Sarah Palin has... launched what appears to be a thousand-day campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in the summer of 2012. Her glamorously homespun book, the hip baby-blue bus branded with her online addresses, the zealous frosh staff, the scrupulous TV choice of Oprah and Barbara Walters, and especially the selection of big Blue states to begin the ground tour—MI, OH, IN, FL, NC, VA, PA—describe not just a scenario for the GOP nomination, but also a carefully constructed map of electoral votes for the presidency against Barack Obama.Read the rest here.
Palin’s Going Rogue book tour launch is a one-upsmanship imitation of The Audacity of Hope book tour that launched Mr. Obama in the fall of 2006. At the time, Mr. Obama was a very junior senator from Illinois on few lists for the presidency; even his publisher admitted expectations for the book were modest given the immediate non-fiction competition from John Grisham, Bill O’Reilly and Bob Woodward. Nonetheless, beginning nearly three years ago, on October 19, 2006, Obama’s tour used flattering TV appearances on the Today Show and Oprah, combined with worshipful reviews—“that rare politician who can write”—and choice independent bookstore appearances in McCain territory such as Tempe, Arizona, to rocket to Number 1 on the New York Times list. By Christmastime, the senator was deep in conference with David Axelrod, planning how to jump in front of the all-world favorite Mrs. Clinton by opening an exploratory committee in January 2007—a move that sold even more books.
Palin’s book tour and book sales already dwarfs Obama’s....
- JP
The article careens wildly between taking a half-serious tone and taking snarky potshots at her and achieving neither.
ReplyDeleteGoogled Batchelor and found pretty much what I was suspecting when I read the cracks about Sarah's family compared to nice and clean Romney's family. He's a Romney hack. Can't believe all these so-called intellectuals are so into Romney that they'd give Sarah so much grief. Huckabee's supporters (as much as I dislike him) don't behave this way toward Sarah. Only Romneybots. On the net they direct so much hate filled abuse toward Gov.Palin, not based on her record mind you, but based on her class and family. They are totally vile and disgusting.
ReplyDeleteThis one is not as bad as the other Romney supporters but his distaste for commoners and elitism still sneak through.
Sarah Palin was on 20/20 last night which drew 7.9 million viewers.
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I'm not sure what they usually draw, but I'm guessing from the tone of the article it was a substantial increase.
John Batchelor has it all wrong.
ReplyDeleteGov Palin will not be running for POTUS in 2012 against Barck Hussein Obama because he won't be running.
It will be Gov Palin vs Hillary Clinton
A much tougher battle for Gov Palin to win.
I can't believe the conservatives at CPAC last year were licking Romney's knee caps. Granted, he would have been a better candidate then Mclame. Romney would have destroyed Obama on any issue related to the economy. If Palin runs and she can match up toe to toe with Mitt, the Republican nomination is hers.
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ReplyDeleteYou may well be right about it not being Barack - he hasn't the courage to face the possibility of losing. But I disagree about Hilary being a more formidable opponent. After what has and is transpiring under Leftist control freaks, I believe Sarah will win in a landslide.