Who Doomed Sarah Palin’s Presidential Dream?

[Luddly Neddite]

I think her chances disappeared after her bizarre performance during the Giffords shooting

She never recovered

I think you're a little confused. It was some leftwing nutjobs who had a bizarre performance and tried to blame her for the incident.

How quickly the rw's forget.

Bad enough was her targets over people's names, including Giffords. But that incredible rambling and nonsensical statement she made about blood libel was more than decent people could stand.

Like the rest of the Clown Car Candidates, she was responsible for her own failure. But she's found her niche - a big mouth with no brain and the idiot rw's drool over her bra size. Perfect.

 

[Zona]

By Benjy Sarlin

Ultimately, Palin has been her own worst enemy. Over and over she's made costly unforced errors that have solidified her critics' worst impressions of her while alienating potential supporters. The most disastrous -- and illustrative -- recent example was her response to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting in Arizona. Under intense scrutiny for her use of violent political imagery, Palin actually began to garner some public sympathy from unexpected corners as it became clear the alleged killer was motivated more by a deranged worldview than any coherent cause. But she instantly squandered it by releasing a tone-deaf video condemning a "blood libel" against her that only appeared more inappropriate after Obama delivered a moving speech focused on the individual shooting victims' biographies later the same day. Palin's popularity plummeted to new lows in the aftermath, but the episode did little more than confirm the already entrenched image of the ex-governor as a thin-skinned, rash, and divisive figure.

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[KnobbyWalsh]

Who? She herself.

 

[ABikerSailor]

If Sarah Palin, the Wasilla Chihuahua turned Momma Gerbil was so smart, then a quick question............

Why did FOX News let her go?

 

[Lakhota]

Aw, an oldie thread. Cool...and still relevant...

 

[Mac1958]

She was drawing bigger crowds than McCain at the end but the media tainted and edited her interviews out of context to sway public opinion. Also she accomplished more when she was governor than her predecessors did. That is why she garnished a 90% approval rating with Alaskans. Let's face it, she had more executive experience than Obama and that was something the liberal MSM couldn't stand for as well as team Obama. She made him look like a retard.

Breathtaking.

For those who are complaining that the Democrats keep bringing Palin up, this is the reason. There are people who really believe this. So all the Dems have to do is keep her name out there and folks like this will take care of the rest. The woman hurts the party, and some just don't/won't/can't grasp it.

Good gawd, it's right in front of you, and you don't see it. The Dems keep tossing the ball up in the air, and you keep knocking it over the fence for them.

WOW. It's like watching a car wreck, you just can't divert your eyes.

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