How Palin Could Win the 2012 GOP Nomination ( its their winner take all system

[Ichingcarpenter]

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The secret of Palin's presidential potential is the Republican Party's affection for winner-take-all primaries. According to my friend Elaine Kamarck's invaluable new book, Primary Politics, 43 percent of the 2008 Republican delegates were selected in primaries where the winner corralled all the delegates by winning a state or congressional district. As a result of the Republicans' to-the-victor-go-the-spoils method of picking convention delegates, Mike Huckabee finished second in 16 states and won a paltry 74 delegates for his trouble.

In the name of fairness, the Democrats have banned such winner-take-all primaries, which is why the nomination fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton dragged into June. The Democratic Party's method of proportional representation meant that neither candidate could score a game-ending victory until all the primaries ended.

In contrast, the Republican have long been more concerned with avoiding a lengthy and divisive nomination fight than in designing a philosophically pure system of allocating delegates.

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If Palin launches a 2012 race – and survives the South Carolina primary with her aura intact – she could theoretically sweep the winner-take-all states without ever winning a majority anywhere. The Republican establishment (the congressional leadership, the governors, the major donors and national consultants) could all agree that Palin would be an electoral disaster against Obama in November and still be powerless to halt her juggernaut.


SNIP............... They might have screwed themselves once again because of the system that they developed. I thought the winner take all system sucked and now it might come back and bite them in their Palin.


Article Here:
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/11/16/walter/

[Submariner]

1. All Obama would have to do during the campaign

would be to say "Do you people (of the United States) REALLY want to put the nuclear codes in the hands of Sarah Palin?"

After a nanosecond of thought, the answer automatically comes up, "HELL NO". End of campaign.

[Me.]

2. Just Saw An Ad For A Sarah Jessica Parker Movie

And the trailer featured a Palin joke. When your candidate becomes a national joke, it's all over. Just as it was for Ford. So I hope she outsmarts the boys club and gets the nom.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. Fingers crossed

If I can help her win the nomination, I'll do my part.

[yellowcanine]

4. My prediction in that case: Obama 48 states, Palin 2 states (Utah and Alaska)

[Quixote1818]

5. Not a praying person, but this I will pray for! :) nt