# conservatives4palin.com: "CNN Poll Shows that Governor Palin Probably Leads..." **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 18, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787 "2011-04-18T01:48:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/1 "2011-04-18T01:48:14Z")
…If You Take Huckabee, Trump, and Bachmann Out of the Poll" [http://conservatives4palin.com/2011/04/cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads-if-you-take-huckabee-trump-and-bachmann-out-of-the-poll.html](http://conservatives4palin.com/2011/04/cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads-if-you-take-huckabee-trump-and-bachmann-out-of-the-poll.html) Well, you can’t fault them for optimism, I guess… But it is hilarious that they qualify even that with “probably”. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/2 "2011-04-18T01:59:11Z")
So she’s last in a field of one? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/3 "2011-04-18T01:59:59Z")
Eh, I can kinda see the justification for pulling Huckabee and Trump out. They’re unlikely to run anyways. Of course Palin probably won’t run either, but then, the people at conservative4palin are probably not ready to come to grips with that. The GOP primary scene is bizarre in the amount of attention being put on people who are unlikely to even try to run actual campaigns. I guess theres always a little of that, but the amount of “fantasy campaigning” this election is getting really surreal. That article is devoted to gauging the odds of what will happen if a woman who isn’t going to run for President runs against a bunch of other people who aren’t running for President. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/4 "2011-04-18T03:12:53Z")
There is some old kook in my area that has his car plastered with home-made “Palin 2012” stickers (made from mail-box numbers and letters!). Real classy! I appreciate it, however. Lets me know to stay _really far away from him_. If only all crazy people were as considerate. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/5 "2011-04-18T03:26:15Z")
Other than pissing off liberals, what do people hope a President Palin will accomplish? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/6 "2011-04-18T03:39:29Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Other than pissing off liberals, what do people hope a President Palin will accomplish? They have their own website, linked at the top of this thread. I imagine if your really curious, that’d be the place to find out. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/7 "2011-04-18T04:32:14Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Other than pissing off liberals, what do people hope a President Palin will accomplish? She would find a way to make a lot of money. She is not interested in governing. She walked off the job in Alaska. President would be even more like work. I doubt she will run, but going through the motions until the end will get her a lot of attention. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/8 "2011-04-18T06:29:03Z")
She’s like any comedian who runs for president as a publicity stunt. The only difference is that she’s the one who doesn’t get the joke. I really _really_ wanted to like this woman, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/9 "2011-04-18T06:29:20Z")
Palin will definitely run, but will drop out halfway through the campaign and declare victory. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/10 "2011-04-18T07:33:09Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Eh, I can kinda see the justification for pulling Huckabee and Trump out. They’re unlikely to run anyways. Of course Palin probably won’t run either, but then, the people at conservative4palin are probably not ready to come to grips with that. > > The GOP primary scene is bizarre in the amount of attention being put on people who are unlikely to even try to run actual campaigns. I guess theres always a little of that, but the amount of “fantasy campaigning” this election is getting really surreal. That article is devoted to gauging the odds of what will happen if a woman who isn’t going to run for President runs against a bunch of other people who aren’t running for President. You missed one: do you think Bachman will run? I don’t see her giving up her congressional job willingly, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/11 "2011-04-18T07:59:42Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > You missed one: do you think Bachman will run? I don’t see her giving up her congressional job willingly, myself. She doesn’t have to give up her job unless she wins the nomination (she doesn’t have to give it up even then, McCain is still in the Senate after all, but its a little hard to picture her running for the Prez and her house seat simulataneously in 2012). I actually think she will run. She said she would form an exploratory commitee, has been raising money, has been visiting Iowa, and even a failed Presidential run would probably up her profile. Compare with Huckabee, who so far as I can tell, has spent most of his extra time fund-raising for other people and not any prepping his own campaign. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/12 "2011-04-18T15:05:39Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Other than pissing off liberals, what do people hope a President Palin will accomplish? That she’ll quit halfway through her term and the VP will take over. In order to have a broad appeal as possible they’ll have nominated a gay, crippled, Muslim with a speech impediment and a comb over. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/13 "2011-04-18T15:08:10Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Other than pissing off liberals, what do people hope a President Palin will accomplish? Resign, because she’s a winner, not a quitter. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/14 "2011-04-18T16:03:59Z")
She’s just gunna get herself dug right in there and fix up all these gosh-darned troubles that are troubling the best darned country in the world, doncha know? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/15 "2011-04-18T16:33:40Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Other than pissing off liberals, what do people hope a President Palin will accomplish? Ensure we finally have an honest and open national dialogue regarding our polar bear policy? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/16 "2011-04-18T17:41:25Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Eh, I can kinda see the justification for pulling Huckabee and Trump out. They’re unlikely to run anyways. Huckabee is unlikely to run? I hadn’t really followed him, but I thought he was a serious contender. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/17 "2011-04-18T18:00:42Z")
You have to take Bachmann out of the polling to put Sarah on top? Now that’s just sad. If I had to choose at gunpoint to support one of the two, it would be Palin. I’d rather pick the crazy opportunist rather than the sheer crazy. Also, I’d like to note that I believe Governor Palin probably leads the polling. The real question is where does Sarah the ex-Governor fall on the data? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/18 "2011-04-18T20:09:17Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Huckabee is unlikely to run? I hadn’t really followed him, but I thought he was a serious contender. Shot himself in the foot on birther question. Said Obama’s growing up for years in Kenya would give him (Obama) a different perspective on the Mau-Mau rebellion. WTF Willie Horton redux. Clemency for Maurice Cleammons, convicted killer, after he (Cleammons) “found” Christianity. Guy went out and killed four cops. Wants you and your children converted to his brand of Christianity at gunpoint if necessary:eek: That should just about ruin his chances; stranger things have happened. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/19 "2011-04-18T20:11:36Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > They have their own website, linked at the top of this thread. I imagine if your really curious, that’d be the place to find out. No, that information is surprisingly scant. They spend most of the “About” page whining about the Media and denying that they are Palin cultists. There is not a single political value or policy initiative mentioned. They do, however, speak in cryptic language about battles with “corrupt bastards” and “sundry ankle biters.” If you’d spent any time hearing from or reading about Palin supporters, I can’t imagine why you’d imagine that a pro-Palin site had clearly articulated political philosophies. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787/20 "2011-04-18T22:00:36Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > You have to take Bachmann out of the polling to put Sarah on top? Actually, you don’t. I don’t know why they said that, because Palin is ahead of Bachmann in that CNN poll. Of course, they also don’t say that there isn’t a good way of knowing where the Huckabee and Trump voters will go if you take them out of the race, so it’s not really clear that Palin is ahead even then. Still, it’s a stupid claim coming from a stupid site. I can’t believe I even wasted the 40 seconds I did on this subject. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives4palin-com-cnn-poll-shows-that-governor-palin-probably-leads/578787.md?page=2)