Romney-Palin in 2012?

[SkyDog112046]

There is now talk of a Romney-Palin ticket for 2012, at least from Sarah Palin. Hopefully Romney doesn't listen to the pollsters and finds himself a running mate with a brain. Romney would be my preferred candidate, but I couldn't vote for him with her on the ticket because she isn't remotely qualified.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_pol ... position=0

Conservative superstar Sarah Palin opened the door yesterday to joining forces with Mitt Romney for a 2012 White House run - a hot ticket that has some Republicans licking their chops at the prospect of unseating President Obama.

“Sounds pretty good,” Palin declared at yesterday’s Tea Party Express rally on the Common when asked about pairing up with the former Bay State governor - giving the idea a big thumbs-up as she left the stage after her headline speech.

Last night, as Palin stopped for cannoli at Mike’s Pastry in the North End, she said she was “serious” about the idea.

“I have a lot of respect for Mitt,” she told the Herald.

Asked who would be on top of the ticket, Palin roared, “Ha! I haven’t even thought that far ahead yet.”

Indeed, Palin said she hasn’t decided whether she’ll run in 2012 - with or without Romney.

Romney, a presumptive 2012 Republican presidential contender who recently embarked on a nationwide book tour, has not ruled out an alliance with Palin, the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential candidate.

“Mitt Romney respects Sarah Palin and he appreciates the contributions she makes to the party,” said Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom. “But his immediate focus is on helping Republicans win back the Congress in 2010.”

Some veteran political observers were intrigued by the notion of the two telegenic former GOP governors on the same ticket.

“They both have a lot they can offer a campaign,” said Douglas Lorenz, a California-based GOP consultant. “Romney has the experience as a governor and experience as a candidate for president, and when you combine that with Sarah Palin’s ability to get people motivated, that could definitely be a formidable ticket.”

Republican gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos called the matchup “the best of both worlds.”

“They both come at it from totally different parts of the spectrum,” said Mihos, who attended yesterday’s Tea Party rally. “One deals on a gut level with people and the other is highly successful on the business end of things.”

Speaking before a rapt crowd estimated at 5,000, Palin squarely targeted Democrats, pounding away at Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package. She also lobbied for domestic oil drilling.

“I want to tell ’em, ‘Nah, we’ll keep clinging to our Constitution and our guns and religion - and you can keep the change,” Palin said, later adding, “Yeah, let’s drill, baby, drill; not stall, baby, stall - you betcha.”

Meanwhile, Palin said last night she had no hard feelings about U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s decision to skip the rally. “He was in Washington doing his job,” she said.

State Treasurer Tim Cahill, who also is running for governor as an independent, joked that a prospective alliance between Palin and Romney would be “a good-looking ticket.”

[JakeYonkel]

Shit, no.

Romney/Huckabee, yeah.

Palin.. go away.

[Crazy Levi]

“I want to tell ’em, ‘Nah, we’ll keep clinging to our Constitution and our guns and religion - and you can keep the change,” Palin said, later adding, “Yeah, let’s drill, baby, drill; not stall, baby, stall - you betcha.”

I wish this woman were dead.

[JakeYonkel]

She appeals to the lowest common denominator of the right wing.

So stupid.

[thejuggernaut]

Romney will never take her.

Plus, I am not sure she's even going to really run.

I think she's just out there being the target and focus so the real candidate can gather his shit and not get smeared before he even announces.

[SkyDog112046]

She appeals to the lowest common denominator of the right wing.

So stupid.

Yeah, exactly. I am pretty conservative as are a good percentage of the people I associate with and I don't know a single one of them that likes Sarah Palin. It's certainly not the people in the middle that support her.

And strangely the only person I know who supported her before the 2008 election was a feminist that wanted a woman in the Whitehouse so badly that she voted for McCain/Palin based solely on gender.

[JakeYonkel]

I thought she initially seemed awesome. A young female candidate that could really represent middle America.

Then she started talking.

[tin00can]

I work with about 20 people who would vote for her in a heartbeat. Seriously.

[Crazy Levi]

I think she's just out there being the target and focus so the real candidate can gather his shit and not get smeared before he even announces.

She's out there for one reason only: Being the face of the Tea Party has made her one rich cunt.

I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't run, as she has learned first hand that her new occupation is far more profitable than public office. She might run for something to keep her name out there, but I doubt she really wants the job, or actually cares who gets it.

[MasterOfMeatPuppets]

She won't run. She has the perfect(for her) job: she's famous, getting rich and nothing useful or productive is required of her.

[thejuggernaut]

I think she's just out there being the target and focus so the real candidate can gather his shit and not get smeared before he even announces.

She's out there for one reason only: Being the face of the Tea Party has made her one rich cunt.

I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't run, as she has learned first hand that her new occupation is far more profitable than public office. She might run for something to keep her name out there, but I doubt she really wants the job, or actually cares who gets it.

Well, of course it's about the money, but I have no doubt it's to also serve as a fake target as well, and it was probably pitched in a way to remind her how much $$ she stood to gain from doing it.

[Luminiferous]

Meanwhile, Palin said last night she had no hard feelings about U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s decision to skip the rally. “He was in Washington doing his job,” she said.

No....He really doesn't want to be associated with you and the Teabaggers..

[Thebottomline]

Romney-Palin, Fuck that. I'm hoping for a Tim Pawlenty-Duncan Hunter ticket in 2012.

[TravisBickelsMohawk]

The Repubs have to do something to get people to cross party lines or they're stuck with Obama again.

Sorry, but Palin ain't gonna make that happen.

[KneelandBobDylan]

Romney-Palin, Fuck that. I'm hoping for a Tim Pawlenty-Duncan Hunter ticket in 2012.

Who? (which is also what 90% of America would say if that's the Republican ticket)

[Thebottomline]

Romney-Palin, Fuck that. I'm hoping for a Tim Pawlenty-Duncan Hunter ticket in 2012.

Who? (which is also what 90% of America would say if that's the Republican ticket)

First off thank you for proving my point that I have been making to some of the people I work with. Secondly I was just stating my choices for the 2012 presidential Republican ticket.

The problem with voters is they dont take a look at all the candiates that are running rather just voting for those who are talking the loudest with good words. But remember back in early 2007 people were saying Barack who? as well and look what happened there.

Duncan Hunter is actually my first choice for Republican nomination for the Presidential ticket but hardly anybody has heard of him. It's their own fault that they dont pay attention to all the candidates that are running and end up choosing someone that sucks. Btw I dont think John McCain sucks it was just his running mate that costed him the election. If John MCCain won the 2000 Republican presidential bid either him or Al Gore would have made a better president that George W. Bush and we wouldn't be in this mess we are in.

[Ugmo]

Who ever the Republicans nominate to lose to Obama is fine with me.

[Drunk Kennedy]

imo, romney / huckabee tix would crush obama. i dont even think it would be close.

[Ugmo]

imo, romney / huckabee tix would crush obama. i dont even think it would be close.

Dunno dude. From my vantage point it looks like it's going to be one legislative ass-kicking after another for the Republicans through this November now that the Democrats have grown a pair. I mean, right now they are actually opposing Wall Street reform which everyone in the country is for. If the Democrats don't lose too many seats in November it'll be more defeats for the Republicans.

Plus don't you have some weird religious dynamics going on with Romney and Huckabee? I can see a lot of people being spooked by that. And then you have the fact that Romney is actually making the rounds right now trying to explain why he is against the national version of Romneycare.

That being said, if the unemployment situation doesn't start improving soon or if it even gets worse, all bets are off!

[JakeYonkel]

You think this health care bill shit will HELP the Dems? I think it's pissed a lot of people off.

As for the idea that the Romney/Huck ticket would be too 'religious'... I guess that remains to be seen. Romney's a Mormon as we know and Huckabee's a Bible thumping Baptist. But as you know that does tend to connect well with a lot of people.

[Ugmo]

You think this health care bill shit will HELP the Dems? I think it's pissed a lot of people off.

Dunno. It's made people who already hated the Democrats even more pissed off. I'm not sure that will alter the equation that much. It's also fired up the Democratic base, which is very important for a midterm election. And like I said, it had the effect of convincing the Democrats that they can play hardball with the Republicans and win (legislatively speaking), and that will transfer into other legislative victories that could work to the Democrats' favor in November and in 2012, like Wall Street reform (which the Republicans must be insane to try and obstruct, but they're trying it anyway).

[lerxstcat]

You think this health care bill shit will HELP the Dems? I think it's pissed a lot of people off.

Dunno. It's made people who already hated the Democrats even more pissed off. I'm not sure that will alter the equation that much. It's also fired up the Democratic base, which is very important for a midterm election. And like I said, it had the effect of convincing the Democrats that they can play hardball with the Republicans and win (legislatively speaking), and that will transfer into other legislative victories that could work to the Democrats' favor in November and in 2012, like Wall Street reform (which the Republicans must be insane to try and obstruct, but they're trying it anyway).

I think the GOP obstructing financial reform is going to solidify the feeling that many people have that they are capitalist to the point of embracing corruption and collusion as capitalist tactics. Since these tactics end up hurting the middle class the most, ultimately this is going to increase opposition to the GOP. Many people will give up the pipedream that they could aascend to the ranks of the patricians, and realize that the economic upheavals generated by robber baron capitalism are harming everyone but the wealthy.

[BigDrewHalenite]

You think this health care bill shit will HELP the Dems? I think it's pissed a lot of people off.

As for the idea that the Romney/Huck ticket would be too 'religious'... I guess that remains to be seen. Romney's a Mormon as we know and Huckabee's a Bible thumping Baptist. But as you know that does tend to connect well with a lot of people.

I remember Huckabee bashing Mormons a few years ago. I would think that a Huckabee/Romney ticket wouldn't work because either they would have to ignore the 100 ton elephant (no pun intended) in the room--Huck bashes Mormons and Romney IS a Mormon, from a fairly prominent Mormon family--or Huck would have to take back his stand, which might come across as a bit flip-floppy to some. Either way, it would probably cause some real awkwardness if it were to happen. Which I don't think is going to happen.

[chickenona]

imo, romney / huckabee tix would crush obama. i dont even think it would be close.

Romney? Maybe. Huckabee's weak sauce.

[SeminiferousButtNoid]

I think she's just out there being the target and focus so the real candidate can gather his shit and not get smeared before he even announces.

She's out there for one reason only: Being the face of the Tea Party has made her one rich cunt.

I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't run, as she has learned first hand that her new occupation is far more profitable than public office. She might run for something to keep her name out there, but I doubt she really wants the job, or actually cares who gets it.

I think you are overstating her earnings and intentions a bit. The only real money she has made is from her book and her public speaking fees are average. I think she's out there because she honestly plans to run in 2012 and that she thinks she will be the frontrunner. I think she believes she could win.

[EvilMadman]

Shit, no.

Romney/Huckabee, yeah.

Palin.. go away.

The country really doesn't need an unqualified sexy ass soccer mom president.

[tin00can]

If Romney does get the nomination in 12, it will be interesting to see the dems try to make fun of him for being a mormon without actually making fun of him for being a mormon.

[TravisBickelsMohawk]

^^^^^^^^^^

That's easy. Just ask him what planet he's going to inherit when he kicks the bucket.

[CliffByford]

Nobody seems to be talking about Bobby Jindal - young, Catholic, conservative enough on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage to appeal to the religious base yet has been vocal about the environment and bringing transparency to bear on lobbying procedures. Sounds like a wet dream for the right.

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

Nobody seems to be talking about Bobby Jindal - young, Catholic, conservative enough on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage to appeal to the religious base yet has been vocal about the environment and bringing transparency to bear on lobbying procedures. Sounds like a wet dream for the right.

Didn't he make some crazy speech a few years ago that even had his constituents distancing themselves from him? Howard Dean all over again.