You Can't Spell Palin 2012 Without An IA

Let the talkers talk, and the heads explode. Interesting, perhaps, that the news comes the day after Palin-backed, Joe Miller's primary win. Is Sarah Palin on a roll?

In the dinner’s nine years, it has drawn national party stars and up-and-coming figures. Some, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 2004, have gone on to wage competitive caucus campaigns. Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist was the guest a year later, and saw his own presidential ambition fade when Republicans lost the majority in 2006.

No Reagan headliner has gone on to become president, or even the party’s presidential nominee. Still, the importance of the visit should not be underestimated, GOP leaders say.

“If she’s serious about her own prospects, she needs to be here — and she’s doing that with a big, high-profile event,” said Ann Trimble-Ray, vice chairwoman of the Sac County Republicans and an adviser to Congressman Steve King.

Comments

[barfo]

Isn't it getting close to the time when candidates for 2012 need to announce?

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barfo considering you have 2 years to go there is still plenty of time. I think the destruction of Fred in 2008 as shown politicians that they can not wait too long but the implosion of Rudy shows its not great to be out there too long either. tightrope.

I think anytime after the Nov elections up till maybe Feb is soon enough

[Ricky]

"No Reagan headliner has gone on to become president, or even the party’s presidential nominee. Still, the importance of the visit should not be underestimated, GOP leaders say."

They must be praying that history repeats itself!

[Gary Ogletree]

Palin can wait. She's better known than most. Her troops are already waiting for orders. She has the nomination if she wants it. I suspect she wants to get a late reading on how the country feels about it. I doubt if she will if the negativity toward her is still high. Unlike the ruling class bozos she has no sense of entitlement about it, it's not necessarily her turn. She's young and she will be useful with or without a gov't job. On the other hand, Palin 2012, you betcha!

[Ricky]

"Her troops are already waiting for orders." You betcha! I'm in! The village and I.

[Ric Locke]

Whether or not you've noticed it, Sarah Palin isn't building a campaign to run for President. She's building an alternative to the NRC, and doing a fine job, IMO.

The Republican Establishment has gotten far too hidebound, too caught up in procedure, "my-turn"ism, and approval-seeking from the Washington elitists to even accept the support of the tea party groups, much less incorporate them in the structures. Palin isn't a proto-President, she's an alternate Steele.

If it goes on this way, I can see the RINOs joining the Democrats as Blue Dogs, while the Palinites take over the party mechanisms and start rebuilding. That may very well mean the re-election of Obama in 2012, but this disturbs me little. Without the Reid-Pelosi axis he'll be about as effective as a guy in tights playing center against the Steelers.

Regards,
Ric

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ric,

she has to build that to be ABLE to run for POTUS. the NRC doesn't want her to play with them. they are worried about cooties. Palin has to build her own way into the club