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How Palin Can Get the 2012 Nod

Leave Alaska, grab a good staff, and be yourself

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2009 11:39 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Don’t write off Sarah Palin as the 2012 Republican nominee: Roger Simon says she’s got what it takes to get there, with a little fine-tuning. He offers her seven steps in Politico:

  • Leave Alaska behind. Don’t run for governor in 2010; instead, hang out in the Lower 48.
  • Gather a staff smarter than you are. People might laugh, but they laughed at Bush and Schwarzenegger—and they both won.

  • Choose a few issues and “stick to them.” You already talk about a few concerns, like the deficit, that are “good issues for Republican primary voters.”
  • Study hard—at least as hard as those who are interviewing you.
  • Believe in yourself: the GOP’s latest incarnation suits you.
  • Don’t change. The “warmth” and “passion,” coupled with the “you betchas,” have worked well.
  • Don’t fear failing—“there’s always 2016.”

A fan (not shown) asks former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, right, to sign a baseball before the New York Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, June 7, 2009.
A fan (not shown) asks former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, right, to sign a baseball before the New York Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York,...   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.
Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, with her husband Todd Palin, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.
Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, with her husband Todd Palin, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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nick
Jun 17, 2009 8:53 AM CDT
I amended your last sentence to read: There are numerous other GOP's that have potential baggage.
Shannonals
Jun 17, 2009 4:26 AM CDT
I'm quite positive the GOP is not looking at her for the 2012 Presidential nod, especially not with all the drama that has occured ever since the election ended. Their are numerous other GOP's they have potential and less baggage
NewserScooter
Jun 17, 2009 4:25 AM CDT
You seem to be confusing Palin with Obama.

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