functioning democracy, can too not re-elect me for Governor. Can we not too join together to take part in, and of, around, and throughout a simply majority, decipher this great promise of equality for all, and oil money for some." *Wink*
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Jack she would be sending two messages. One – She final gets it, that this is just not about her and any type of fame she seems to need to fill her ego. Two – She finally watched the old interviews she never got to view while campaining, you know Catie Curic......
Jack: She had her fifteen minutes of fame--and doesn't want to add anymore time to her celebrity status--quit while she is ahead.
She would be sending the message that she intends to devote all of her time and energy into running for president in 2012. I think it would be a political mistake for her, however, not to run for re-election as governor. I believe she will follow in the footsteps of George W. Bush who held onto the governorship of Texas until he was "elected" president in 2000.
Brownwood, Texas
The message will be that she is ready to again be the presidential candidate of the extreme right wing of the Republican Party in 2012. My only hope is that she pairs up with another religious zealot to appeal to the base and they lose again to the moderate Obama. Because despite the warnings of extreme liberalism by Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talking heads, President Obama is governing more as a moderate.
What message is she sending?
The message is that she doesn't have the sense God gave her.
There is no way – not after the vp nomination (Couric interviews, Gibson interview and racist campaign rallies) – that this woman will win a presidential election. Her first impression was horrible – and it's lasting. She wore her ignorance on the issues like a badge of honor, and that won't sell to the majority.
It's going to take more than catchy phrases, winks and fancy pagent walking to win a presidential election. She just doesn't have what it takes.
Julie
Houston, TX
Simply that she wants to make history by being the first US female president. She is looking for a place in the history books. Not necessarily the presidency.
It means Letterman will have to get a new set of jokes.
I think she will show that she hasn't got what it takes to be governor, let alone President. She has a lot more to show the American people before she can feel she is a shoe in for any elected job. I think she is afraid she won't be reelected Governor and so won't run. This would mean the end of her political career, if it really ever got off the ground to start with.
Honolulu, Hawaii
There's one way to find out Jack. A good reporter would simply ask her. But there aren't any of those around here are there? Well, an opinion from one who is a Palin supporter is that I hope she does run when SHE FEELS THE TIME IS RIGHT, and not when a bunch of liberals expect her to. The fear that the left has for Palin is astounding.
It sends several mixed messages; 1. She's afraid they'll show all of her terrible interviews and she'll lose the election. 2. She decided to enroll in college classes starting in the fall of 2010 to take government, economics, geography, basic math and speech to get ready to run for President in 2012. That way when she gives an interview she'll be able to give some kind of educated answer. The only problem is that she needs to find a school that will admit her.
Jack, don't know what message she wants to send – but here is what I would like to tell her – just because a turkey has tail feathers too, however much it tries, it cannot become a peacock.
So what? She'll not run for re-election as Gov. and will try to get nominated by the GOP. Big deal. I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth and neither will Obama and the Dems.
Sarah Palin needs to go back to school, not back to politics. She was obviously in way over her head while running as Vice President, and has since shown herself unfit to hold any position of power. That anyone would continue to support her in any endeavour is indicative of how backward and partisan the Republican party has become.
I think the message she would send would be It's a jungle out there and i can't hack it.
Politics is no place for the timid.
It would send several messages. 1. The Party would be running the same Old Tired Men it always has...That support Big Business, Corporate Greed, and Special Interests. 2. She has bowed to Media and Left Wing Pressure. Finally, it would send the message that anyone who goes against the above values will Never have a shot.
The signal is that she is actually running for the White House. Of course, if President Obama is popular in 2010, the rest of the field may letter have it.
That she finally got the message!
it would be a Debu-détente – Throughout the Presidential campaign, the beauty queen's intelligence was often in question, but she may surprise people by being smart enough to avoid any risk of further embarassment from another loss on a smaller scale.
I have no doubt that Sarah Palin will run for President on the Republican ticket in the next election. She could get Kate Gosslin to be her Vice Presidentential Running Mate and they could put on quite a deva performance for us. All kidding aside Sarah Palin shames the Republican Party and all Americans. Let's hope we can cancel her contract.
Humility. She humbly acknowledges that she's not ready and just doesn't have what it takes. Has she been overseas yet? She needs to brush up on her foreign policy and show an interest in the world outside the US.
Jack: If Sarah decides not to run she will think it announces her plans to be on a ticket in 2012. This will be a gift to the Dems and to the American people. Barack Obama's lead in that election would be un precedented. Go for it Sarah!!!
The message probably is that she's finally figured out if you keep banking your head into a brick wall it actually hurts and the way to make the hurt go away is to quit the banging.
Hello Jack,
If she doesn't run it's cause her polls show she probably won't get re-elected as Gov. She's too much of a gadfly and if she has national ambitions -fuhgetaboutit...!!!
Jack,
the 21% of republicans who would vote for her simply do so because they do not see any other choices...the 79% are seeing there is for now no real choice.
Hi Jack,
The message will be: "I'm so utterly clueless, I actually think I have a chance to be elected president."
Hopefully, that she is getting out of politics and going to live out the rest of her days in relative obscurity...but I'm not holding my breath on that.
The message that she will send is that President Obama will easily get a landslide re-election in 2012. The obvious message is that Sarah want be seeing the Potomac River from the White House.
Jack:
Being Governor is too much work for not as many perks as being the President, with unlimited perks.
The governor would be saying to the people She want to be President of the Real AMERICANS, Not President of the UNITED States, only those states where real Amarican Live
Palin won't run for re-election because she will lose. And then she'll be branded a "loser" for having gone down for the count twice in a row. That would seriously damage her chances of winning the republican primaries–which is goal number one for the moronic Palin at this moment in time. Goal number two is to become president. She is obviously obsessed with these aspirations and is desperately trying to expand her base from the lunatic fringe to moderate republicans.. She is trying to become relevant, which will be difficult with her lack of meaninful experience.
Dear Jack,
I love your show! There is too much going on right now, in Iran and elsewhere. Palin just isn't important enough for discussion!
She is home studying politics.
good message...she knows she does not even come close...
It signals that she is getting out of the governing business and the media spotlight to freshen up on how to govern and operate in the spotlight.
Obviously the message would be that she's going to run for President. She will not win. The US can't afford to have a President who spends 95% of their time arguing with someone that said something about them. Isn't that what you do in junior high school?
Jack:
Why are you infatuated by this woman? I don't understand it. I am a republican. Out of 15 Republican friends, I don't know one that would vote for her. I know you want her to run so Obama would have a free pass, but it's not gonna happen.
The message would be that she clearly has bigger ambitions. But she needs to become more convincing as a national leader to continue gaining support. Winning the Governor race again would increase her credibility.
Republicans would back a silly goose just they would a lame duck.
They are kowtowing the mirage of money: they are steeped in
heavily-perfumed rituals.
They turned the world upside down and now they want to turn it
feminine.
Greg from Warren, Michigan
She is making a run at the White House. Though I am not a Palin supporter, it would be good for the country to have a white woman run against a mixed race man for the presidency. Are white men the minority yet?
That she will be a candidate in the Republican Party for President of the United States in 2012!
Her decision to not run for re-election as governor would probably mean that she thinks she is headed for bigger and better things. I hope, though, that she decides to stay in Alaska. Maybe she made enough off her book deal to permanently retire from politics.
It will let everyone know she is scared of Alaska politics. The reason she won't run is that she might not win. If she ran and didn't win she would destroy her national ambitions in an Alaskan election. Her national ambitions have already made her an absentee Governor so that won't be much different than the lame duck she will become when she admits she is scared and doesn't even run.
Dems are hoping that she their Presidential candidate.
The message that is loud and clear to me is "President Obama wins again!! Surely this is not the best the republicans can offer????
NN,VA
It would say that she is delusional since there's no way she'd get no more support than that of the incredible shrinking Republican base.
Well Jack.... It would send a message to the people of Alaska they would now have a chance to elect an ETHICAL Governor!!
You betcha!
Doug
Mpls
It probably means she thinks she should run for president. I say let her. If only 21% of the repubs back her, she will be a marginal candidate at best. Then, and only then, will we finally be rid of her. She will run back to Wasilla with her tail between her legs wondering what happened. She isn't smart enough to realize she's not presidential material. She doesnt understand that a wink, radical gibberish and a pretty face is not enough to run this country.
Jack,
That Palin finally understands that she has no place in public office or the public eye
That she is capable of making a wise decision.....
Governor Palin ran her course, if she were smart she would run for office again because the presendency is way beyond her reach. She comes with to much baggage. I really, honestly, don't think that she would win if she did run again most people were more interested in her family than in what she had to say.
That means that she'll be the fronrunner for the 2012 GOP nomination. With Obama destroying the nation a little more every day, by 2012, she (or any GOP nominee) will annhilate President Obama in the general election.
It would be a good guess that she is planning a run for the U.S. Presidency.
If Palin does not run for re-election, then I believe that would be a for sure indication that she is running for President in 2012. I don’t think there could be any other explanation. If I were her though, I would run for re-election and then make a fun for President in 2016 or 2020. That would give her time to re-introduce herself, study up on things and be a strong candidate.
If Sarah does not run the ,message she would send to the party would be that she no longer wants to associate with such a sick pathetic pack of self serving back stabbing wolves and wolfetts.
I am certain that the liberal democrats want Palin to run and also know that the conservative republicans want her to run. And we all know that Saturday Night Live can only hope that she runs.
But the 90 percent of people that have enough common sense to know that Palin is as much of a sideshow as Rush Limbaugh want the Republicans to run candidates that articulate small government and economic conservative views in the DC circus rather than a three-ring one that she seems to be most comfortable in these days.
What was McCain thinking?
After opprtunities that provided a very clear definition of who she actually is, I would say that the message sent by not running for re-election would be: She has determined that she is unfit or otherwise not prepared to put the interests of others before her own.
Her history of sidestepping responsibility for her own actions and decisions, her obvious lack of candor regarding process of State matters and her ability to change opoinions into "facts", show that she should have stayed home and worked on these issues prior to thinking she was capable of running, with dignity, a city, state or Fed. Gov. position.
By not running, she may have time to reflect on reality, family. As a republican, I would hope Alaska could do much better. At least until she can show that others MUST come first.
Objectively, it should not mean enough to be worthy of debate.
It would mean that she has national ambitions – which was true for Mitt Romney (one term as Gov. of Massachusetts), Barack Obama (one term as Illinois Senator), George W. Bush (just over one term as Gov. of Texas) or Hillary Clinton (just over one Senate term from NY).
It's only a big question because it is Sarah Palin. And Palin draws the scrutiny because her qualifications for national office are so worthy of futher debate – mainly because of her own uneven performance in the 2008 race, an opportunity of a lifetime that she obtained so easily.
I don't care what her message is. I would like to see her run for a national office if only for the comic relief. And keeping the Republicans in turmoil would be a bonus.
Dan Brady
Highland, NY
The message would be that if you wait long enough a media and comedians dream will come true. What better reality TV show could you ask for than a gun toting, backwoods, smart as a trailer hitch politician running for the highest office. You couldn’t write this script. So forget about The Hills or Jon & Kate, this will be the Beverly Hillbillies on steroids. I can’t wait.
If the Republicans want to back her then they should just that. She would make an excellent choice again and just may be win 2012 presidential nominee. However, she is old news at this point and not really up for game. There is no way this woman could be great leader of our country not now or ever.
Sarah Palin has MORE experience than the Fraud in the Presidential office right now!
I admire Sarah, she has been unfairly picked on by the media- as it is OBAMA himself that is afraid of her!
I am a Democrat, but WOULD vote for Sarah!
She is the ONLY one who was on the ticket who was not a millionaire-she knows what its like- she is a REAL person.
I believe in her energy policy! I believe in her!
The liberal media has done all they can to try to dim her star, but she still prevails. Here popularity is clearly growing. Cameras cannot catch up to her fast enough. If she decides to run for president, she will make a very fomidable candidate.
Now that Sarah's discovered Nieman Marcus, going to the Wal-Mart in Wassilia just isn't going to cut it. So, of course, she'll try to run for the nomination. But polls at this point are a waste of time, since they only gauge name recognition. So if Sarah's going to run, she better start reading the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Dilbert. She's still not going to get it, you have to brains and ideas to build a new Republication coalitiot, not flippant one-liners that appeal the the dwindling core of narrow ideologues.
I think her message will be clear: "I'm just tired of having to keep an eye on the Russians all the time. It's really somebody else's turn."
It would mean great relief for Alaskans.
The message she would send is that she has had her fifteen minutes of fame; it was not well-spent; and now she is exiting, stage right.
Whenever people feel shut out from participating in the political process – it sends a chilling message. Whether we agree with their political beliefs or not, this country needs people who love America – even Sarah Palin – to run for office and try their best to make positive change. Those of us who don't want to run for office owe it to those who do to listen with an open mind.
Missy M., Phoenix
Your introduction answered itself Jack. If she doesn't not opt to run for re-election as Govenor of AK then that would indicate that she intends to either run for a Senate/House seat or is going to run for President in '12.
if she does not run for reelection then she proves that she is finally in touch with reality
Palin not running for re election as Governor signals that she is wise enough to know she stands about as much chance as the Ayatollah of being elected Gov. of Alaska. Now if only she has enough wisdom to run for President so that President Obama can enjoy a "CAKE WALK" back into the White House.
That she isn't as dumb as we all thought she was.
She already sent the message – the "argument" with David Letterman. She wants to be on the national stage and her desire to do so was evident when she turned that one "joke" (tasteless or not) into a platform for "all girls" clearly made the point.
Please give Americans a real choice who they want for president, not a pairing of Obama and Pahlin. Romney, Huckabee, etc. all seem more competent to be president than the Pahlin.
Simple Jack, "Maveric"......
Palin made it quite obvious that you can be anybody, know absolutely nothing about national politics, and say the most divisive words uttered in 21st century America, and STILL be celebrated as "new blood" by the disenfranchised majority in this nation; as someone who will change things not because they should be, but because it's change. If Palin runs for President of the United States, she will lose, but only because Obama already beat her there. The fact that she WILL win the Republican nomination in the process should make us all cower our heads.
Kalamazoo, MI
She would be telling everyone "I am busy with countering the 18 ethics complaints against me."
If two terms as Governor of Alaska aren't in Palin's sights, then the White House must be her next target. The last time I looked there was no vacancy there and the current occupants are not planning on moving after their four year lease expires. If Washington is her desired destination, then she needs to look for a seat in the House or Senate. She could use a few years experience before seeking the highest office in the land.
The message would be loud and clear:
"You mean that I needed to file for re-election?
That she no longer wants to be the average Joe.
If she chooses not to run, the message will be that she's gearing up for 2012.
Palin not running would prove she knows her limits...and hopefully learned her lession...If you have nothing to say,do not say anything...
It would send the message that she is a typical politician, declining an opportunity to serve her state for four more years in order to pursue her own selfish ambitions on the national stage.
If Sarah forgoes state reelection, it would be a GREAT loss to our state; but a firm signal that she is running in the 2012 national campaign. KNOW that she will be well prepared, ready & willing to take on the Nation’s problems & Media’s bias. She is an EXCELLENT business owner, with her head in the game; having managed the largest state that is financially successful; not bankrupt or begging. She is a true Alaskan & American; with working class priorities first. This time she will win.
She has her PAC, she is not running for re-election, she wants the top job in 2012. Oh Brother, can you see her debating Obama? It will be like Miss Piggy debating Albert Einstein.
She will send a clear message that her FAMILY is more important than her popularity. Taking time to re-group and focus on what's important; her new child, teen daughter/mother and grandchild, her husband and her state!
Her message would be that she is arrogant, and thinks that she will win the 2012 presidential, and would also prove how out of touch she really is.
Half of me wants her to not run for governor because of the potential win for Democrats, the other half wants me to think that she might be above that. Obviously, my second half needs to get a clue.
Jack,
After watching last years election process I am still baffled that anyone would consider Sarah Palin a formidable candidate. Her responses during the Katie Couric interview spoke volumes to me. She couldn't name ONE supreme court decision she disagreed with, couldn't explain the Bush Doctrine, and countless other examples. Come on America, you're smarter than this.
Andrew Prentovic
Cincinnati, Ohio
That she wants way more than 15 minutes of fame
If she doesn't run for reelection it means she has lined her pockets with ilicit money, enough to leave the Alaskan Bully Pulpit to others.
The message would be "I'm deluded enough to believe all the things Rush has been saying about me."
David
New York
It means she has an independent mind.
She would be displaying an unexpected outbreak of sanity and consideration for the American people. It would not be good to have to endure her for another campaign season.
Either that she has no idea most of us think she’s an idiot (minus the 21% idiot bracket). Or she doesn’t understand we’re not laughing with her, we’re laughing at her. But that’s crediting her with a certain level of intelligence, which is a stretch, really. Just ask Africa the country, or those Russians who fly into her air space with apparent frequency.
Jack, she'd be letting us know she is at least smart enough to know that now that her consituents know how ignorant she is, she'd lose Alaska by a landslide! Losing that would NOT be a great platform for furthering her aspirations. She's getting out before it turns really ugly up there.
The message she will send is that she is not the airhead she made herself seem on the 2008 elections.
Jack, This would be "Christmas come early" for us democrates. Its a win win for us. If she did not run for re-election as governor it would mean one of two things. One it would mean she will drop out of politics forever which is good for everyone as we don't need any more incompetent politicians or two it would mean she would be going to get into the next presidential campaign or perhaps congress. This would be great for us democrats as this would mean just another looser republican with old outdated ideas. Jingle bells jingle bells jingle a the way!
Message: That she is going to run for the big office in 2012 and is so self-delusional that she thinks she can actually beat Obama. This demagogue is a characature of herself.
Message: Tina Fey, your going to have a record year!
very simple jack!!!!
Watch out America... there I come
Who's Palin?
If we stop making her the subject of conversation, she'll become irrelevant. Believe me!!!
After we have an intelligent president, would we really want to regress to mindless anecdotal commentary as a byline to real leadership?
but then again...........Bush followed a Rhodes scholar........
Jack
Palin is in outer space on all issues.She is a non factor on all issues
and I just can not fathon why the media keeps her out there.
David
Columbus, Ohio
Sarah Palin would be a fool to not run for reelection. We all saw her crash and burn on the national stage. How much more can she put her family through in the spotlight? If the Republicans know what is good for them, they will look at the signs and choose a more moderate candidate in 2012. Palin is a Republican death wish.
I personaly feel that Republicans lack some intelligence, for the last nine years, they stood behind the "village boy", who did more damage to the USA THAN EVEN NIXON did. Why not get behind a candidate with intelligence and carisma. The lady in question is still a child in the BIG arena of politics.
Sarah Palin became intoxicated with the power that she experienced while campaigning with John McCain. She wants another taste of it, no matter the cost. Little does she care that she is unprepared to function at this high level. She will go for it if she gets any encouragement at all. If you think George Bush was ill equipped, wait til you get a taste of her at the top of the ticket.
God help us is all I can say.
I am not sure if she'll get anywhere nationally. She has some of the worst advisors I've ever seen, i.e. the turkey farm, the bearskin, airing the family dirty linen. But do know that the most dangerous place I can think of would be to get between Palin and a reporter.
The message......We are in trouble...SERIOUS TROUBLE......WE DON'T NEED IGNORANCE RUNNING AMERICA......GOD HELP US!!!!!!
Jack,
I don't care if she decides to run for reelection or not, Gov Palin is not electable nationally. She may get 100% of the GOP (party of NO) votes, however, I don't think this country will be that stupid again to elect another "empty suit" like the last president we just had. Have a NICE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't think Governor Palin will run for Governor of Alaska in 2010 simply because she doesn't care, she is eying for the Presidency. But if she thinks that her Party will just give her the nomination, I've got two words for her to remember, Hilary Clinton!
Jack,
Hopefully Palin not running would mean that she finally realized her ineptitude and would choose not to embarrass herself by running for national office. Most likely though, it would mean another national campaign and if shes elected, potential trouble for Americans overcoming their arrogant and belligerent image abroad.
It would show that she cares more about her children than the spotlight. If she truely doesn't want any of her families privacy to be interfered with as she claimed over and over, then mabey it's time to pay off that $500,000 legal bill, settle down and become a full time hockey mom.
That would be interesting. if she wins the republican nomination to run against Obama he may raise 1 billion dollars for his campaign.
Yes, she wants to be ready to go through that door that God is going to open for her.
Is Sarah Palin even relevant anymore? The only thing I see her doing well is all the constant trap flapping everytime a microphone is stuck in her face. Maybe the Republicans should let Palin run as president, it will make for an instant re-election of Obama, hands down. As for running again for Governor, Thats for the people of Alaska to decide. And they deserve her if they do re-elect her.
If Sarah doesn't run in the Alaskan gubernatorial dash, it means she wants to save her energy for the Washington marathon. Who knows, luck may be shining on the side of the late night shows producers who would hit a home run in a Sarah-for-President melodrama.
If Sarah Palin chose not to run for reelection for governer in Alaska which I doubt she will do, but if she does the message would be that she would need time to run for President in 2012, and we know she is definitly going to run weather people like it or not. I think that she will run for reelection for governor until the Presidential election and have her Lieutiant Governor take over if she were to become President and its possible she may win if she runs.
Scott Stodden (Freeport, IL)
If Sarah does not run it means one thing , she wants to move to New york , take over the late show from David Letterman , .!
If Ms. Palin should choose not to run for Governor it would be my deepest hope that it was because she had an epiphany and it was that she finally realized she makes a better talk show guest than elected official. I can't see her on Oprah, but I can see her on the Lipstick Jungle.
Jack, I hope she runs for the GOP nomination. The bottom line here is that if she runs, Mr Obama will have a cake walk re-election and become a two term President. Great!
This is the best for America's future and she would be out of an office, anyway!
Jack, I'm starting to worry about you! I hope you're not starting to have a crush on her too. Please,just let her fade off into the sunset. I just read that she is getting tired of all the legal bills over all of these ethics investigations. Maybe she just doen't have the money and finally got the message.
If Sarah Palins does
Not run for reelection.
I think she will need
To stay home to raise
Her granddaughter because
Her teenage daughter
Can't handle it!President
Yeah right!
The message is that she believes the Republican Party has not seen the error of its ways; therefore she has a viable, credible opportunity to be on the next GOP Presidential ticket. Our country deserves better that that!
What would it mean if Sarah does not run for another term? Obviously, it means that she's expecting a "miracle" in 2012!
That politics is *not* a circus!
This is a no-brainer....There is no way that Palin would run for Governor. Polls in Alaska show that there is a virtual tie if she ran against the leading Democrats already in office (ie Senator Lisa). If she lost, there is no way that she could get the nomination for the Presidential election. Also, she cannot earn any outside income while serving as Governor–the money earned would be placed in the State account–and Palin plans on making many millions with a book telling how everyone has misunderstood her and her family and the media tried to portray her as the head clown in the dysfunctional circus.
I am a 69 year old retired democrat with an MBA. I'll vote for Sarah Palin. She is truly a great woman who would make an excellent President. Can you imagine what will happen when she stands up to the males jerks in Iran? I want to live long enough to see that! Wow!
Jack
Sarah Palin didn't inspire me in the last election and hasn't inspired me yet. Since inspirational characteristics are something you cannot learn, I don't expect her to inspire me in 2010 or 2012.
That's she delusional Jack. I pray she runs for president against Obama who in 4 months has already taken on and beaten Big Cancer, changed the rules on how credit card companies can steal from us, gave health insurance to millions of children, in one speech in a foreign capital changed our world image for the positive after 8 years of being the most hated country in the world, to just list a few positive things he's done. Palin can offer us her success in teaching her children the republican mantra of abstinence in place of sex education.
she is just another republican schill that will do whatever her team of people advise her to do at the time! her actions will not reflect the needs of her state or people at the time, unless its for oil.
Maybe 2012 she would know what the job of the President is......
If the GOP and religious right are that hard up, than let her run. They will have to buy some new duds and some more add on hair for her. She is laughable and needs an education, but that would take years to get it through her thick head. I'll bet the Alaskan's would be very happy to have a new Govenor, but her as President would be much worse.
If she decides not to run it will be a smart decision. There is no way she could be elected running against President Obama. The powers that be of the GOP will see that she will not be the candidate in 2012
John McCain has ruined her political future. Thanks John,
The truth is that she is not in or never will be "in the big league".
"Put your sunglasses on and get ready to watch Karaboo Barbie's agenda go up in flames." comes to mind.
i am not sure! she wouldn't win for president. i voted for her and mccain. i am concerned about her ability to be a world leader. she is a great governor. however being a governor of a nowhere state and being president of 50 are different. i believe she will run for senate or a top spot in the party. whatever she does i hope she stays in the media spotlight. when she does the country talks about it. whatever your side on the subject!
Obviously, if she's not running for governor, she's planning a run for the presidency in '12. But as most sane people realize she's not fit to run for dog catcher. She has no knowledge of world affairs or even domestic affairs. Only the extreme right wing of the GOP would vote for her. If she is fool enough to think otherwise, then a fool she be.
Absolutely, she should run
If Ms Palin does not seek reelection it may be that she is afraid she may loose. Whatever the outcome of her fortunes she may still be highly regarded by some come 2012. It is amazing how the American people will vote for morons. Whether he was an idiot or not George W. Bush came off that way and, some say, won the election. We have had two highly intelligent people run and win but they did so by being Bubba; Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. And even Reagan’s absent minded grandfather act served him well. It has been said that the American people don’t like to vote for the smartest kid in the class but rather the class clown that you would like to have a beer with. Hopefully the last election will be the start of an era where that is untrue. But be aware of how well stupidity sells and don’t write off a Governor from Alaska with a room temperature IQ.
/Go ahead on and drop out of the gubinatorial race in Alaska Ms. Palin. I'm sure you'll make a lot of Alaskans happy. IMO, Ms. Palin has a greatly inflated, if not downright delusional sense of her own power. I won't be voting in the Republican primary and I sure wouldn't be voting for her if she should win said primary. Surely the US electorate wouldn't be so dumb as to elect her in the general election. Well, there WAS that "oops" back in 2000, where they sent some idiot from Texas, with help from the Supreme court, to DC. But after 8 years of him, I'd HOPE that people would be paying more attention.
Diane, Houston TX
If Sarah Palin does not run for governor, she will truly demonstrate her lack of understanding of the way the American public feels about her. She will be doing Alaska a favor, but I think she is delusional thinking that she could possibly win a run for the president. I am a female and when she first appeared as McCain's VP candidate...I was considering voting for her...then I listened to her...I know that I'm not alone...It would be an automatic vote for the other candidate.
The message is simple: she does not want to have to be accountable for her accomplishments any more. That turned out to way, way too hard. Especially when people are watching everything she does, now. And she certainly doesn't want to have to face the difficult questions she would get from the press as a candidate.
I don't think she will run for President. I think she is going to write her book, and bask in her celebrity.
I hope she gets the GOP nomination in 2012. That way Obama will def get another term!
It means that the folks in Alaska will be able to turn on their TV's and not have to hear her campaign speeches or promises.
What it means to me is that Sarah "Winky Dink" ain't too berry smart, and she better hold on to the bird she has in her hand rather than turn it loose for three flying by. There ain't 'nuff Republicans to elect her, and she certainly didn't get the Hillary vote John McCain thought she'd oull from Presidentr Obama. She's a legend in her mind, but not presidential material. Period!
In my opinion, "Winky Dink" Sarah better run for governor. She may not win there, who knows?? Might tell her something she doesn't want to know, but if she didn't win there, that should be proof enough she ain't gonna win president.
Norfolk, VA
It tells me that she plans to find a way onto the national stage. To me she is just a pretty face, not much substance.
If Palin is poising herself for being the 2012 Republican Presidential nominee, we had all better get ourselves ready to undergo an election that will be painfully embarrassing for not only Palin, but our entire country. You may agree with her ideas, but they are uniform in the Republican Party, so choose someone who at least presents them intelligently and articulately.
The message she is sending me is that despite an obviously limited I.Q. she can still read the handwriting on the wall as to her chances of being reelected governor,dogcatcher or anything else in Alaska. Gee Golly ethics investigations will sure golly getcha even in the great white north dontcha know it!
Jack,
That it's not going to be embarassing to be an American – again.
Men these days don't realize how tough it is to be a soccer mom.
She wants to go back being a MOM and WIFE.
Jack,
Governor Palin will leave for four years while Obama will serve as president for 4 years. What she should do is serve the job and then retire when she announces her candidacy. What Alaska is going to vote for Obama when someone from that state is running. Not in a million years. That is the course she should take
That she is smarter than many of us think!
The message will be that the media and the Democratic party have succeeded in totally destroying her. I would not blame her though. I would not want to put my family through what her family has been through.
She'd be telling the world that she believes she has a chance on the national political stage. Fat chance!! She'd have to be more intelligent than she comes across, but still – not presidential material by a long shot.