(USA Today) Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin stated in an interview with Barbara Walters that she believes she could defeat President Barack Obama if she decides to run for president in 2012. Fox News said that she was considering a run this past Wednesday. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing," in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters scheduled to air on television December 9. "If you ran for president, could you defeat Barack Obama?" asked Walters. "I believe so," Palin said.
In a magazine profile published earlier Wednesday, the former 2008 vice-presidential nominee was asked if she's considering a run for the White House in 2012. "I am," she said. "I'm engaged in the internal deliberations candidly, and having that discussion with my family, because my family is the most important consideration here," according to Palin in a "New York Times" magazine. Palin also told the Times that their unfair treatment of her makes her "fear for our democracy." If she decides to run, she'll face the challenge of convincing the public and her own party that she's qualified for the job. Palin's unfavorable rating hit a new high last week according to a Gallup Poll survey. Palin's longtime political rival in Alaska stated that Palin lacked the "leadership qualities" and "intellectual curiousity" to be president. In an interview late October with the (London) Daily Telegraph, Bush senior adviser Karl Rover said that Palin lacked the "gravitas" to be president.
I was listen to Bill O'Reilly on his "talking points" memo on radio earlier this weekend and he was giving reasons why he didn't think it was a good idea for Palin to run for president. One of the reasons given was her lack of experience. Most of her political experience is centered in the state of Alaska as mayor of Wassilla and governor of Alaska. Also, he mentioned her two children, Bristol and Willow. Both of them have problems of their own. O'Reilly felt that Bristol was in the limelight too much and as an unwed mother, she should concentrate on her son. Willow was involved in some type of internet controversy. Those things don't bode well for a Palin presidency. I happen to agree with that. In a Fox News poll, Palin is behind Mitt Romney in being one of the top presidential contenders on the Republican side. However, an AP poll earlier this month found Palin the most polarizing of the potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates. The poll says 46% of Americans view her favorably, 49% view her unfavorably, and 5% don't know enough about her to form an opinion. Among adults who identify themselves as Republicans or GOP-leaning Independents, 79% view her favorably.
I don't believe Palin should run for president in 2012. One reason for that is because she has young children. She has a Down's Syndrome son named Track who is over 2 years old. He needs his mother's attention more than she needs to run for president. She also has teenage children as well that she needs to tend to. She's already had issues with Bristol having a relationship with Levi Johnson and becoming pregnant and unmarried. She has enough to contend with trying to take care of her family. Another problem is I believe she could be compromised to fit the Republican establishment; which is something we don't need. I don't think she has the wherewithal to withstand those that desire to take this country in a direction it doesn't need to go. I believe she's a nice person and means well. But being president of the United States is a very tall job. Today's presidents are nothing more than puppets for the internationalists. I don't believe she could be the agent of change as she often likes to talk about. She was on the presidential ticket with John McCain in 2008, who was a supporter of amnesty for illegals. I don't see her standing up to the globalist-minded party leaders in the GOP.
I've said this before and I'll repeat this again: a lightweight Republican isn't going to defeat Obama in 2012. Despite what Rush Limbaugh and others say about Obama, Obama could be a two-term president. Unless states demand that he show proof of whether he's a natural-born citizen for 2012, then there's a great possibility he'll be re-elected in 2012. I don't see any Republican candidates on the horizon that could be a challenge to Obama in '12. Mitt Romney, the top Republican contender according to a number of polls, has flip-flopped on abortion twice, along with passing state healthcare which has proven to be more expensive as the years go by. More Massachusetts' citizens are dissatisfied with the healthcare bill. Those could prove to be huge odds for Romney. The American people aren't going to vote out Obama because of his lower poll numbers prior to the midterm election nearly three weeks ago. Sarah Palin has been an asset in this year's midterm election by campaigning for several Tea Party candidates. The results were mixed. Some of them won, some didn't. Palin has a gift in campaigning for certain candidates for office. She would be far more effective in working at a grassroots effort in helping elect candidates than running for president. I believe the presidency would be too much of a challenge for her.
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