George Will: Palin ‘cannot be elected’

George Will: Palin ‘cannot be elected’

Laura Donovan
The Daily Caller
Jan. 3, 2011

To many, the biggest question surrounding the 2012 presidential election remains: Will Sarah Palin run?
Regardless of the answer, conservative columnist George Will believes Palin “cannot be elected president because she cannot compete where elections are decided.”

On ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Will explained that Palin will have trouble getting votes in specific parts of the country.

“The president’s secret weapon may be the Republican nominating electorate,” Will said. “There is one person, high in the polls, Sarah Palin, who cannot be elected president because she cannot compete where elections are decided. In the collar counties outside Chicago, Montgomery County outside of Philadelphia — just can’t compete there.”

Will went on to suggest that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and South Dakota Sen. John Thune could be strong 2012 GOP presidential nominees.

Will may not think Palin can score an election victory, but he does have faith that a “balding…unimpressive” man could replace President Barack Obama if enough Americans are fed up with the Obama administration.

“I think that Americans often vote for the opposite of what has disappointed them,” Will said when asked about the potential candidacy of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2012. “If they’re disappointed with Mr. Obama, then a short, balding, unimpressive, uncharismatic competent governor might be just the thing for them.”

As it turns out, Daniels’ wife and kids are terrified of what could happen if he runs for president, according to the Tribune Star.

“It scares them to death,” Daniels said. “And it should.”

I wonder if this might make a good formal debate Tex if you are up for it? Just sayin'

The_Amber_Spyglass wrote:I wonder if this might make a good formal debate Tex if you are up for it? Just sayin'

Lemme give it some thought. I'm not what you call a prolific writer. My shit would be rambling and all over the place.

The other problem is that I agree with George Will. She's unelectable (at this point in time).

TexasBlue wrote:I'm not what you call a prolific writer

Eloquence doesn't matter, just structure of the argument backed up with pertinent points.

TexasBlue wrote:The other problem is that I agree with George Will. She's unelectable (at this point in time).

dblboggie seems to like her, though whether he likes her enough to feel he could argue that she would be an electable President would be for him to decide.

Besides, we must grab at the rarity of you two disagreeing on something

But I won't push you, I'm just desperate for the formal debates to succeed, and I don't to write all of them

The_Amber_Spyglass wrote:

TexasBlue wrote:I'm not what you call a prolific writer

Eloquence doesn't matter, just structure of the argument backed up with pertinent points.

TexasBlue wrote:The other problem is that I agree with George Will. She's unelectable (at this point in time).

dblboggie seems to like her, though whether he likes her enough to feel he could argue that she would be an electable President would be for him to decide.

Besides, we must grab at the rarity of you two disagreeing on something

But I won't push you, I'm just desperate for the formal debates to succeed, and I don't to write all of them

Oh, I understand.


Well, have disagreed on a few things but it's usually opinionated matters rather than policy/law/constitutional matters. For instance, he believes the GOP should ram thru a bill to repeal ObamaCare. I feel it would be a waste of time to do a total repeal..... fuck it. That's a debate in itself. I'm not revealing my position.

The_Amber_Spyglass wrote:

TexasBlue wrote:I'm not what you call a prolific writer

Eloquence doesn't matter, just structure of the argument backed up with pertinent points.

TexasBlue wrote:The other problem is that I agree with George Will. She's unelectable (at this point in time).

dblboggie seems to like her, though whether he likes her enough to feel he could argue that she would be an electable President would be for him to decide.

Besides, we must grab at the rarity of you two disagreeing on something

But I won't push you, I'm just desperate for the formal debates to succeed, and I don't to write all of them

I like her, but there's not a chance that she could win as things sit today. Besides, there are far too many unknowns, even now, about her positions on a host of issues important to me. And then there was that unfortunate backing of Sen McCain in his reelection bid.

She has some decisive issues for many conservatives. She's good on many other issues but I think she's good for what she's been doing.

If she was a VP candidate behind a stronger presidential candidate (like Gov. Christie), she wouldn't be such an issue.