>That doesn't mean I think Palin is qualified to be president, but at least she is American and is interested in working FOR the US, not against it.
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>If that's all that mattered, we could have George Bush back. But look what happened to him.
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>Here's the problem....Obama won because of the large anti-Bush sentiment. Just like 1980 saw many "Reagan Democrats" who crossed party lines and voted for Reagan, 2008 saw many disillusioned "Obama Republicans" who crossed and voted for Obama.
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>The same thing could happen if Palin somehow got in. 4 years of her would probably lead to many "protest votes". (Though maybe it's a moot point...i'm not sure she's even electable to begin with)
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>The Republican party needs a strong and credible leader. I'm still not sure who that will be. >>> Newt
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>It was early 2007 when Obama became a true face. If by early to mid 2011 we haven't seen a strong candidate emerge, then I'm not looking forward to 2012.

http://www.newt.org/newt-direct/video-highlights-newts-speech-america-risk