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The truth is, Palin bailed

Beetlejuice — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:02:59 +0000

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The truth is, Palin bailed out of Alaska for the money. She's making millions off her celebrity, whereas as Governor, she'd be saddled with a stagnant salary, having to play the mommy with the legislature and always having to duck issues that went against the grain of policy and law whenever she did things her way.

I believe she's riding a wave of money at the moment. And like all waves the energy potential begins to wane the closer one is to the shore. I suspect her popularity is past its peak and she realizes she need to exert more effort to glean more money out the pockets of her supporters before she becomes just another persona in the annals of history.

So long as she is in demand and receives the speaker fee she requires, we'll be saddled with her in the news. But there will come a time where the demand for her will diminish and she will just another politician that lost her power over public opinion.

What's more interesting is politicans who are past their prime can garner speaking fees based on their past performances. Palin never made it to that plateau so future fees she demands won't be anything near what Clinton, Bu$h II or Carter receive. She'll slowly fade from the scene, just like Geraldine Ferraro ... Mondale's VP choice in 1984.

You must be from the MSM,

Elusive Trope — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:21:50 +0000

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You must be from the MSM, since the one person not mentioned is #4 - Ron Paul

The big result from this poll (if it the PPP poll you're talking about) is that Perry is beating Romney. While Palin might have been able to deal with a Bachmann who was trying to tack to the center while smoozing the anarchist patriots, she couldn't count on someone coming out and out wing-nutting her (can wing-nut be turned into a verb?). Just waiting for Perry to give a speech about how much he loves America with a turkey being sent into the grinder behind him. (Seriously can anyone be elected to the Oval Office with this out there on the web?)

From Real Politics take on the results [emphasis mine]:

Speculation over whether Palin will enter the fray has increased since her visit to the Iowa State Fair earlier this month. She is scheduled to headline a Tea Party rally in Indianola on Sept. 3. If she joins the field, she will pull slightly from Bachmann and Paul supporters but have virtually no impact on Perry and Romney, according to the results of the survey. Though her media presence has increased in recent weeks, her net favorability rating has dropped 12 points since June to plus 16.

Just saw a new poll from

Oxy Mora — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:47:11 +0000

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Just saw a new poll from Iowa. Palin is #5 with 10%. Bachman is#3 behind Romney and Perry.

Well, Dairy Queen is

Doctor Cleveland — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:29:16 +0000

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Well, Dairy Queen is delicious, especially their burgers. Much better than fried butter on a stick at the state fair.

I think you're right that Palin didn't plan for "her" voters to switch to candidates like Bachmann or Perry. (She wouldn't be the first politician to mistake interest-based support for personal worship.) And I suspect she's going to respond to that, although it wasn't part of her original game plan.

I believe there were going

Elusive Trope — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:10:40 +0000

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I believe there were going into this campaign season, the die hard Palin supporters and those who supported Palin because they felt there was no one else who was voicing their concerns and interests.

It would be impossible to know just what the percentage breakout is on that, but much of chances depends on the former group being a considerably larger percentage over the latter. And this is highly doubtful.

The appearance and quick success of first Bachmann then Perry, both of whom are drawing from the latter group of supporters, and probably now some of the former, truly complicates her attempts at a DQ which supports the media's view of her as a serious contender.

If she loses badly, while either Bachmann or Perry, or both, continue to prosper, her usual arguments for why she fails fall flat.

Because in the end, what has sustained her "stardom" is she has been able to portray herself as the voice of the true conservatives (ie true Americans), or the tea party sympathizers, or as one guest on Morning Joe put it today, the "anarchist patriots." If these folks find a different star to worship, then she becomes yesterday's news. And she is left with offers from the Surreal Life (is that show still around?) or maybe Celebrity Apprentice.

[sort of OT note: when I first saw the title of the blog, I was curious as to why Palin was looking for a Dairy Queen.]

Damn straight.

Doctor Cleveland — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:34:53 +0000

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Damn straight.

And that's why Evander

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:40:30 +0000

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And that's why Evander Holyfield is staying the hell away from the Palin bus

Palin doesn?t need to be our

Brandt Hardin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:19:54 +0000

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Palin doesn’t need to be our president. The salary isn’t enough for her and she’d just abandon the post like she did in Alaska. Do you want someone in office whose main focus isn’t on the people but on her bank account? What Sarah’s after is fame and fortune and everything that goes. See the ways she sells herself at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/06/ecstasy-of-sarah-palin_15.html