Sarah Palin 2012: Would you vote for her?

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by FGFan

Being an independent allows me to be a moderate. I am neither conservative or liberal, nor do I always vote for the independent candidate.
I think some of the problems in both Dem and Repub parties is the extreme philosphies, middle america is getting lost.
For instance I can wholeheartedly believe in my right to bear arms, and I have closet full of guns and pistols, I LEGALLY carry a concealed weapon yet I can also believe in gun reform. You shouldn't be able to go to a gun show and buy an assualt weapon on the spot. If you want AR's and other assualt weaponery as a collector than get a license, get checked out and then buy the AR's. However that is not acceptable by most of the people I know that are for the right to bear arms. I am giving away my right to bear arms by even allowing for the thought of gun reform.

As for precluding me from voting in primaries, generally I wouldn't anyway, but it is strange down here in primaries, I'm not from here. But it could preclude me from voting for the candidate I like and force me to vote for the parties candidate. Actually one of the primaries here was very strange only non-party registered were allowed to vote, I have to look into that further as I didn't know that was the law.

I'm with you on the gun reform as you stated it.....in California you could only vote for a candidate if you were in that party,I believe(there has been some changes though)

[herkhorse]

I would never vote for someone that believes in fossil fuels but not fossils.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

I'm with you on the gun reform as you stated it.....in California you could only vote for a candidate if you were in that party,I believe(there has been some changes though)

if you're registered to a particular party you can only vote in that party's primary.

it's up to each party to decide whether they let someone like me who registered "decline to state" to vote for candidates in their primary.

this year i could have voted democratic, libertarian, peace and freedom (didn't make that up), and green but not republican in the primary.

just one example of the extraordinary stupidity of california's republican leadership. they actually used the primary to train independents to vote democratic.

[The Bid]

If she were the Republican Nominee I would vote for her

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

if you're registered to a particular party you can only vote in that party's primary.

it's up to each party to decide whether they let someone like me who registered "decline to state" to vote for candidates in their primary.

this year i could have voted democratic, libertarian, peace and freedom (didn't make that up), and green but not republican in the primary.

just one example of the extraordinary stupidity of california's republican leadership. they actually used the primary to train independents to vote democratic.

I thought it was as you stated...thanks for clarifying. Good logic there

[letswastemoney]

[Mike]

Seems to me that Sarah Palin has literally let her hair down since the election. Anyone else notice that she's looking less conservative?

As for Bobby Jindal, are the Republicans ready to nominate a person of "color"?

[hi_im_god]

jindal might be too conventional a choice.

the palin nomination has opened eyes in the gop.

you can have a disquieting lack of knowledge so long as you connect with people's hearts.

i think they nominate a cute fluffy kitten.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by cmfhb411

Palin should have said no to joining McCain's ticket.
She could learn everything a President needs to know within a year, but it won't matter.

Too many voters ( easily manipulated by the media ) have had their opinion formed
for her to have a reasonable chance of winning.

The Governor couldn't resist the spotlight, and joined a bunch of losers.

She should stay in Alaska, continue her success as the most popular state
leader in the union, and become a US Senator no earlier than 2014.

P.S.: Anyone who believes she brought the ticket down, must believe
McCain would have won with uhhhhhhhhh........... who ?

that'll be hard since her popularity in alaska plunged during the vp campaign.

she was popular because she was previously seen as a moderate republican reformer in the state. the vp campaign changed her image in a way that's going to be very difficult to overcome.

partisan dim bulb doesn't sell nearly as well.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by cmfhb411

Palin should have said no to joining McCain's ticket.
She could learn everything a President needs to know within a year, but it won't matter.

I disagree. I'm not sure you can ever teach someone what it takes to be a President

I do know what you're saying of course. She could put on a much better persona