I'm beginning to think Palin will deliver the election 4 years from now...

[sfam]

As idiotic as this chick appears, they fucking LOVE her. Palin gets the crowds, generates campaign contributions, and makes many in Freeperville wish the ticket were Palin/McCain. And lets face it, if this cycle is any indication, her competition in 4 years isn't gonna be that tough.

So yeah, I think she's the odds-on favorite to win the Republican nomination. Given the Shitstorm the republicans are leaving the Dems with, I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't have the best economic 4 years of our lifetime. That said, I just don't see that Palin ever breaks 40-45% of the electorate. She pretty much rawks with the base, which means she probably wins the nomination, but just won't get further.

In short, if Palin gets the Repub nomination in 2012, a distinct possibility, I think our chances are fairly high to have a good 8 year run!

[thesubstanceofdreams]

1. Palin is like Huckabee

The base loves them, but they're way off the mainstream. In addition, Palin is a complete idiot.

[RichGirl]

13. You right...

Even her biggest cheerleader, Pat Buchanan, couldn't deny that she only excites the base.

[GreenPartyVoter]

32. I was gonna say, Huckster isn't an idiot. Not like Palin is.

[Incitatus]

2. I would say they can't be that stupid, but

every time I have said that about the Republicans I have been wrong. Time will tell.

[Diane R]

3. No. Her only appeal now is her cute flirting. She won't be so young and 'fresh' in four years.

[Raschel]

29. Totally right! Her jowls will be sagging and she'll not be "hot"

which so far, for repubs seems to be the #1 reason to vote for her.

[Historic NY]

4. she will be knocked up again and unable to campaign...

you know those alaska winters.

[buzzard]

5. I am pretty sure that we will have the worst 4 years economically in a long time this is a tough

position for any President, I only hope people realize that it wasn't his policies that got us here.

[mediaman007]

6. Four years from now, she'll not be the "hottie!"

[Kerrytravelers]

7. She's a loose cannon and is sinking the McCain ticket. Her popularity is falling in Alaska.

I see her slinking back to Alaska, admid controversay and scandal. She'll finish her term as governor with little to no fanfare, then that will be the end of her elected office career. She'll continue to do "interviews" on Faux Noise Channel, where she might be offered a show. However, it will have to be filmed in Alaska since she don't seem to believe that anyone outside of Alaska counts as a human being. She is obsessed with Alaska.

[galactical]

8. Sarah Palin = Geraldine Ferraro '08

Her political career is over after this.

And if it isn't, i see it being contained to Alaska.

[RollWithIt]

9. 2012, my guess is a Governor we have never heard of....

My 2 cents... whoever it will be will announce their candidacy in 2010.

[crossroads]

10. She may get the GOP nomination, but Obama will get another term!

[Ilsa]

11. The GOP women HAVE to like her right now because they didn't get a say

in choosing her. But there are plenty of infinitely more qualified GOP women who can take her place in four years.

[smoochpooch]

12. I think Nixon was the last GE "loser" to run again and win.

I think they just get that stigma of "loser" and it's hard to overcome once you have it. By the end of this thing, it should be obvious to all Americans that the Palin choice was a huge mistake.

[KathieG]

14. With the amount of dirt that has been dug up about this woman...

in such a short period of time, I can only imagine how much MORE dirt there will be in 4 years...I'm not sure she would survive a all of this dirt circulating continuously throughout an election season...she will lose her luster quickly IMO.

[PassingFair]

15. She COULD have been a contenda....4 years from now.

They have absolutely brought her out before she was
ready.

I think her political career will be RUINED if she
is not careful.

Not that I care.....

[damndude]

16. i think its time governor dean start drafting a viable candidate to replace her

she should be up for re-election next year

[1corona4u]

17. I don't think we will let that happen after a good 8 year run.

[SheilaT]

18. Absolutely not.

She won't get a brain in four years. She will be no less ignorant four years from now than she is today.

Her appeal, such as it is, is extremely limited, and declining rapidly.

In two years she'll be a trivia question.

[FreakinDJ]

19. Palin is politically DOA

Void of intellectual thought

[yourout]

20. Not if Troopergate gets her impeached.

[PretzelWarrior]

21. I would LOVE Palin as the 2012 candidate.

[JimWis]

22. Hell no. 4 years from now, no one will even remember her.

[merh]

23. She may not survive in Alaska

Her tax records reflect per diems she wasn't entitled to claim, let alone pay taxes on.

The violation of their state personnel laws and their constitution could well get her impeached.

The Palin we see is not the Palin that once was popular in Alaska, many have started to look closely at what she "has done" and see the croneyism and the enrichments.

The repubs may have done us a favor bringing her out this soon, she is unprepared and her "conduct" as Governor reflects her notion that she can do what she wants, who is to stop her.

Oh, and the GOP loyalists, the true powers, they don't like McCain and cannot stand Palin - they were stuck with McCain, they won't get stuck with Palin.

[anonymous171]

24. Nope. Once her looks fade no one will care about her.

And then there's troopergate and her falling #'s in AK.

[csziggy]

25. No she is like Katherine Harris - she has too much baggage

The crap she has been living with is already catching up to her. No way she could possibly be a viable candidate in four years - or ever.

[Obamarulz11]

26. Palin should be more concerned about her job in Alaska

[Ediacara]

27. Palin will run for president... of Alaska...

[GoneOffShore]

28. Got the crystal ball out here.

Through the swirling mists of time I see Sarah Palin and Todd sitting at their kitchen table. It's 2020 - little Trig is not so little but wants to sit on Mom's lap, Bristol is sitting there with her three kids reading the decree absolute and the other kids aren't there. They've seen the light and gotten out of Alaska.
Todd speaks.
"So Sarah, Jeb Bush is running for Prez this time. Why don't you give him a call. See if he needs a VP who's gonna "excite the base". Put on those FMP's and get out there and fire them up, like you fire me up."
"Todd, I called yesterday. They said they appreciated the phone call, but my "sell by date" had passed. Not sure what that means."

[A-Schwarzenegger]

30. AGNEW 1976!

Oops.

[taddles]

31. 4 years is a long time to destroy someones credibility.

Palin will be snotty little footnote in a month.

[JeffR]

33. 4 months from now, even the Freepers will have forgotten her name.