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RIGHT ON sister D.
"Power to the People"
*clenched fist of defiance held proudly in the air*
perhaps the Left and the spirit of the TPM have something in common.
Palin’s snub of conservative conference raises many questions, page 2
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reply posted on 17-1-2010 @ 11:41 AM by maybereal11
Originally posted by whaaa
Will this turn of events splinter the GOP into an ineffectual party and in turn lose national elections?
[edit on 9-1-2010 by whaaa]
Not really a question as much as present tense.
On a side note:
The Democrats new found majority was not significant enough this past election to off-set the natural ebb and flow spawned by general voter discontent and we will see the GOP will gain some seats in mid-terms...but no more than average...the party in power usually loses seats in mid-term.
They usually don't turn out well for the party of the president; over the past 17 midterm elections, the president's party has lost an average 28 seats in the House, and an average 4 seats in the Senate.
en.wikipedia.org...
It will be interesting to see how the Obama administration shakes out in comparison to the historical average, but I am certain that regardless of outcome the GOP will claim a huge victory...it's politics after all.
Palin is fumbling, but frankly I don't think her hard-core followers care. Her base is fundementally limited to an ideological minority that I don't see being able to grow significantly enough to be even a remote threat in 2012 beyond being a "spoiler" to the GOP candidate
....and even that is far-fetched because the GOP has candidates in waiting that could easily devour Palin in the public forum and the GOP does not play civil. The intra-GOP candidate face-offs betwen Palin and other GOP nominees will make the Clinton/Obama contest look like a lovefest.
In the end...she is political entertainment. I think the Fox news gig is wise, since most GOP will handle her with kit-gloves as long as she has the option of using her very visible post on Fox to slam a potential future contender. But if she opts to run, she will have to legitimately step into the fray at some point...and she will stall as long as possible until then.
Just my 2 cents..
[edit on 17-1-2010 by maybereal11]
[edit on 17-1-2010 by maybereal11]
HA HA HA HA! don't you wish she would! 
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