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    Dear Mitt Romney: Don't Change on Account of Sarah Palin

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    COMMENTARY | Sarah Palin is weighing in on the GOP nomination race. She appears to have something to say about everyone and has little positive to say. It's almost embarrassing for the Republican Party to have her voice an opinion. Palin comes across less like an expert on campaigning and more like a washed-up booth babe trying to show she does have something useful to say.

    Of particular note are her recent jabs at Mitt Romney. She's calling him out for not being far enough to the political right. The former vice-presidential candidate might be suggesting Romney adopt a stance more like her own. According to CNN, Palin said, "You have to have the tea party patriots enthused and energized in order to win this nomination, and more importantly in order to defeat Barack Obama."

    It sounds to me like a call for Romney to realign his politics with Palin's. That might be a mistake. For starters, Romney's politics and views differentiate him from the rest of the pack. They make him seem more reasonable to left-wing voters than some of the other candidates. More important, his stance is working. He's winning states and gaining delegates.

    Palin called on Romney to explain "shifts in ideology" over the past few years. It looks like she wants him to justify himself to her. That's a shocking display of hubris from a woman who still has a hard time justifying her stances on issues from apocalyptic Christianity to shooting wolves from helicopters.

    If the right wing wants a candidate who can unseat Barack Obama and win the presidency, it can't choose a candidate who will polarize the nation. Romney's relatively moderate stance lets Democrats see him as a reasonable candidate. When you compare him to a man like Rick Santorum, who equates marriage equality with bestiality, according to his statements in an Associated Press interview, it's easy to see why the voting public might prefer Romney just as he is.

     

    66 comments

    • wayneh  •  3 mths ago
      why the h@#$ is palin even still in the news,the more she take the dummer she sounds
    • Ichibon  •  Anchorage, Alaska  •  3 mths ago
      Sarah Palin is like that one woman at a party who gets drunk and becomes obnoxious. Nobody wants to embarrass her so they just let her carry on until she tries to take off her clothes.
    • Ronald Enders  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 mths ago
      Mitt was used by the Republican Party again. They know he does not stand a chance of becoming President. They just did not want to chance Chris Christie being slaughtered, their only strong candidate. No Republican could beat President Obama this year. They have lost the confidence of most Americans.
      • M 3 mths ago
        Agree with you 100 percent Ronald.
      • Bill 3 mths ago
        They're not going to put up anyone good, as this is a year where they're fighting an imcumbent. This should mean that Barack will be able easily walk down field and right into the end zone
      • gilberto 3 mths ago
        You are so right Ronald. What I'm wondering is who should be Obamas running mate. Biden has been a good VP but we need to field someone who is young enough and presentable enough to win in 2016. I haven't heard anything on this subject.
    • Apostate  •  Charleston, West Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      Palin and Hannity are big pluses for Obama...most of thses GOP'ers are just lining up for a Fox payday when the circus leaves town.
    • 1969 Chevelle 396  •  Seattle, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      As if Romney cares or values what Palin has to squawk about.
    • Ichibon  •  Anchorage, Alaska  •  3 mths ago
      Sarah Palin doesn't get it. She is completely washed up and doesn't see it. Someone needs to tell her to #$%$ off.
      • California Kid 3 mths ago
        Intersting observation there Gomer, did Bill Maher tell you that, cause I thought she was the keynote speaker for CPAC....Last time I checked they don't request washed up people to give that speech.
      • Tony 3 mths ago
        Check again CK.
      • Harvey 3 mths ago
        Like CK ever checked anything.
    • gary  •  Red Bank, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      Lie down Sarah, you're tired, your speches are tired, your politics are tired, you're better off being that rogue housewife you want to be, take care of those babies and your husband and fade into the wilderness please......
      • gilberto 3 mths ago
        It's time for this momma grizzly to hibernate
    • dll990  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      I am not sure I can hear Palin when she has Glen Rices thing in her mouth.
    • Just throwing stones  •  Portage, Indiana  •  3 mths ago
      I want some of what you're smoking!
    • Watserety  •  3 mths ago
      What did I read about Sarah having the hots for some black NBA player? I wonder if Todd was cool with that? Maybe Todd thinks Ru Paul is hot. If so, it all evens out because Ru can see Russia from... somewhere.
      • Esther 3 mths ago
        Maybe it was your mother.
    • NC  •  3 mths ago
      I don't really care what influence Sarah Palin has over Mitt Romney (he's a pancake anyway this fellow), but I would like to hear from Todd about the 'strange'. Besides, SP already endorsed Newt Gingrich two weeks ago, remember?
      • Joe 3 mths ago
        Todd endorsed Newt. Sarah said if she voted in SC it would be for Newt. Her usual blable!!!
      • The Clamkisser 3 mths ago
        Yes, as usual she didn't have the courage to come right out and endorse somebody - maybe because of what happened to so many of the Teabaggers she endorsed in 2010.
      • toni 3 mths ago
        Sarah wants Rick Santorum and so do I!!!
    • Joseph  •  Hong Kong, Hong Kong  •  3 mths ago
      Why don't all of you nuts find something else to talk about besides Sarah Palin. She makes a lot more sense than most of you.
    • Gladys  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  3 mths ago
      This is still a free country, we are all entitled to our opinions!
    • Steve  •  Hørsholm, Denmark  •  3 mths ago
      She has a voice in the Republican Party and is allowed to speak. Why people have a problem with her voicing her opinions is incredible. If Jimmy Carter comes out and says something, does he get the same response from the press? Just because a person fails or does not get elected does not mean they still do not have influence.
    • Esther  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Andrew, Are you gay because you sound like you are gay? The only person that is washed up is Yahoo that let a clown like you write this garbage. You sound like a kook.
    • Jesus H.  •  3 mths ago
      Yawn.
    • Brett  •  3 mths ago
      Why is the Republican party even bothering? The candidates it has crapped out are terrible. This is a once proud party that is now the province of mind corpses and religious nuts.
    • onemansopinion  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      Sarah who?????
    • Ken Duncan  •  3 mths ago
      I think that Sarah needs to explain why she put her family through the head aches of putting their lives on telivision. Could it be for the MONEY that she was jealous that someone else had and she did not? I use to think that she might be worth something after McCain picked her for his VP. But what a disappointment she has become.
    • Patricia H  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      She almost single handedly elected Obama. I'd definately look for a candidate she did NOT endorse.
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