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Originally Posted by Gouge
I'm convinced that everyone is obsessed with Palin, no matter if you like or hate her the media just cant get enough. And what the fuck is up with MSNBC having people on there shows actually saying Palin could win against Obama?
On Sunday?s ?The Chris Matthews Show,? both The Daily Beast?s Andrew Sullivan and TIME editor Joe Klein agreed that if Palin runs she could have the edge on Obama.
Andrew Sullivan - Yes, because, not because of her apparent virtues, not because of Obama?s weakness, but because of unforeseen events. I do think that if for example we have a collapse in the markets because of a debt ceiling crisis, if we have a second recession, if we have another major terrorist attack, I?m just saying we shouldn?t rule out things.
Joe Klein - You were around, you were around in ?79 and ?80 as I was. Did you see many people in the Carter administration think that Ronald Reagan could beat Jimmy Carter?
Its out of control!
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I have this feeling that there are some people who want her to run and get stomped so that she will just go away. After Mondale and Dukakus got crushed you never really heard from them again, the same could go for her.
If she runs against Obama, baring some kind of scandal or major incident she could lose very badly. RCP, a political website that keeps up on the polls shows Obama out in front of Palin by anywhere from 17-22 points depending on the poll. That wouldn't be so bad if she were an unknown, but she is the best-known republican who might be running. Add that together with her huge unfavorable rating and she would likely never be able to overcome that huge deficit and could get crushed.