Liberals for Palin in 2012

[IDemo]

At the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas last week, the liberals and Democrats gathered for this annual tech-centric event were polled on a range of issues, including which GOP candidate they want to take on Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Their answer? "Mama grizzly" Sarah Palin, by a landslide.

Talking Points Memo, which snagged an early version of the Netroots straw poll results, reports that 48 percent of those polled want the ex-Alaska governor and former vice presidential nominee to win the Republican nomination in 2012. Libertarian figurehead Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) came in a distant second, with 11 percent. Filling out the rest of the pack were former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (11 percent), 2008 GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (9 percent), Newt Gingrich (8 percent), and Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty (7 percent).

The takeaway here is obvious: Liberals want wacky, fringe candidates—or in Santorum's case, candidates with horrendous image problems—so as to clear the way for four more years of Obama.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/07/liberal-palin-president-2010-straw-poll

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That's just crazy.

I don't want her anywhere near a White House run. My head says she hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell, of course...

My heart says otherwise.

It would give her a legitimacy that she does not deserve.

She needs to be sent into permanent obscurity, and a White House run would do just the opposite.

[LAGC]

2. I agree.

I don't think we should be cheering a Palin run. Should the economic situation deteriorate and people blame Obama for not fixing it, whoever the Republican candidate is could very well be elected by default. Would definitely prefer a more moderate Republican who didn't have a Jesus-complex, just in case.

[NorthCarolina]

4. She couldn't possibly win, and Saturday Night Live will no doubt bring back Tina Fey

in her role as the dim witted "I can see Russia from my kitchen window" Sarah Palin. What could be better than that?

[MilesColtrane]

12. "She couldn't possibly win."

Yeah, that's what I thought about Bush in 2000.

That's the year I learned that you don't have to win the election in order to reside in the White House.

[NeedleCast]

27. Not a snowballs chance in hell

Her negatives are already through the roof, WAY WAY higher that Bush in 2000. She has no centrist appeal. Look at her polling numbers outside the conservative core. She's hopeless.

[ismnotwasm]

28. Me too

I started voting Democrat (as opposed to third party or write ins) that year, because I couldn't believe he made it to the primaries. He always was an clearly incompetent asshole, and a fucking creep.

Palin is very similar to what Bush is and in a comparable political position. Only this time, she has the internet, a very powerful influence.

[chemenger]

35. I hate to refudiate your claim that ... "She couldn't possibly win." ...

but you sadly misunderestimate the typical American's capacity to completely overlook their own well-being in their overwhelming desire to be totally STUPID!!!

[MilesColtrane]

40. That was in quotes because I was replying to someone who posted that.

We are actually in agreement.

[awoke_in_2003]

14. oh yes she can...

america is that stupid.

[Bobbieo]

16. I said Bush could not possibly win a second term!!! Beware of what you wish for!

[Sebastian Doyle]

21. She couldn't possibly win. But then neither could Chimpy.

Winning doesn't matter though, when you can outright steal two elections, and get away with it.

They tried to steal 2008 too. Only the massive turnout allowed Obama to emerge with the electoral landslide that he did, but the actual number of people who voted for him far exceeded the "official" numbers.

That turnout probably won't be there in 2012, and the probable result will be another "close election" decided by electro-fraud machines.

And if that happens, I'll be praying the Mayans were right about the world ending on December 21. :scared:

[vanbean]

29. That doesn't make any sense. If you think the election can be

stolen, then what difference does it matter who runs? Isn't easier to steal the election if it is close, rather than a landslide? Isn't that how Obama won? He got enough votes that they just couldn't swing the theft. So the weaker the opposition, the better.

[Sebastian Doyle]

31. The electro-frauders best defense is the "margin of error"

If the election appears to be decided by only 1 or 2% of the vote, they can always claim that the pre-election polls and the exit polls were wrong, and few would question it, because polls always have a "margin of error" which is usually +/- 3% or so.

This wouldn't have worked in 2008, for example, because the turnout was huge, and most of the increase was from younger voters 18-30. Nobody was going to believe that demographic was turning out to vote for a 72 year old 4 time cancer survivor and his two digit IQ running mate.

[Kalyke]

26. Is there such a thing?

A moderate Republican and one who doesn't have a Jesus-complex?

[IDemo]

3. Not even sure it makes any difference who they run

It's a sure bet that at least half the ticket is going to be an incomprehensible fool, and that the 21-Percenters will be infatuated.

I'm looking forward to some classic Tina Fey performances if it's Copter Barbie, though.

[LiberalAndProud]

20. If she weren't a woman, I'd be all for it.

She gives us all a bad name.

[hamsterjill]

25. Well said, California Peggy

As usual, you've nailed it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Thank you!

[doc03]

5. I think they misunderestimate the stupidity of

the American people. I don't want to see her run she may actually win and besides that her voice may drive me to suicide before it's over.

[RKP5637]

10. That voice of hers is the most grating thing, yep, it drives one to the edge. n/t

[EFerrari]

6. RUN, SARAH, RUN!

:woohoo:

:rofl:

[jamalhernandez]

7. Any Republican except for Paul will lead us into war with some country

Based on lies. Palin may be the craziest, but the craziness of the others *Huckabee, Gingrich) should not be underestimated either.

[IDemo]

8. Agreed, and welcome to DU, Jamal

[Politicalboi]

9. All of Will Ferrel's mocking got us where?

Bush 2000. The writing was on the wall, but look what happened. They stole an election and the deciding state was run by his brother. The one in charge of counting the votes campaigned for Bush. Yes Sarah is a dip shit, but let's not for get Bush. With the decision on Citizens United it could be done believe it or not. As much as I would love to laugh at her, she just might get the last laugh at us.

[RKP5637]

11. Anymore too many Americans don't play/vote with a full deck, she might actually win. n/t

[MilesColtrane]

15. Yes, we are irrational at best,...

fucking crazed at the worst.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/19/half-of-americans-believe-in-angels/

"Half of all Americans believe they are protected by guardian angels, one-fifth say they've heard God speak to them, one-quarter say they have witnessed miraculous healings, 16 percent say they've received one and 8 percent say they pray in tongues, according to a survey released Thursday by Baylor University."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305277,00.html

"...34 percent of people ...say they believe in ghosts, according to a pre-Halloween poll by The Associated Press and Ipsos. That's the same proportion who believe in unidentified flying objects — exceeding the 19 percent who accept the existence of spells or witchcraft.

A smaller but still substantial 23 percent say they have actually seen a ghost or believe they have been in one's presence..."

Throw into that environment an economy that could slip into a very real depression. Add vast flows of cash thrown at business friendly Republican candidates no matter their wacked out personal beliefs, and the lunatics could be running things soon if we're not very careful.

[RKP5637]

17. It's pretty freaky! When I was a kid education and sound thinking were at the

top of the list, building truly a better world, working for the collective betterment of mankind, integrity and all sorts of things. Now, it's become significantly unglued. Frankly, I think the country is bordering on being ungovernable.

[RKP5637]

19. Anymore, I think America has great potential to lead the world as a 5th world country. The

smarter and more capable countries are going to walk right past America in the 21st century the way we are headed. We had a great country once and greed plus irrational thinking blew it...

[reformist2]

30. Yes. It's too risky. We need McCain to run again.

A McCain/Dole 2012 ticket would be ideal.

[RKP5637]

33. Yeah! That would be a good one!!! n/t

[Bozita]

13. Chicken-for-a-checkup and Turkey-for-a-president -- Meet your *NEW* GOP

[Lesleymo]

18. She'll be on the ticket

She has money, power, looks, and a fervent, devoted fan base. She'll be there. You betcha. Also thus.

[Erose999]

22. Tim James. We only speak English in this here Alabammer. (awkward pause) Does it to you?

His campaign ads (and the spoofs thereof) would be comedy GOLD!!

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tim+james+spoof&aq=f

[enuegii]

32. Or Early Cuyler...

He'd have the advantage of a larger population base of like-minded folks over in Georgia.

The fact that he's not actually real probably wouldn't matter very much.

Kidding, of course...

[bring_em_home_bush]

39. LMAO

Early Cuyler for Prezidentin' awesometudiousness!




As Granny says: "When Jesus was president he ate babies all the time."

[WinkyDink]

23. Wanting Palin in order to DEFEAT her is not quite what the subject-line means.

[snooper2]

24. I guess those PUMAs finally found something to do with their time

since their last effort was such a miserable failure :rofl:

[Arkana]

34. No surprise that liberals want Palin to be the Republican candidate.

She'd get creamed in a general unless Obama fucked up worse than James Buchanan--and Buchanan let half the country secede.

[Erose999]

36. Never underestimate Barack "no drama" Obama's ability to concede victory to the other side. nt

[Arkana]

41. Considering that he doesn't do that at all, I think we'll be OK.

[CakeGrrl]

38. ...and then watch the MSM suck even more than it does

falling over themselves to give her as much of a fighting chance as they can.

:puke:

Why anyone wants to invite wall-to-wall media coverage of this race-baiting, ignorant dimbulb is beyond me.