The gop, birthers, and sarah palin...

[babylonsister]

So it seems the birthers do not make up the majority of the gop. fyi... ;)

Birthers love Sarah Palin far more than any other 2012 GOP hopeful
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/02/birthers_love_sarah_palin.html


http://www.salon.com/news/politics/sarah_palin/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/02/15/palin_2012
So much for Sarah Palin as a serious '12 contender

There was a time last summer and fall, when Tea Party ideologues like Sharron Angle, Christine O'Donnell and Joe Miller were winning key Republican Senate primaries, that it seemed quite possible -- maybe even inevitable -- that the Republican Party would nominate Sarah Palin for president in 2012. Here were Republican primary voters shedding all pragmatic inhibitions and opting to nominate candidates with obvious and severe general election liabilities, simply because they passed a purity test; how could this not end with Palin accepting the GOP presidential nomination in '12?

That was then.

Now, just a few months later, Palin's role in the 2012 conversation seems to have changed substantially. She might still run; who, really, has any idea what she wants to do or how she envisions her '12 prospects? But it almost doesn't matter: It's getting harder and harder to imagine how she'd win the nomination if she were to go.

As Politico points out, Palin's standing in trial heats in Iowa and South Carolina, two critical early states in the GOP nomination process, has been consistently underwhelming, especially given her universal name recognition. And a new poll in New Hampshire, which finds Palin tied for fifth place with just 6 percent -- 34 points behind Mitt Romney and trailing even Tim Pawlenty. This is further evidence for a point we've been making since last year: New Hampshire Republicans can be very conservative, but they tend to shy away from candidates who embody religious conservatism. The state is as bad a match for Palin as it was for Mike Huckabee in 2008 and Pat Robertson in 1988. Which means that, if she were to run, there'd be even more pressure on her to win in Iowa and South Carolina.

more...

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/sarah_palin/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/02/15/palin_2012