Republicans Uncertain Over Who Should Challenge Obama in 2012, But Palin Leads the Pack

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Republicans Uncertain Over Who Should Challenge Obama in 2012

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/03/republicans-uncertain-challenge-obama/

A new poll shows Republican voters are deeply divided over who they want to carry the party mantle in the 2012 presidential race. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leads the pack, a couple other names are close behind and a whopping 42 percent of Republicans are listed as undecided.

The numbers suggest the 2012 presidential primary is any Republicans' game. Republicans are expecting to pick up a lot of seats in the congressional midterm elections, buoyed by success in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections last year, and the Massachusetts Senate election last month. But while President Obama's approval ratings have dropped significantly since he took office, it's unclear who would be up to the task of challenging him.

The survey was conducted by Research 2000, a non-partisan firm that polls for the liberal Web site Daily Kos. It surveyed 2,003 Republicans between Jan. 20 and Jan. 31.

The poll showed Palin with 16 percent support, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 11 percent and former Vice President Dick Cheney with 10 percent.

[Skink]

1. Perry/Palin 2012

[sharp_stick]

7. Palin would never play second fiddle

not again, she likes the spotlight and her fundie brethren have convinced her she's on a mission from GAWD.

[Bicoastal]

2. O PLEASE O PLEASE O PLEASE

[arthritisR_US]

8. lol...I was thinking the very same! n/t

[peace frog]

11. Run Sarahcuda Run!

Hours of entertainment we can believe in! :rofl:
And when she sinks like a stone in the general election, Palin will be branded LOSER and therefore untouchable for future presidential consideration.

[Lesleymo]

14. Endless material for SNL

Not to mention Colbert, Stewart, and lazy bloggers like me. Run Sarah, run!

[tanyev]

3. I think a GOP primary with Palin in it would be very ugly indeed.

Especially if Jeb were in the pack, too.

[liberal N proud]

4. I would put my money on Scott Brown being there

Unless there is another bigger surprise this fall, he will be in the mix.

[existentialist]

5. What does it say about a group that leans toward supporting

a semi-literate divisive partisan hack to run for President?

[mwb970]

21. It says we've been right about them all along. /nt

[existentialist]

27. Yes.

[Winterblues]

6. The Republican Presidential Primary should be a real hoot.

I wonder how many she can say are palling around with terrorists or some other hideous attack on their character. I expect Levi will be offered big bucks for the information he has about her. Levi may be a millionaire in the very near future..

[spanone]

9. bring her on....i'll enjoy watching her debate the President....i relish it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Actually her fans will say she won the debate

and that Obama is uppity.

[Tempest]

19. She won't win an election with just a couple of million votes

It would be a 50 state landslide.

[proud2BlibKansan]

28. Of course she can't win an election

My point was her fans will have her winning the debate.

[Tempest]

29. Her fans are getting fewer and fewer

A lot of them are unhappy about her support for the profit making from the tea party conference and her other money making grifts.

By 2012 she'll be just a tiny footnote in political history.

[euphoria12leo]

22. Sarah's supporters would expect the president

to treat her with kid gloves. All she would do is throw out personal attacks because you know she doesn't know any of the issues. In the beginning Biden was expected to be nice to her nothing harsh. And, she would avoid answering the questions anyway. By the time she got through hissing, inhale/exhaling and winking it would be a disaster. Gawd, I would have to go to a bar and have some drinks. I don't drink but I would start. :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

[Bonhomme Richard]

10. If that doesn't show how fucking insane they are then......

I don't know what does.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Could someone please explain why Republican's opinions are valued?

I would think that poll released the other day would be definitive proof the party of no is full of batshit crazies. And why are we supposed to care what batshit crazy people think?

[Blue Owl]

15. Let the GOP Demolition Derby begin

k&r

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. I think I'd vote for everyone else in the picture before I'd vote for her

At least they look like a laugh. And they have to be more intelligent than her, on average. And they've stuck at being Vikings, rather than quitting.

[tabbycat31]

17. run her

that way Obama can say "I don't quit" in all the debates.

[OHdem10]

18. Running Palin will be REPEATING the GWB Presidency. Who will

be her Cheney and Rumsfeld.

I cerainly may be wrong, but it would amaze me if they
wish to repeat GWB Presidency.

[Tempest]

20. It's not even worth considering

She stands as much a chance of winning as I do, and I have no chance.

[Blue_In_AK]

23. It's hard to believe they're this stupid.

Hopefully the IRS or somebody will catch up with her in the next couple of years and take her down permanently.

[Jennicut]

24. Most Rethugs are undecided. I don't think they will go with Sarah in the long run.

Too many moderate indies don't like her.

[bullwinkle428]

25. The McCain campaign began its death spiral the moment she started

opening her piehole! PLEASE let her keep spewing - the talking points themselves will lose all credibility coming out of her mouth!

[Blackhatjack]

26. OF course don't forget Rick Santorum! Heard he wanted the job! n/t

[peace frog]

30. Man on Dog Sex Santorum

He will trot out the crying kids again, after he loses like the complete cypher that he is.