It is looking more and more every day like Palin is the republicans' hope for 2012.

[AlinPA]

She is the single spokesperson and is out endorsing a lot of people. She is quoted the most and is a darling of the media.

[Pisces]

1. We can only hope.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

21. Yep. We win for sure if she runs.

[golfguru]

30. Only if this outlook changes by November 2012

http://www.cnbc.com/id/38013729

[fl_dem]

2. then they don't have a lot of hope

but what they do have a lot of willfully ignorant sheeple that vote. That is the scary part!

[gateley]

3. The Republicans' or the Democrats'? nt

[AlinPA]

6. ??

[gateley]

8. Just the thought that passed through my brain when I read your post -- I thought

the Republicans' or the Democrats's hope for 2012 -- because I think we would love to see her as the candidate. I should PAUSE before I type. :7

[AlinPA]

26. I didn't look at it that way - but what you wrote is true!

[BlueJazz]

4. Yep..I'm actually happy if she runs and also Wins because that way....

..WE CAN BE THE F*CKING LAUGHING STOCK OF THE ENTIRE WORLD ! :) :) :)

[saltpoint]

5. But wait -- along the outside Santorum is on fire, he's closing fast,

he's battling Palin for the lead, they're stride for stride, ladies and gentlemen, and at the finish line it's...

Tim Pawlenty!

The Republicans need an inspirational figure, a titan, a giant among men -- someone with charisma dripping off his flesh by the metric ton. Who better to head their ticket in 2012 than the dazzling Tim Pawlenty.

As one DUer put it a year or so ago, "I got Pawlenty of nothin' and nothin's got Pawlenty of me."

[CakeGrrl]

7. Why Dems want to see her nonstop during campaign season is beyond me.

I've said it before: The worthless MSM *loves* her and would relish any and every excuse to feature her. Why does anyone want that?

She's obscenely unqualified to challenge President Obama. It's an insult. Why would anyone want to see that happen, and see the media prop her up as much as possible (and you KNOW they'll do it)?

McCain/Palin got over 50+ million votes. Why does anyone want to see her get another shot? If anyone thinks the MSM will come to their senses and show her to be the ridiculously unqualified poseur she is, think again.

[Thrill]

9. She certainly is the media's hope.

They think everyone gives a shit about her opinion on everything

[saltpoint]

10. She certainly is in front of the cameras a lot.

Sarah seems to like to make a big splash.

The GOP will be massacred up and down the ballot in 2012 if she is the nominee. But that may not stop primary voters from splitting their votes among the others and ultimately nominating Palin.

[AspenRose]

11. Some republicans I know still like Mitt Romney, believe it or not.

[golfguru]

31. Forget Romney...fundies will see to it

that a mormon does not get the nomination.
These wingnuts are religious bigots.

[Marsala]

12. She's the media's hope

A Palin candidacy would be a dream come true for the media. They've loved her (or loved to hate her) from day 1.

[rug]

13. I don't think any of them wants to run against an incumbent Obama.

She, on the other hand, is an oblivious idiot.

[HughMoran]

14. Well, I guess if they feel they can't win

They might as well be ass-holes about it and have us committing eary-carey (cutting off our ears) so we don't have to listen to that nitwit.

[denverbill]

15. I hope reporters start touting her as front-runner and asking other candidates about her.

95% of the Republican leadership thinks she just as stupid as we think she is. And if, say, Mitt Romney starts criticizing her, imagine how the teabaggers will feel about him. 2012 will be interesting.

[Bitwit1234]

16. When they have the line up debate amongst candidates

what do you think she will say to nix her chances. She won't have someone writing the script for her, she will have to answer those questions herself. I wouldn't miss that for the world.

[treestar]

17. It would be more like the Republicans to spring someone at the last minute

Just like they did with Palin.

They'll bring someone new and shiny out of nowhere.

[Arkana]

18. Then Obama can start planning for a second term.

Nuff said.

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. I was thinking Scott Brown, but the teabaggers have all but turned on him.

I'm sure Palin is Tweety's first choice though.

[katanalori]

20. correct - she WILL run

and Andrew Sullivan ("the Atlantic") and MANY others believe she WILL be the nominee.

Alvin Greene was possibly a test to check the viability of manipulating the votes via diebold machines.

Between election fraud, the fundies and big oil .........well, laugh at your own peril.

BTW - she plans to do it HER way: NO debates, NO appearances except FAUX "News." Just ghost-written Facebook proclamations. Her puppetmasters are at work, make no mistake about it.

It may sound absurd to us, but to dumbed-down Americans, she is the answer to the second coming of Jesus.

[tanyev]

22. The Great White Dope.

[City Lights]

23. If she's the best of their lot, they're screwn. Seriously screwn. nt

[awoke_in_2003]

24. Palin/Bachman 2012

oh, please, please.

[old mark]

25. I think it will be a primary between Romney and Palin, with Santorum and maybe Gingrich

running. I think Romney will be their candidate and large numbers of baggers will defect...I really don't think Palin wants to be president - she would have to work and she has more freedom and makes more money doing the bullshitting she is doing now....she is like Pat Buchanan-ran for president to get famous and has been making money for being famous ever since.

mark

[AlinPA]

27. IMO, John Thune will be her toughest competition.

[Mike Daniels]

28. One of the reasons Levi and Bristol are patching things up...

It wouldn't do to have your unwed and single mother daughter's former partner going around trashing you during campaign season.

I predicted that reconciliation when the feud between Sarah and Levi first started. Expect Bristol and Levi to be married right before the primary season starts.

[old mark]

29. Al. the GOP's problem is that all their leading idiots have revealed that they are indeed idiots...

they have no real stars, they don't think Mitt is crazy enough for their very righties and the ones who are sufficiently crazy are dumber than dogshit...Palin looks good to them, but I think she is too lazy to want a real job when she is getting rich shooting off her mouth from time to time.

I don't see anyone in the republican party who can win a general election right now.

mark