Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Will Sarah Palin be the Republican nominee in 2012?

No.

There's a debate circulating on the internets about whether Palin is positioning herself as the 2012 presidential candidate.

There is zero chance that Palin will be the candidate in 2012. First of all , no one likes a loser. Second, the Republican leadership must know that they have no hope of winning if Palin is the candidate. They will never allow it. Some say that Palin is hugely popular with the base, but so what? The Republican base has shown itself to be composed of sheep who will do whatever they are told.

The notion that Palin is a star is total nonsense. She was completely unknown before the Republican convention, and nothing that has happened since gives any reason to believe that she will retain a significant constituency after she gets slaughtered in the election.

After the election she will crawl back under her rock, and good riddance.

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