So nobody wants Sarah according to the latest poll.

[Jackpine Radical]

That's now. Remember, the main purpose for polling in cases lie this is for the propaganda machine to gauge the success of their campaigns.

These polls far in advance of the event always give me flashbacks to the first Gulf War. The public opposed starting it by 80%. Three weeks later, after a media propaganda barrage, 80% favored the war. A lot of good antiwar Dems took bad hits in that one. As I wrote this, I realized that this was no doubt a big factor in the Dems supporting GWII.

In many ways, Sarah is an ideal candidate. She has no real agenda, is probably more interested in the fancy parties with international bigshots, redecorating the White House & getting new china than in any actual governing activities. She will happily turn that hard stuff over to her Chief of Staff (you don't know him yet; he's a hotshot analyst at the Heritage Foundation right now) or whoever.

It would be fairly easy to run Sarah against almost any Dem. If Bush could "win" debates against Al Gore, she can do just as well. Maybe they would have to vet the questions beforehand, like they did with Ahhhhnold, but that's a minor problem. Anyway, the winner is whoever the pundits declare to be the winer. Between teabaggers, know-nothing independents all charged up by the boob with the boobs, the gun crowd, and Diebold, she should have little trouble winning. And she would subsequently have no trouble governing, because she would be nothing but a shill for the Corporatocracy.

[AlinPA]

1. With the media totally behind her and more money than ever to spend she could win easily.

The last election had a few billions spent overall, we could see 10's of billions for republicans, including her candidacy. The SC decision on campaign spending changed the picture completely. She will carry the reddest states with no problem unless Bush runs.

[WI_DEM]

2. Not quite true--the hard right that controls much of the party machinery and primary voters

support her--it is possible she could be nominated.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. What's "Not quite true?"

I must be in a particularly obtuse state, but I fail to see our disagreement.