Poll of GOP “insiders”: Palin ties for seventh as pol with brightest future
posted at 7:50 pm on May 15, 2009 by Allahpundit
She’s lost the elites, although of course her fans would say she never had them. Bear in mind these “insiders” also say, by an overwhelming majority, that Dick Cheney’s media campaign has done more to hurt the party than help it notwithstanding Obama’s climbdown on the detainee photos and the ongoing circus surrounding Madam Speaker. Caveat emptor:
She finished three votes ahead of … “no one”? Surely these people know how much the base adores her and how much money she’s capable of raising; to put her on an equal footing with Mitch Daniels under those circumstances means they think she’s either already destroyed her credibility or that she’ll inevitably destroy it once she’s back in the glare of a campaign. I’d like to believe that’s not true, but with the media poised to seize every mistake to push its narrative that she’s the second coming of Dan Quayle, she’d have to play error-free ball to prevent it — and how likely is that?
If this poll means anything, it means she’ll have to work twice as hard now to convince skeptical fundraisers and organizers that they’re better off joining her campaign before the 2011 primaries than that of a more polished candidate. How she’d go about doing that at this point, I just don’t know. Raise money money money, I guess, and the talent will follow.
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Bigger issue is why anyone on this site of all places would give a flying fook what the GOP thinks anymore?
ClassicCon on May 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Ya, the GOP insiders are sooo smart, and Newt isn’t even on the list. What a joke.
Firebird on May 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Because you need people like this to help run a campaign. As much as you wish it weren’t true, it is.
Allahpundit on May 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
And as much as we’d like otherwise, the “insiders” matter significantly in who gets picked. McCain was hardly the choice of the base, yet he won the nomination. You can scream about grassroots and “real conservatives” throwing these bums out until you’re blue in the face, but the fact remains that they’re very powerful and influential in the process.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Love Sarah, but I fear the MSM had their way with her and we will have a tough road bringing her back up from all that despicable labeling…
RalphyBoy on May 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Its GOP Governors list
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
That is a pretty depressing group overall.
tomas on May 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
I think someone here (I think) has said the battle for the GOP is between the base and most of the so-called leaders.
It looks as if it’s true.
INC on May 15, 2009 at 7:55 PM
That honestly is baloney Allah. The GOP establishment can be bypassed but its hard to do. I would warn Sarah to run in Iowa rather than New Hampshire first. There someone lick Huckabee could do well without the establishment
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 7:56 PM
I’m sorry, what’s that? Allahpundit posted something negative about Palin? You woke me up from my nap to tell me that? Really? He always does that. He’s boringly predictable that way. I’m going back to sleep.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
meltenn on May 15, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Newt isn’t a governor.
Because these are the people who run the campaigns, commission the polls, pull in the millions of bundled dollars, schedule the appearances, and utilize resources to defend the candidates.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
From same group of elites
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Don’t forget these same elites are working harder than ever to make sure the primaries stay in the upper northeast so we can have the Republican Candidate for President in 2012 determined by a few thousand Democrats-In-Disguise.
Just like last time.
Naturally they will continue to shout to the rafters that Palin…..has………….NO…………SHOT!!!
manofaiki on May 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Didnt the “insiders” think John McCain & Giuliani were the GOP saviors not long ago?
DwnSouthJukin on May 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Well, the silver lining is she beat a pretty big machine Alaska GOP incumbant on a grassroots, power-to-the people wave. I know the national stage is not the same as Alaska, but if she gets a bunch of small donations from lots of people, as opposed to lots of money from just a few bigwigs, it can be done.
The force is with you, Sarah-wan.
Pasalubong on May 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Insiders? What insiders?? The zeros who shoved McCain down everyone’s throat. No thanks. This type of “poll” is part of the problem….
PaCadle on May 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Not the same group. Those were Dem “insiders.” GOP group is different.
Allahpundit on May 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
A creationist in first. We are truly screwed.
oceansidecon on May 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Huckabee had support from quite a few insiders. I mean, his campaign was run by Reagan-Bush ’84 campaign manager Ed Rollins.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
The dirty 100 insiders are listed at site.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Yup. We poor unwashed masses mean nothing.
eforhan on May 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
You can never win if you let media control you.
The same weasels think Cheney should have stayed away.
You cannot appease totalitarians and win.
the_nile on May 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Yeah quoted wrong group sorry.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
any list with Jindal at the top is un-serious.
if he were to run for prez he would be eaten alive by the press (and the rest of the country)
thank goodness these were just bloggers that were being polled…you had me scared
r keller on May 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
And Greg and Charlie Crist are among those polled! Geez!
Pasalubong on May 15, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Here is GOP insiders
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Saracuda 2012, the first successful independent 3rd party candidate for President.
…a man can dream, can’t he?…
IMO, the “insiders” are the problem, not the solution.
ornery_independent on May 15, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Barbour, Jindal, and Sanford are all solid.
brogers on May 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
And you need people like us who support Palin to win. As much as you wish it weren’t true, it is. Seriously, who elected or appointed these so called insiders? No one. So get over it.
Blake on May 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
You don’t win a straw poll without the insiders, much less a presidential election.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:03 PM
The poll internals might as well list Frum, Meghan, Parker and Chris B.
aikidoka on May 15, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Why don’t we just let those two hundred folks choose our next president instead of wasting so much time with the election season?
eforhan on May 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Yeah, because these DeVry graduatues of political campaigning have been kicking serious ass these last couple of election cycles…
Time for the GOP to grow up and realize that simply wearing your Glamour Shot, American flag sequined shirt and playing Lee Greenwood song’s is not political savviness.
ClassicCon on May 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Allahpundit on May 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
We may not be able to win without them but guess what they will NEVER win without us…so who has who by the nads?
elduende on May 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
…a good & honorable man who the media destroyed after one gaffe because he’s conservative.
VP Joetox makes a major gaffe every month & he’s still a media darling.
jgapinoy on May 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Being a necessary part of an operation doesn’t mean they can do the whole thing by themselves. But that also doesn’t mean they’re the problem.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM
What the hell? This has to be the stupidest group of insiders I have ever heard of. Who in their right mind would put Crist (Obama lover) and that idiot Arnold (another Obama lover) on the list?
TXMomof3 on May 15, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Charlie Crist?
Sue on May 15, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Ditto. It’s def. a battle of grassroots vs. machine now. Just because it’s a tough battle doesn’t mean we don’t fight. Cue the Patton music– we gotta fight for this one and our Sarah (assuming she stays cool and doesn’t turn all commie)!
Pasalubong on May 15, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Charlie freakin’ Crist is number 4?! Are you kidding me?!
I’ve lived in Florida for 12 years…Crist is no Jeb Bush.
ornery_independent on May 15, 2009 at 8:07 PM
We have each other by the gnads. Without us, they have no power. Without them, we have continuous liberal control of government.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:07 PM
My question is: Is the word “bright” appropriate in the following sentence: “Nelson Rockefeller had a ‘bright’ career.” Because any self-respecting conservative would run like banshees were chasing them from Charlie Crist. He’s appalling and gives me the creeps.
Time will only tell, of course, but I’m less concerned with who’s got a “future” and who’s “electable” and more concerned with who can defend and articulate conservatism properly. The popularity-style of candidate-choosing, though it has legitimacy, has failed us too many times.
I think Dennis Miller had a joke that went like, Walter Mondale only beat me by 13 electoral votes, and I didn’t even run! Made me chuckle, a little.
emailnuevo on May 15, 2009 at 8:08 PM
I don’t wish it weren’t true. And I acknowledged your point in the post: If she raises a ton of money from the base, the talent will follow. She just has to impress the organizers that much more now.
Allahpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Id be surprize you wouldnt find 90% of those insiders backing Mitt next time out. Its a cash thing.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Palin could destroy the GOP by running as an independent candidate in a general election. insiders be damned…
TimeTraveler on May 15, 2009 at 8:10 PM
BTW the RNC’s money count this month was down from last month. Mike Steele isnt setting any records over at the RNC.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:10 PM
The same insiders than come up with a clear platform and then live it?
Hog Wild on May 15, 2009 at 8:10 PM
I think we need to tell all the intellectuals to sit down and shut up. These people are too stupid to pour piss out of a boot.
TXMomof3 on May 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Which would be a good thing on certain subjects. Keep in mind that Jeb was not only more supportive of amnesty than his brother, but he was recently telling the GOP to basically forget about Reagan.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Um, someone should whisper to the insiders that Ahnuld isn’t eligible to be Prez….mmmm kay? …and the state he won the guvnorship of has turned in to a welfare state on the brink of disaster.
How exactly does he have a “bright political future?” Must be when he reveals he was a Dem all along…
ornery_independent on May 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Stunning
SouthernGent on May 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM
The most melancholy task for a politician is winning the support of people who agree with you, but don’t believe in you. Palin does need these people if she’s going to stage another national campaign, and to get them, she’s going to have to convince them she’s got a plausible strategy for winning. Political power brokers don’t like risky investments any more than stock brokers do.
Palin’s admirers often cite the large crowds of energetic fans who turn out to hear her speak as an “army” of voters. If they’re the army, and she’s the general, then these GOP insiders are the non-commissioned officers. Without them, the army lacks the infrastructure to function. With the electorate as sharply divided as it is, producing a political landscape in which a few percentage points turns defeat into a stunning victory, I don’t think a purely populist movement has much chance of sweeping anyone into office, no matter how much they love her. The political professionals have to be on board… and, conversely, the pros need to back someone who has spirit, vision, and a connection with the base.
I like Sarah Palin, and I think she’s got a lot to offer both the party and the nation. She’s been left with very little room for error, as Allahpundit astutely pointed out. She also has to do something spectacular to get the smart money behind her. Helping to orchestrate big gains in 2010 would be an excellent start. The One is working pretty hard to leave the political football lying on the field. She needs to pick it up and do something crazy with it.
Doctor Zero on May 15, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Again, it says in the link he was one of the people polled. (And some dude named “Greg Crist”.) Unreal.
Pasalubong on May 15, 2009 at 8:13 PM
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:07 PM
maybe. I just have a problem with the notion that our supposed betters will get to choose who we vote for. I’ve met Crist for example and there’s no there there. These people are nuts.
elduende on May 15, 2009 at 8:13 PM
I think when you ask about “the bright future”, people understand that to mean the next Republican President. I would agree that she’s the least likely to actually run and win presidency.
radiofreevillage on May 15, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Four more years of Obama? How about I get out the knife while you prepare the nose for removal? We must spite the face!
No, we need the real intellectuals to stand up and talk. We need people like Buckley, Reagan, Kirk. Joe the Plumber isn’t going to lead the GOP out of the wilderness with gems about keeping them homos away from his young’uns.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Believe me, I’m with you on Crist. He’s my governor and I already despise him.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:16 PM
The few shouldn’t dictate to the millions. We had McCain rammed down our throats by people who also claimed they were the party hacks and that they called the shots and we just better fall in line.
Blake on May 15, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Sarah does need a good team for her political staff. Im almost certain that it wouldnt be found in Washington DC.
Right now the political thinkers have obama stars stuck in their eyes. They cant see past that glitter.
To beat Obama you have to be willing to attack Obama. The insiders arent willing to do that.
And no one they back has a chance if that doesnt come about.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Jindal and Sandford are the only ones on the list that I like. Pawlenty seems kinds of squirrelly to me. What about the governor of the great state of Texas? Perry could be on the list.
TXMomof3 on May 15, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Strange list. I can sorta see Pawlenty.
Pawlenty/Palin?
Palin/Pawlenty?
ElectricPhase on May 15, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Just be glad of one thing. Huck didnt make the list nor did Mitt ??
The are both ex governors.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Good. The Republican Party is dead, and the direction chosen by the zombie rebranding insiders is certain to be the wrong one.
Try the same poll with the people who voted for Palin and that maverick What’s-His-Name in 2008 and you will get dramatically different results. This poll does not, as suggested, herald the exit of Sarah Palin from the political scene, but is instead dramatic evidence of the distance between “insider” Republicans and their former base.
Venusian Visitor on May 15, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Let’s be fair to McCain for a second. I’m no fan, but he was running even or ahead in polls until the market collapsed. He probably would’ve won in any other year. I disagree with much of what he says, but he wasn’t exactly destined to lose from the beginning.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:18 PM
And neither are the elites telling us we must support legalizing dope, abortion, and gay marriage. Ain’t going to happen.
Blake on May 15, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Opps sorry said current crop which means they must be a governor now.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Haley Barbour? That Mississippi drawl?
Bobby Jindal is 37 years old, lets back off a bit here.
Pawlenty? might as well be huckabee…
This list from the genius’ that pushed macain? I blame boosh
billypaintbrush on May 15, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Do tell. Did you turn orange?
Pasalubong on May 15, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Oh please! This is from the same jerks that gave us McCain as our highest hope! That tell Rush Limbaugh to shut up because he’s killing us. That are trying to muzzle Dick Cheney!
Gimmeabreak!
vapig on May 15, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Sorry, not buying that he would have one either way. Let’s be fair to ourselves for a change.
Blake on May 15, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Understood. That’s why I said the “real intellectuals” need to stand up. Reagan wasn’t exactly on the anti-drug war, pro-choice, and pro-gay marriage wagon.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:21 PM
I love Jeb Hensarling (Texas Rep). If they can elect a community organizer, I want an upstanding hardcore conservative.
TXMomof3 on May 15, 2009 at 8:21 PM
McCain should have never won the primary. That also was a sham.
Blake on May 15, 2009 at 8:21 PM
The same insiders responsible for the last two election debacles? The people Howard “ARGGGGHHHH” Dean has been outsmarting? I’d say it’s a badge of honor that they aren’t on her side. She might technically need them to win nationally, but to be worth a damn, the party needs them like leprosy.
Erich66 on May 15, 2009 at 8:21 PM
I believe Gov. Palin is doing the right thing.
Taking care of her state and hitting the national scene when it benefits her and Republican constituents the most.
She made a great showing in support of pro-life and brought the house down with a moving speech.
She made a great statement in defense of Miss. California.
But most of all she is concentrating on her job as Governor.Her record will do a lot of the talking for her along with many people realizing that she was smeared heavily during her run as VP.
I don’t think the political atmosphere will be so anti-Republican as it was in the 2008 race.
The fact the press is going to be hard on her certainly is important in the fact of how she handles them and what she allows them to get away with.The Gibson/Couric interviews were certainly wins for liberals but when the McCain campaign allowed Mrs. Palin to be Mrs. Palin,I thought she handled herself well (most notably in the VP debate where Biden made the gaffes and mistakes,not Mrs. Palin).
She will be a lot more experienced with the Press and I think will handle it much better this time.
Plus,the Republicans could put up the second coming of Ghandi and the liberals would still brand him as a stupid,racist,war monger that wants to eat your babies.
I think one of her biggest concerns is campaign strategy
and making sure she has competent,experienced people around
her.
I am a big Rudy fan and was seriously disappointed in the
terrible campaign that he ran and the inept people around him.
She gets herself in shape with the right issues (energy,taxes,excess spending,national security) and puts together a sharp staff that can promote this,I think she has a great chance.
Baxter Greene on May 15, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Heh. I’m fair to myself all the time.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Love Sarah, but I fear the MSM had their way with her and we will have a tough road bringing her back up from all that despicable labeling…
RalphyBoy on May 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
You can never win if you let media control you.
The same weasels think Cheney should have stayed away.
You cannot appease totalitarians and win.
the_nile on May 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
RINO’s evidentally are watching the MSM too.. and thats a huge problem.. MSM only helps republicans they know are weak with the base, to keep us off balance.. Republicans we know have first principles in mind are left out in the cold, or they’re on FOX and talk radio…
There are still republicans that watch CNN, ABC, CBS, etc, and they gravitate towards RINOs becuse of weak coverage.. Until we break through with more balanced mainstream news, i fear we’re screwed..
Unless of course there is a few more cases like the lying criminal Nancey Pelosi… That could change the playing field
stlpatriot on May 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Clearly the Republican leadership has been infiltrated by teenage concern troll zombies. Why don’t they just go to the cool kids’ parties and leave us alone to elect an adult?
drunyan8315 on May 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM
It’s sort of ironic constantly being told that we must do this and we must do that by a guy who either voted for Obama or didn’t vote for potus at all.
Blake on May 15, 2009 at 8:24 PM
I guess these insiders talk to other insiders.What they see and hear is totally alien to me.Translation they don’t have a friggin clue………I’ve always thought the GOP has the worst spokespeople possible…..
norryrr on May 15, 2009 at 8:24 PM
After a few months of the one, I’m no longer in the mood to be fair to John “suspend the campaign” McCain.
ElectricPhase on May 15, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Tell it AP!! Shout it from the rooftops!!
JohnGalt23 on May 15, 2009 at 8:25 PM
I agree with the idea that in 2000 or 2004 if McCain was the nominee he would have won.
The problem is that in 2006 the Democrats rediscovered the old time Political machine politics of the early 19th century. It was the old ward bosses who got people out to vote and were “Community organizers”.
The GOP didnt catch on (and still hasnt) that what started with John Kennedy in 1960 (The Television age of the Presidency) is no longer valid.
Just putting a politician on TV and running unending ads no longer works. You have to out organize your oponents not out media them.
The problem with the GOP elite is that they are old dinosaur media lovers. They got stuck in the JFK tv era and cant seem to see the forest for the trees.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:25 PM
If she can win two early states watch them jump on board.
KBird on May 15, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Does this mean that she can’t get any decent advisers on her corner? Or does money speak louder in this case?
TimeTraveler on May 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM
And I have to be honest. The GOP elites dont like the “Unwashed masses” of the political parties. They really see us as just tools that can be utilized and have our buttons pushed to get us to fall in line with their “Superior” plans.
stupid.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Pasalubong on May 15, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Hah. Gov. Perma tan. First met him when he was Florida Attorney General while I was at law school then met him again at the his “victory” party when he won the governors office. One thing I will say about Gov. Perma tan he had a bevy of the most gorgeous young model types working for him/entourage good gawd. Although he’s married now.
elduende on May 15, 2009 at 8:29 PM
And that is the crux of our problem. I like her a lot, but for ill or for good, she’s been damaged by nearly equal measures McCain campaign mishandling, MSM assassination, and her own babe-in-the-woods approach to national campaigning. She’s simply not credible as a candidate in enough minds to be viable – that goes without saying for the left, but they’ve succeeded in poisoning her for the political amateurs. You’re right Allah, she’s got to make no mistakes, and that is impossible, unless she has a press willing to ignore or cover for her like the current President. Fat Chance – the conventional wisdom is set and it’s a sttep climb to overcome.
JeffWeimer on May 15, 2009 at 8:30 PM
You don’t win without votes.
McCain could never get votes. The insiders lost because they picked McCain. Ergo, the insiders lost this last election.
You can have a flashy campaign, but you don’t win without the votes, and you need a Candidate who will bring in the voters.
Chaz706 on May 15, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Who are these insiders, what is there philosophy and leanings and what are their motives?
I don’t trust anything the ‘GOP insiders’ say. They all have an agenda. They know it and we know it.
technopeasant on May 15, 2009 at 8:31 PM
“The Insiders”. I’ll bet you’ll find some lousy book at Amazon with the same name.
And … voila! I did:
“The Insiders” by acclaimed international best-selling author Craig Hickman is a tech-savvy suspense novel filled with the vices of vicious men.
Wonder how close this comes to describing these 99 “Insiders.”
Rod on May 15, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Still, they need the base more than the base needs them.
Unless Palin commits some sort of outrageous faux pas or outright crime, there will be such bitterness among the base that all the “insiders” can do all they want, but it will be for absolutely nothing. Many in the GOP base will have thought that the MSM succeeded in destroying THEIR candidate, and they’ll tell the Republican party to goto hell. We’re looking at an overwhelming Obama win in 2012.
ddrintn on May 15, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Allahpundit, I apologize for being picky, but Palin came in tied for eighth place, not seventh.
Loxodonta on May 15, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Ronald Reagan had a democrat Congress and a very hostile media. He was able to communicate to people and touch them. I know, because I was a raving lib then (hey! I was young) and he was the first president I voted for!
It didn’t hurt that he had a great sense of humor and was able to not only laugh at his enemies, but himself as well.
He need that kind of talent again! I know it’s out there!
vapig on May 15, 2009 at 8:33 PM
I like the idea that she’s not even on the list….less to try to prove. Let the other hacks do their thing and burn out early.
She has the momentum and she has the ability to move the masses one way or the other. Allah can keep dreaming that she isn’t on the list and Barack Obama can breathe a sigh of relief, but you should never underestimate a woman like the Cuda….we tend to maneuver you where you say you don’t want to be, with a wink and a smile.
shomegirl on May 15, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Well they can’t be the brightest group if they think a politician from Mississippi has any kind of future at the national level. Haley Barbour is a great guy, but they’re deluded if they think the American people will vote for the pudgy white guy from the DEEP South.
Stickeehands on May 15, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Honestly, you don’t have to be a fan to recognize that as a fact.
She’s a first-term governor from a remote state who cut her teeth on bucking the establishment politicians in her state and who has demonstrated a willingness to cross party lines to get things done… and she’s a woman. She’s not one of the boys.
Obviously the media thing is a problem for Palin, but I gotta’ say it would be one heck less of a problem if “party insiders” and these supposedly wonderful campaign consultants would stop stabbing her in the back. Anyway, I don’t think she’ll have any trouble attracting a bright, forward-looking team to her campaign (should she ever run for President) or have trouble raising money. The challenge she has is message control. If the media is against you and your own party leaders (I use that term very loosely) are sniping at you, then I’m not sure if an enthusiastic base can put you over the top.
And, by the way, if Mitch Daniels is on the list, it’s a pretty weird list. The guy made a hack job of moving the state over to observing daylight savings time, for cripes sake! Not a very impressive executive. And, did he deliver Indiana for McCain this year???
Y-not on May 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Palin/Prejean 2012! I just want to watch the seizures on the left. :)
Seriously though, polls can change depending on events, so I really don`t pay them much attention. If her numbers don`t get any better by 2011, time to worry.
ThePrez on May 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Wow, even more surprising is no Romney or Huck.
yogi41 on May 15, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Prejean won`t be old enough, oh well.
ThePrez on May 15, 2009 at 8:38 PM
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