Sarah Palin had pulled off another one of her unusual moves that perhaps only like-minded people can truly understand. As everyone knows Palin very recently resigned from the post of Alaska’s Governor.
Why has she done it? Was she dropping out of politics altogether? These were the few big questions in the people’s mind. But Palin answered the entire questions later on by posting a message on her Facebook page which as Chuck Todd and friends say made her "sound like someone with dreams of the Oval Office dancing in her head." Most political observers think Palin has, at the least damaged her prospects, and some predict she has utterly destroyed her chances at the presidency forever. But on the contrary this move of her had definitely helped her for a run in presidency in the future.
John McCain shocked everyone on August 29, 2008 when he formally announced Palin as his running mate for the presidential post. Palin till then was not so popular outside Alaska. It raised a debate among experts about the McCain’s decision of choosing Palin and also about its effect on McCain himself. But the reality is that it helped Palin more than McCain himself.
Republican Party had no choice but to pick Sarah Palin for Vice President. During her acceptance speech, Palin exuded an image of strong yet feminine and independent yet submissive politician. One of the reasons why Palin was an option is that Most of the republicans secretly agree to the necessity to shape a future face of their party which McCain was certainly not.
At 44, Sarah Palin brought a much needed face lift and freshness to the ticket. She certainly could be a future party leader for Republicans; A young female who was arguably inexperienced, but crucially less so than Obama.
McCain very cleverly played the ball, by choosing her his running mate. Palin is no doubt a beautiful, pretty lady as also a “Bible Believing Christian”. This helped the republicans in gaining the “Conservative Vote Bank.”
After her resignation as the governor of Alaska, people speculated that she may be setting up a track for her 2012elections. Gallup poll conducted a survey for estimating the popularity and probability of Palin being nominated in the 2012 elections. About 19% of U.S. voters said they are “very likely” to vote for her. 24% of them agreed that they are “somewhat likely” to do so. While 41% of the voters said they would be not at all likely to vote for her.
Here the thing is that even if Palin decides to run for the 2012 elections, her high profile and her celebrity status might help her in taking a role of a major political figure. Even if her resignation from the post of governor had surprised many of the political observers, the data shows her decision to resign from the governorship did not affect how most of the Americans feel about her.
Palin holds many of the values that can work on her favour. She represents whole of women and their family values. She is a devoted wife and a mother of five children which to an orthodox following would be highly recommending. While on the other hand her relatively independent and active political life has kept her in the favorites among the modern and outgoing women. Her son is deployed in Iraq, which many people believe is enough for her to showcase her patriotism. A politician dedicated to her Country’s welfare and giving it everything from her career to her family is just how the Republican party would want to position its future Presidential candidate.
Although she did not win the presidential elections in 2008, but it did not quite affect Palin and her image. Out of the 4 presidential and Vice president Nominees, Palin was the only one with executive experience as the governor of Alaska while others have legislative experience. Some political observers even see her resignation from her Governorship of Alaska as a very intelligent and timely move. As per Bill Kristol, now Palin could “can do her book, give speeches, travel the country and the world, campaign for others, meet people, get more educated on the issues — and without being criticized for neglecting her duties in Alaska.” Furthermore she gets time space to rub her presence in for the next Presidential campaign and emerge as a recognizable political force in 2012.
Even to Democrats she has affinity as she embodies values that they hold in esteem. Her acknowledgement of women’s struggles in her acceptance speech she referred to Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton, as also referred to 18 million cracks in the proverbial glass ceiling, thanks to Hillary’s efforts. She has also the history of fighting with corruption by protesting (and finally resigning) as head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission over alleged ethical violations by the state Republican chairman. Finally, Palin could be the answer to Obama’s Change campaign, as what more change could there be for republicans to select a woman for its presidential drive. She could also become the new younger face of republican experience.
However she would have to take care of some issues before she sets herself for the track for presidential campaign. Firstly, she is under investigation for the abuse of power by the Alaska State Legislature. Secondly there are 2 other women who appear to be more qualified than Palin;
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Sen. Olympia Snowe. Finally, palin would have to meet Bidden quite a few times in the debating arena. Bidden being a seasoned politician having years of experience and force of conviction.
Thus, Palin’s bag of odds have both positives and negatives that she would have to either to use to her advantage or dodge carefully to succeed in the race to Washington D.C. Otherwise Palin’s whole drive from the resignation from Governorship to her books published may end up in vain.
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