What is in Sarah Palin’s future?

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 7th, 2008

With everyone’s post-election pontificating on what the Republican Party has to do to improve its brand, I hope some people are paying attention to this (emphasis mine):

Ninety-one percent (91%) of Republicans have a favorable view of Palin, including 65% who say their view is Very Favorable. Only eight percent (8%) have an unfavorable view of her, including three percent (3%) Very Unfavorable.
When asked to choose among some of the GOP’s top names for their choice for the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, 64% say Palin. The next closest contenders are two former governors and unsuccessful challengers for the presidential nomination this year — Mike Huckabee of Arkansas with 12% support and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with 11%.

Three other sitting governors – Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Charlie Crist of Florida and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota – all pull low single-digit support.
These findings echo a survey earlier this week which found that Republicans were happier with their vice presidential candidate than with their presidential nominee. Seventy-one percent (71%) said McCain made the right choice by picking Palin as his running mate, while only 65% said the party picked the right nominee for president.

Of course, it would have been nice if Republicans actually got to choose our candidate, instead of letting crossover voters do it in open primaries. Until Super Tuesday, McCain did not get the majority, or even a plurality, of the Republican vote in a single open-primary state.

I’m not saying Sarah Palin should be the Republican nominee for president in 2012. But I’d like to see her wielding some influence in those red pumps.

H/Ts: HotAir, Slublog.